Soo0 what do you know about magic erasers? - Page 2

[Cheryl33]

I'm glad I found this thread because I've been thinking about getting one! I won't now.

[purplepaperclip]

I love them!

[jdg]

I love these things. When I moved into my last house (a completely filthy foreclosure), I tried just about everything to clean layers of old soap scum and dirt off the shower walls. Started with natural products and then went up to poisonous and abrasive chemicals. Nothing worked. It took a LOT of scrubbing with Magic Erasers, but they are the only thing that worked. So far, they have worked on almost everything I have tried them on, I've had no skin reaction to them, and I find them just miraculous!

[Kontessa]

I love them. They work so much better than anything else we have tried for crayons and markers on the walls. Nothing "natural and safe" (because not all natural things are safe) has touched this issue that happens all he time. Never any kind of bad reaction to them in my family. My children have never gotten a hold of them, unlike the markers, and they do not tend to lick the walls. I think like anything they can be a danger but they are not high on my to worry about list.

[Llyra]

I have used them and found them very effective when used on the kinds of surfaces they're recommended to be used on. I use them to get scuffs off walls, and to get burnt-on grease off the stove and oven, and for the fronts of my kitchen cupboards when they get greasy fingerprints, and stuff like that. Other more natural cleaners will work, but with much more effort, and the Magic Eraser is nice when I just need a quick solution.

However, I do not trick myself into thinking they're safe or healthy for us or for the environment. I wear gloves while using them, and after I've used them, I carefully wipe up all the little shreds that break loose off the things, and then wash the surface carefully with lots of water (except for the walls-- I can't see my kids or pets licking the walls, and we don't eat off them, so I just wipe up the bits). I wash the gloves carefully before using them for anything else. I put the Magic Erasers away safely when I'm not using them. And I feel terribly guilty every time I have to dispose of one in the trash.

So far, though, the guilt hasn't been enough to dissuade me from getting one when my walls or cupboards get really dirty. They're the only non-"natural" product in our house most of the time.

[skutle]

even though it is made from a formaldehyde material, the amount that is found occasionally(normally none is found) in the final product is less than the amount in the air in your house.  So other than choking risks you would have almost no problems even if you ate one(not suggesting that in any way)

[skutle]

Originally Posted by Cheryl33 

I'm glad I found this thread because I've been thinking about getting one! I won't now.

there is absolutely no reason not to get one http://home.howstuffworks.com/magic-eraser1.htm it is completely safe... call poison control or your local elementary science teacher to find out why(or the link above).  They work amazingly if you remember to test it on a surface first.

[lucyem]

I use them as needed.  Sharpie on the wall for example.  

[diana_of_the_dunes]

Originally Posted by Amatullah0 

ETA: i've found stuff that vinegar and baking soda wont clean, i.e. burnt on food i can't figure out how to clean my stove

Try lemon juice.

[mamalisa]

I love them.  They get the front of the fridge spotless and clean our stupid textured walls like a dream.   

[Shantimama]

I would never bring one into my house for many of the reasons already listed here. I have been cleaning everything with ENJO for the last three years and my house is cleaner than ever with less effort and no chemicals. I have been able to remove permanent marker stains, crayon from walls, face paint from upholstery with the green kitchen glove. I know several people who have stopped buying Magic Erasers after trying ENJO.