OBSESSIONS
22 JANUARY 2021
FOR A CLEAN START to the new year, we’re trading in the usual suspects
under our kitchen sinks for newcomers that are free of parabens and
potentially harmful chemicals such as phosphates. Nearly all of them are
refillable, meaning less single-use plastic, and while they sadly won’t
do the dishes or scrub the counters themselves—yet—the environment,
and your health, will thank you for using them. —OSET BABÜR
The New Cleanup Crew Tack le
kitchen chores with an upgraded,
eco-friendly tool kit.
AT HOME
FOR THE STOVETOP
On first sniff, it’s easy to
confuse Veles’ all-purpose
spray for a high-end
candle. Made with chemi-
cal compounds derived
from food waste, it’s our
new weapon for eliminat-
ing the grime between
burners. ($20, veles.com)
FOR BAKING SHEETS
AND GLASSES
Blueland’s dish powder
scrubs baking sheets with
ease, and Deputy Editor
Melanie Hansche’s wine
glasses were “literally
gleaming” after one wash
with their dish tablets.
($18-$20, blueland.com)
FOR TILE FLOORS
The Honest Co.’s multi-
purpose spray is unpar-
alleled at cleaning oil
splatters and sticky spills
from tiled kitchen floors. A
new set of cleaning prod-
ucts, launched in Decem-
ber, promises to be just as
powerful. ($7, honest.com)
FOR COUNTERTOPS
We tackled greasy marks,
sticky residue, and red
wine stains on a range of
counter surfaces, and a
drop of Puracy’s natural
surface cleaner on a damp
sponge or microfiber cloth
did the trick every time.
($7, puracy.com)
FOR HIGH-SOIL POTS
AND PANS
Associate Food Editor
Kelsey Youngman can’t
live without this coconut-
based dish soap for cook-
ware that has seen better
days. It’s also surprisingly
moisturizing on skin. ($6 ,
puracy.com)
PR
OP
STYLING:
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Y D
AVIS
photography by VICTOR PROTASIO
