As I’ve mentioned in previous posts I recently moved into a new rental house, which of course means I had to go through the aggravating process of cleaning up after myself at my old apartment, including my least favorite cleaning adventure, the bathroom. Two months before moving out I ran out of “daily shower spray” - and I was unfortunately too forgetful to ever get a new bottle, so my shower wasn’t in great shape when we moved out. After trying all the normal cleaning supplies with no luck I was referred to the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
It’s a presumptuous name for a product, and I was prepared to be disappointed with it’s cleaning ability, but I have to admit that this “magic” sponge lives up to it’s name. The magic eraser’s ability to easily wipe grime off of my bathtub was very impressive, and left me wondering what kind of innovative material it is made of, as it is obviously the material and not a chemical that is doing the cleaning when using this sponge. A quick stop over at Wikipedia let me know that the magic eraser is made of a material called formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer, a microporous material, which acts as a kind of small-scale sandpaper. After using the sponge, and seeing the way that dirt and grime seemed to flake off of the bath surface, this makes a lot of sense.
This product is sold in packages of two sponges, and is pretty reasonably priced - I picked up the two-pack for about $2. I ended up needing four total sponges to completely clean my bathroom, but they worked so much better than anything else I tried, and they were well worth the price. I also learned in the process that I probably shouldn’t ignore my bathroom cleaning for so long in the future - but we’ll see how it goes.
The only downside about the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is that it comes in a package with the creepy picture of “Mr. Clean” stamped on the front - he has a crazy look on his face, and he seems so out of place on a cleaning product. He would certainly fit much better on a pirate ship, or possibly in a biker bar. I would like to suggest to Procter & Gamble that they quit the entire “Mr. Clean” line, and start over with a less creepy mascot.
5/5
Price: 
4/5
Creepy Packaging: 2/5
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Have you ever tried these sponges? What did you think? What’s your favorite bathroom cleaning product?
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