The cleaning products professional cleaners actually use

Walk into any professional cleaner's kit bag and you won't find the same products that fill the cleaning aisle at the supermarket. Over time, cleaners learn which products actually work and which ones are mostly marketing, and the two lists don't overlap as much as you'd hope.

We asked cleaners across our Vouchee network what they actually reach for on a daily basis. Not what they'd recommend for a brand deal, but what they'd repurchase without hesitation. These are the results.

Bar Keepers Friend: the Swiss army knife

If there's one product that appears in every professional cleaner's bag in our network, it's Bar Keepers Friend. The powder formulation cuts through limescale, rust stains, and mineral deposits on sinks, ceramic hobs, stainless steel, and porcelain, all without scratching.

It's the kind of product that makes stubborn stains look easy. Apply with a damp cloth, work it in, rinse off. More than one Vouchee cleaner has described it as "the product I recommend to every customer I work for."

HG Mould Spray: the one that actually works

Standard bleach-based bathroom sprays bleach mould temporarily; they don't remove it. HG Mould Spray penetrates the mould at the root and removes it properly. Leave it on for a few minutes, wipe off, and the mould is genuinely gone rather than lightened.

For grout lines and silicone around baths and showers in Horsham's older housing stock, it's the best product available at any price point. We hear about it consistently from cleaners who work on properties that haven't had regular professional attention.

Elbow Grease: kitchen degreasing

Kitchen grease is different from bathroom grime. It's sticky and layered, and washing-up liquid mostly smears it around. Elbow Grease is a concentrated degreaser that cuts through cooking residue on hobs, extractor fans, oven doors, and behind appliances.

Spray, leave for 30 seconds, wipe. The difference on a neglected extractor fan is immediate and honestly quite satisfying.

Viakal: limescale in hard water areas

Horsham sits in a hard water area, which means limescale builds up faster than most homeowners expect, often visibly within a few weeks on shower screens and taps. Standard cleaners slow it down; Viakal removes it. It's one of the most commonly mentioned products when we ask our cleaners what they'd tell a new customer to buy immediately.

The Scrub Daddy: for surfaces you can't scratch

The sponge with the face actually does something clever: it's firm in cold water for scrubbing, and soft in warm water for gentle wiping. This means you can use it on surfaces where a standard scourer would leave scratches, like glass hob surfaces, stainless steel sinks, and ceramic tiles. Several cleaners in our network have switched to these entirely and won't go back to standard sponges.