your ultimate Christmas cleaning checklist.

It’s beginning to look a lot like… pastry crumbs, pine needles, and wrapping paper everywhere. So, let’s fix that. 

Time for a little Christmas cleaning to make your home out-sparkle those fairy lights!

stage one: pre-christmas prep.

1. guest bedroom blitz.

• Clean bedding. smol capsules or liquid have your back and our scent-sational fabric softeners will make guests think you ironed the bedding (you didn’t).
• Declutter drawers so guests can unpack without an avalanche. smol multi purpose spray is perfect for damp dusting and if you’re using our sleek aluminium bottle you’ll already be rocking the Christmas bling.
• Add a sprig of holly, fairy lights, or a scented candle for bonus points.

2. kitchen deep clean.

• Prep your oven for roast duty using a smol dishwasher tablet to cut through grimy glass. 
• Reset your fridge by ridding it of any truly expired items, then soak the shelves in warm water with smol washing up liquid, dry, and restock for the festive feast.
• Grab your smol multi-purpose spray (yes, the one in that gleaming aluminium bottle) and wipe down your surfaces.

3. bathroom bliss.

• Scrub taps, tiles, and tubs with smol foaming bathroom cleaner.
• Rearrange resident soaps and bottles to make a little space for guests’ toiletries.
• Add a sprig of pine or a drop of eucalyptus oil for a refreshing festive scent.
• Refill your foaming handwash bottle-for-life and with our new aluminium bottles shining in four colours, your bathroom’s about to out-sparkle the tree.

4. living room refresh.

• Vacuum rugs, cushions, and under the sofa (brace yourself).
• Dust shelves and declutter surfaces before the wrapping paper avalanche.
• Artificial tree? Dust before decorating, and spot clean with smol multi-purpose spray.

stage two: 5 hacks for the big day.

1. christmas candle carnage.

Here’s how to melt away candle wax spills:

• Lay a cloth or paper towel over any wax spills quickly.
• Gently warm with a hairdryer or iron until the wax lifts onto the paper.
• Carefully peel the paper/cloth away from the surface.

2. once burned, twice shy.

Over-roasted potatoes? Burnt pans? Happens to the best of us.

• Wet the tray with hot water.
• Wearing gloves, rub a smol dishwasher tablet over it.
• Watch scorch marks disappear faster than the last roastie.

3. chocs away.

Chocolate stains are inevitable… but not invincible.

• Scrape off the excess with a blunt knife or spoon.
• Rinse the fabric in cold water.
• Apply smol stain gel, then wash with a smol bio capsule at 40°C or lower.

4. wake up and smell the cheese.

A post-Christmas fridge can be… a bit whiffy.

• Fill an egg cup with 3 tsp bicarbonate of soda and pop it in the fridge to absorb odours.
• No bicarb? Try coffee grounds or oats instead.
• Bonus points if you clean the door shelves with smol multi-purpose spray from that shiny aluminium bottle.

stage three: 3 post-christmas cleanups.

1. wrapping & recycling.

• Flatten boxes, recycle paper (or keep for reuse), and save gift bags for next year.
• Glittery paper? Check if it’s recyclable (spoiler: it’s often not).

2. pack it up.

• Wrap baubles in tissue or leftover wrapping paper.
• Label boxes by room so there’s no mystery next year.
• Cut slits at both ends of some A4 cardboard and wrap fairy lights around the rectangle securing the ends in the slits. Your future self will thank you!

3. final sweep.

• Quick vacuum.
• Empty the fridge of any expired leftovers.
• Spritz surfaces with smol multi-purpose spray for that end-of-season sparkle.

So here’s to a smol Christmas with less mess, more magic. If you’re rocking our shiny aluminium bottles-for-life you’re halfway there with the bling and with our Christmas cleaning checklist in hand, you’re ready to host, roast, and coast through the holidays.

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