20+ Spring Cleaning Essentials That Will Make Tidying Up A Breeze

After a long winter at home, there’s no better time to give your hardest-working spaces a deep clean.

If you dread spring cleaning every year, don’t fret: we’ve gathered up 20+ must-haves — from eco-friendly soaps to tech-savvy vacuums — that might actually make you enjoy tidying up. Scroll down!

Canadian eco-sustainable company The Bare Home’s cleaning products are all about creating a healthier home and planet. This all-purpose cleaner is scented with essential oils and the refill box helps reduce waste.

The Bare Home

Lemon Tea Tree All-Purpose Cleaner & 3 L Refill Kit, $52, thebarehome.ca

Reusable wool dryer balls — handmade in Nepal — are nature’s fabric softener. Bonus: they’re hypoallergenic and reduce drying time.

Simons

Natural Wood Drying Balls, $10, simons.ca

The latest book by organizers to the stars Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit is all about embracing the mess of life and finding an organization system that works for you and your family. Inside, you’ll find even more tips and tricks for bringing order to your hardest working spaces.

Indigo

The Home Edit Life: The No-Guilt Guide to Owning What You Want and Organizing Everything, $30, chapters.indigo.ca

This innovative dishcloth by Nature Bee is completely compostable and absorbs up to 15 times their weight (so long, paper towels!). Clean them in the dishwasher, washing machine or pot of boiling water.

Nature Bee

Medium Dishcloth in Wildflower, $10, naturebeewraps.ca

Don’t cry over spilled milk — this hardworking mop absorbs dirt from hard surfaces while simultaneously killing 99 per cent of bacteria. The durable microfiber mop head is machine washable for easy cleanup.

The Home Depot Canada

Libman Spin Mop & Bucket, $40, homedepot.ca

This 3-in-1 vacuum by Miele will change the way you clean your home! It weights under eight pounds, so it’s easy to carry around, and the rechargeable battery means it won’t get tangled up in its own chord. Plus, it comes with a variety of attachements for all of your cleaning needs.

Miele

Triflex HX1 Pro Vacuum, $1,050, miele.ca

This hand sanitizer from Coquitlam, British Columbia-based AG Hair is cruelty-free and vegan, plus it also kills 99.9 per cent of germs and smells divine, thanks to the calming and moisturizing aloe vera.

AG Hair

12 oz. Hands Free Clean Hand Sanitizer Gel, $10 aghair.com

LG’s latest innovation — the WashTower — takes the guesswork out of cleaning, thanks to the built-in sensors that tailor each cycle to your clothes’ fabric and weight. The machine is also super sleek and modern (perfect for an Instagram-worthy laundry room)!

LG

WashTower, $3,199, lg.com

Made from ostrich feathers, this duster will pick up dust in one sweep. The small leather loop makes it easy to hang in your broom closet or laundry room.

Kitchen Stuff Plus

Wayclean Ostrich Feather Duster by Casabella, $10, kitchenstuffplus.com

Eco-friendly, cruelty-free Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Lavender detergent smells like a dream and has enough product for up to 64 loads.

Bed Bath & Beyond

Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Lavender 1.8 L Laundry Detergent, $22, bedbathandbeyond.ca

This zero-waste dish soap works just as hard as the ones that come in the bottle, but it’s better for the environment! It’s also fragrance-free for those who are sensitive to scents.

Ample + Good

Dish Washing Block by No Tox Life, $15, ampleandgood.com

Scented with relaxing ginger and green tea essential oils, this linen water makes laundry day smell that much better. Just spritz it directly in your washing machine or onto clothing and bedding right as they come out of the dryer.

Shop House & Home

Scented Linen Water, $15, shophouseandhome.com

Spring cleaning also includes improving air quality in your home. This purifier, heater, cooler and fan from Dyson removes pollutants and disperses purified hot or cool air — and it looks good, too.

Dyson

Pure Hot + Cool in White/Silver, $800, dysoncanada.ca

Cleaning water bottles, reusable straws and teapot spouts can be tricky, but these wire cleaning brushes — with stiff bristles and a soft cotton tip — get into every nook and cranny. A kitchen must-have!

June Home Supply

Cleaning Brushes, $30/set of 5, junehomesupply.com

Instead of throwing out your kitchen scraps in the organic bin (or worse, the trash), place it in Vitamix’s FoodCycler, which will turn them into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your garden. Welcome to the future!

Vitamix

FoodCycler FC-50, $500, vitamix.com

Think of this as a heavy-duty lint roller: it seamlessly glides over larger surfaces, like rugs, carpets and upholstery.

Muji

Carpet Cleaner, $9, muji.ca

Trade your foam and plastic sponges for these biodegradable versions made from the loofah plant. Disinfect by soaking them in vinegar or boiling water. You can also use them in the shower with your favorite body wash!

Me Mother Earth

Eco Dish Sponges, $9/set of 3, memotherearthbrand.com

Need a place to store all of your cleaning essentials? This collapsable bamboo storage unit from Homesense is a budget-friendly and stylish organizer that can easily be moved to any spot in the house.

Homesense

Collapsable Bamboo Storage Unit, $80, at Homesense

Take the work out of cleaning your floors with Shark’s latest and greatest robot: a vacuum and mop in one! Connect it to your phone via the Shark app, so you can turn it on even when you’re not home.

Bed Bath & Beyond

Shark AI Robot Vacmop Pro, $700, bedbathandbeyond.ca

This luxurious hand soap (made in Vancouver) smells like a walk through a coastal forest with wild black spruce and giant kelp. The vitamin-packed blend of organic ingredients keep the skin moisturized and squeaky clean!

Kōv Skincare

Hand Wash, $29, kovskincare.com

Looking to invest in a bigger cleaning upgrade? Moen’s faucets with Power Clean Technology have 50 per cent more spray power (while also containing splash and minimizing mess), so you’ll spend lest time scrubbing away after dinner.

Moen

Faucets with Power Clean Technology, price available upon request, moen.ca

Handmade in Sweden by Iris Hantverk, this brush with stiff tampico bristle makes scrubbing away food debris a breeze. The beautiful craftsmanship makes it too beautiful to stash away in a drawer.

Mjölk

Pan Brush by Iris Hantverk, $32, mjolk.ca