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Old Jun 7th 2010, 2:39 pm
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This is the cleaning product in its yellow bottle with the spraynozzle. It is simply the best cleaning product in the UK, but after 18 months in Oz, I still can not find something similar that matches my CIF. It is excellent for bathtub marks, stoves etc. Marks and dirts I was not able to remove with handy andy or any other cleaning products, were removed by my CIF!

Any ideas/suggestions?
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Old Jun 7th 2010, 8:49 pm
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Have you tried Jif? Supposed to be made by the same folk and the bottles look quite similar (the cream cleaners not the power clean though)

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Have you tried Jif? Supposed to be made by the same folk and the bottles look quite similar (the cream cleaners not the power clean though)
Lol & I thought Jif changed it's name to Cif in the U.K maybe it will here in 30 years time
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Lol & I thought Jif changed it's name to Cif in the U.K maybe it will here in 30 years time
They did but only because the Europeans couldn't say Jif! So it must've stayed as Jif outside of Europe
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Default Re: Any substitute product for CIF??

Originally Posted by vlooi
This is the cleaning product in its yellow bottle with the spraynozzle. It is simply the best cleaning product in the UK, but after 18 months in Oz, I still can not find something similar that matches my CIF. It is excellent for bathtub marks, stoves etc. Marks and dirts I was not able to remove with handy andy or any other cleaning products, were removed by my CIF!

Any ideas/suggestions?
Used that spray in UK at xmas, fantastic stuff never seen anything here that even touches it though. Jif in OZ is just a creme cleanser, like gumption me gran used to use.

Dont know whats isn that CIF stuff, but its sure works.
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Default Re: Any substitute product for CIF??

Get the Orange Power stuff. Envo friendly too.

And your house smells like oranges too.
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Default Re: Any substitute product for CIF??

Originally Posted by vlooi
This is the cleaning product in its yellow bottle with the spraynozzle. It is simply the best cleaning product in the UK, but after 18 months in Oz, I still can not find something similar that matches my CIF. It is excellent for bathtub marks, stoves etc. Marks and dirts I was not able to remove with handy andy or any other cleaning products, were removed by my CIF!

Any ideas/suggestions?
Put 1 part white vinegar, 1 part water and a good dash of washing up liquid into a spray bottle.

Cheers

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I got the purple bottle of kitchen degreaser and it works wonders everywhere. I think it's a Bam product.
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i use Oz Clean products... EXCELLENT and a lot cheaper than I used to find them in the uk.... wonder why that is?
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I also use Orange Power products. Fantastic and better than anything I used in the UK.
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Default Re: Any substitute product for CIF??

Originally Posted by jad n rich
Used that spray in UK at xmas, fantastic stuff never seen anything here that even touches it though. Jif in OZ is just a creme cleanser, like gumption me gran used to use.

Dont know whats isn that CIF stuff, but its sure works.
Love Gumption! (It's even available in my tiny supermarket here ) And if you have an Enyo rep nearly I can highly, highly recommend their Marble Paste - costly to buy but lasts for literally years as you need such a little bit.
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