Whatever happened to Spic 'n Span? Does anyone know where to find it? Or has anyone found a similar product? I don't think Proctor and Gamble doesn't makes it anymore.

-- Joan (egavasnok@email.com), April 28, 2001

Answers

Joan, I remember Spick 'n' Span. I haven't looked for it lately because I'm sold on vinegar and baking soda.

A TV investigative report show did an interview with Heloise (sp?) and surprised her by having Good Housekeeping Labs give vinegar the "germ killer test.". (She loves it for almost everything, but no labs had tested it because no company can make big money off of something to which everyone already has access!) And guess what...99.9% effective against bacteria and virus!!!

I use vinegar and/or baking soda for laundry, teeth, dishes, floors, walls, glass, etc....a mix of water and vinegar will even take out the wrinkles like that laundry iron-in-a-bottle spray they'er trying to sell us now.

Hope this helps you.

Ruth

-- Ruth (garnetlane@aol.com), April 28, 2001.

Joan, The powder "Spic 'n Span is now a liquid. I looked for it a long time before I finally found the liquid and the clerk told me that WAS spic 'n span. Haven't found it to be as good as the powder was.

-- diane (gardiacaprines@yahoo.com), April 28, 2001.

Out of nostalgic curiousity, I went to the P& G home page www.pg.com. Spic 'n Span has been sold to another company according to the press release at the site. Maybe they just haven't started marketing yet.

-- Jay Blair in N. Al (jayblair678@yahoo.com), April 28, 2001.

Thanks for the answers - Ruth, I never considered baking soda for floors - but it sounds like a winner!

-- Joan (egavasnok@email.com), April 28, 2001.

Vinegar as a germ killer -- cool! It really is a "wonder" product -- and so cheap (comparatively speaking)!

Diane, I am betting that the formula for Spic and Span has changed. It probably had phosphates in it. T.S.P. is now used as a product name -- originally, it stood for tri-sodium phosphate, but the product being sold today under T.S.P. has no phosphate in it. It doesn't do the job the same, either, but on the other hand, phosphates in excess are very bad for our environment.

-- Joy F [in So. Wisconsin] (CatFlunky@excite.com), April 30, 2001.

still make it,, check your hardware store

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), April 30, 2001.