As many of us get ready to open up our homes for the first time in over a year, it will be a case of making everything fresh and ready for visitors.
And what better than Zoflora's Springtime, with the beautiful smell of freshly cut green leaves, floral and herbal notes to recreate the blossoming of new spring flowers in your home.
Zoflora comes in 22 different fragrances, with Mountain Air, Linen Fresh and Springtime most popular.
In fact, Springtime is the favourite of Mrs Hinch - who could be credited with introducing Zoflora to a whole new generation and reinvigorating its popularity with her cleaning based Instagram account.
"Zoflora is one of my life’s loves, " she says.
"I have so many spray bottles labelled with my favourite Zofloras, but Springtime is my number one.
"It’s just an amazing product with so many uses."
Zoflora not only kills germs, but as the UK’s number one disinfectant it has been keeping homes hygienically clean and beautifully fragrant for almost 100 years.
Manufactured in Yorkshire, it is available in a range of sizes, from 120ml (RRP £1.59), to 250ml (RRP £2.99) and 500ml (RRP £5.99).
Stockists include Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Home Bargains, B&M, Wilko and Amazon - or the whole range can be purchased directly from Zoflora.co.uk.
To ensure your home is ready to welcome visitors, Zoflora has some top tips for creating a clean yet beautifully fragrant space for all your guests to enjoy.
Spruce up your spare bedroom
Your spare room deserves a little bit of love before it’s ready to welcome guests, so now is the time to break out the duster, grab a cloth, and get skooshing.
To ensure your guest bedroom is sparkling clean, dilute one capful of Zoflora for every 400ml of water in a trigger bottle and spray onto hard surfaces such as wardrobes, shelves and bedside tables.
Not only will this kill 99.9% of bacteria and viruses, including the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2), but it will eliminate any lingering odours and fill the room with beautiful fragrance for 24 hours, the perfect welcome for your long-overdue guests.
Banish bacteria and viruses around the house
The front door handle and doormat are often the first thing a guest touches when they enter your home. Ensure that interior and exterior door handles are disinfected regularly by diluting Zoflora in a bottle at a ratio of 1:40 and spritzing over handles a few times a day, using a cloth to ensure full coverage.
For an added fragrance boost, spray doormats with diluted Zoflora to eliminate germs that can be walked in by visitors, with the bonus of welcoming visitors with beautiful fragrance.
Give your washing machine some TLC
The washing machine has probably seen more action than usual with more people at home - and more time to get the washing done - over the last year, resulting in a build-up of germs and musty smells.
Simply add two capfuls of your favourite Zoflora fragrance into the dispenser drawer and run an empty, hot cycle to eliminate any unwanted odours.
Zoflora can also be used to keep your washing machine clean on the outside. Dilute one capful of Zoflora in 400ml of water and use the solution to wipe down the washing machine door and dispenser drawers.
Don’t just clean, disinfect!
Door handles, worktops, taps and toilet flushes can often harbour potentially harmful viruses and bacteria. With your guests’ hands touching these surfaces throughout their visit, you’ll want to disinfect them regularly by diluting one capful of Zoflora for every 400ml of water in a bottle and spraying over touchpoints throughout the day.
Freshen up your fridge
With family and guests dipping in and out of the fridge, you’ll want to make sure it remains clean and free from odours.
Before people arrive, give your fridge a deep clean by removing the contents and diluting one capful of Zoflora for every 400ml of water in your sink or trigger bottle.
Wipe down all of shelves and surfaces with diluted Zoflora to kill 99.9% viruses and bacteria, whilst eliminating any nasty odours.
Finish off by rinsing your cloth and wiping over the fridge with clean water before returning your food and drinks.
Four-legged friends
If your visitors decide to bring along their furry friend, then there’s no need to worry about paw prints on your kitchen floor.
The fragrances within the Zoflora Fresh Home Odour Remover and Disinfectant Range have been specially developed to be better tolerated by a pet’s sense of smell, and by mopping the floor with diluted Zoflora, you can clean up after any mucky pups who have come to visit (dilute your favourite Zoflora fragrance in a bucket of water at a ratio of 1:40).
This will not only disinfect the area, but it will also eliminate any nasty pet odours. Zoflora kills 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, including those which can cause illnesses in animals, such as flu, diarrhoea, kennel cough in dogs, snuffles in rabbits and strangles in horses.
Always remember to remove pets from the treated area and leave it to dry completely before letting them back in.
Fragrant finale…
It will come as no surprise that your trusty cleaning cloths and sponges can provide the perfect breeding grounds for germs, so don’t forget about them once your cleaning routine is complete.
Soak your sponges and cloths overnight in the sink or a washing up bowl of diluted Zoflora. This will not only leave them hygienically clean and free from odours but will also fill your home with beautiful fragrance for 24 hours.
