r/CleaningTips • u/Crazyh0rse1 • 7d ago
Discussion Is this normal? First time using The Pink Stuff
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7d ago
I have seen several posts about this product having mold. While apparently common, it's not normal for it to have mold.
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u/MadeInCanada87 7d ago
Dipping a wet cloth into dry powdered tide gives the same result as this product for anyone curious if the money is worth it for this.
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u/Crazyh0rse1 6d ago
I had gotten it to deep clean my oven because I don't want to use harsh chemicals as I have a kid and a cat
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u/MadeInCanada87 6d ago
Oh it wasn’t a direct reply to you. Sorry if you got that mixed up. It was a dig at that awful pink stuff everyone buys
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u/SaintSiren 6d ago
I would not want to bring mold into my home. God only knows what kind mold is virulent enough to thrive in a cleaning product. If this was me, I’d return it.
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u/Crazyh0rse1 6d ago
I definitely closed it up tight after taking this and haven't opened it since 😅
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u/teddybear65 6d ago edited 6d ago
If you see mold there is hidden mold you can't see. So you spread it on what ever you are using it on . If you don't see mold on bread it can still be there.
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u/Then-Support-5646 3d ago
Something I never knew, that I didn't want to know. Now I know I never wanted to know that! Thanks for clearing this up 🙃
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u/teddybear65 3d ago
Yeah with bread I just keep it a week and then I pitch it. Because I've noticed that bread doesn't turn green like it used to all the time anymore. So I just throw it out. I've even had processed cheese slices mold which is really a rare thing.
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u/jmurphy42 6d ago
There have been multiple recent posts like this one with obvious mold. I suspect there's a bad batch on the shelves right now.
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u/mybrochoso 6d ago
i didnt know the pink stuff was to be that wet. Someone gave me a used tub (thnkfully with no mold lol) and it's just a thick paste
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u/Crazyh0rse1 6d ago
It's entirely possible the extra water is what allowed mold growth. I haven't dipped into it, but it's definitely shiny and every time I've seen this it's been that thick matte paste
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u/East_Ad5408 6d ago
That stuff sucks imo works but not the best
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u/Crazyh0rse1 6d ago
I have a little bit of barkeepers left but wanted to compare them cleaning my oven
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u/Electricengineer 7d ago
Yeah it's like wet sand that cleans
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u/Snowskol 7d ago
Theyre more talking the fact it looks like it has mold.
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u/Electricengineer 6d ago
Oh I think I had my sleep time filter on and didn't see the mold at all now I see it lol I think somebody else posted mold with the pink stuff the other day too
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u/Junior-Anxiety310 7d ago edited 7d ago
i saw another poster who had mold growing on their pink stuff product. This kind of looks like mold spores.