Nicola Roy Puts £1 B&M Spray Against Flash and Viakal
In a lifestyle column published by The Mirror, writer Nicola Roy argues that a budget multipurpose spray from high-street retailer B&M outperforms household cleaning giants like Flash and Viakal when tackling stubborn kitchen grease and lime scale. The piece details how everyday meal preparation in a two-person household rapidly generates substantial mess, leaving the kitchen sink and draining board in a state of near-constant clutter and grime.
Testing Budget Cleaning Sprays on the Sink
With no physical space available in the kitchen to install a dream dishwasher, the author explains that the burden of daily washing up falls entirely on the manual sink basin.
Roy notes that dishes are routinely left to air dry on a rack rather than being dried and put away immediately, meaning the underlying stainless steel draining board rarely receives proper attention. After years of testing alternative cleaning methods—including baking soda, lemons, commercial pastes, and various sprays—the writer turned to a £1 bottle of The Pink Stuff multipurpose spray to tackle the built-up residue in the sink grooves.
Testing the £1 B&M Formula on Stainless Steel
To properly test the £1 B&M purchase, Roy let the stainless steel sink and draining board deteriorate beyond their usual level of grime before removing the drying rack and stray plates.
The writer applied a generous coating of the multipurpose spray and allowed it to sit for a few minutes, highlighting the product’s fresh scent over harsher chemical odors. Instead of using a standard cloth as recommended by package instructions, the author chose a double-sided cleaning pad, utilizing the abrasive side to lift stubborn stains from the draining board grooves with minimal physical effort.
Weighing Sprays Against Traditional Cleaning Pastes
The column distinguishes between the multipurpose spray and the equally popular Pink Stuff cleaning paste, noting that the paste leaves behind a frustrating residue that takes considerable time to wash away.
By contrast, the spray formulation wipes away cleanly in under 10 minutes, lifting food spillages and water marks without requiring heavy scrubbing. Roy bought the bottle at B&M months prior for £1, noting that ample product remains inside, providing a cost-effective alternative to branded items like Viakal and Flash for routine kitchen maintenance.
