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The Irish Sun
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Mrs Hinch loves it but I think it's toxic… I've seen it do so much damage & I'm a pro cleaner
MRS Hinch loves it so much that she's done multiple Instagram videos gushing about its effectiveness. But now professional cleaner Gemma has had her say - revealing she thinks Viakal is one of the most "toxic" products around. 3 Mrs Hinch took to Instagram to share a video about the new Viakal spray, as she said she's used the limescale remover since "day one" Credit: Instagram/@mrshinchhome 3 She showed herself without gloves, as she demonstrated the effectiveness of the product on her shower head Credit: Instagram/@mrshinchhome 3 But professional cleaner Gemma strongly disagrees, and insisted there's no need to use such a "toxic" product Credit: TikTok/@diamondgemcleaning This time She then used it on her shower screen to show it in action, spraying it on, waiting three minutes and wiping it off to reveal a sparkling clean screen. Mrs Hinch continued to use the spray on both her shower head and her plug to remove the limescale, before concluding: "If you haven't got one in your cleaning cupboard, get one. Read more Cleaning stories "It's the number one by me for a reason." But Gemma was quick to disagree with the cleanfluencer in her TikTok video, as she said: "I've just seen Mrs Hinch promoting this product, it was an ad and I know that she works for them, she said it's her favourite product. "Now I'm a professional cleaner and it's my worst. "I've spoken about this product so many times because I've just seen so much damage from this product and I will never use it." Most read in Fabulous Gemma added that the reason her nails always look so good is that she doesn't use Viakal, or get such "toxic" products near her hands. "I would say that anybody if you do want to use Viakal please wear gloves," she sighed. I tried Zoflora's new carpet cleaner - it works in just 30 seconds and leaves your home smelling super fresh (1) "That stuff is potent and I would even wear a mask, like that stuff makes me feel sick, it gives me a headache and the worst part is it's not needed." Instead of using the spray, Gemma swears by Cif cream cleaner, white vinegar and a Brillo pad, which doesn't scratch the glass and works for her every time. In fact, she's said she's even seen "so much damage" that's come from using the spray. "I don't normally come on here and talk about other people but I find it hard when someone is promoting such a toxic product and it's an ad and it's just not needed," Gemma continued. "Honestly ditch the Viakal and swap it for white vinegar or Cif cream cleaner and you're going to get exactly the same results without breathing in loads of toxic chemicals." And as with any video featuring an opinion, the comments section of Gemma's TikTok was quickly filled with other cleaning whizzes sharing theirs. Mrs Hinch's whopping £4.4million fortune HOMEMAKER Sophie Hinchcliffe makes a whopping £4,313 per day. The star, known best as Mrs Hinch online, has cleaned up with bumper earnings for her social media, with reported new figures for company Mrs Hinch Limited. In fact, according to Companies House, she has more than a million reasons to be smiling with the company's takings in 2024 amounting to a huge £1,574,405 annual profit. They also reveal that Sophie has amassed a huge £5 million worth of assets in her firm since it first launched. Mrs Hinch Limited, which was set up in 2019, started off with online videos Sophie was also praised for her honesty when it comes to raising her sons, giving advice to mums who could be struggling, lifting the lid behind a world that could be picture perfect. She proved so successful, she has since been expanding her businesses to multiple different ventures, including her own cleaning range, books, interior design services and baby goods. In 2024, her company's reported cash at bank and in hand at £4,179,283, monies due in at £748,130 and tangible assets at £81,123. After allowing for £644,402 in bills, Sophie retained £4,364,134 worth of profits in the firm – including her latest takings. Her assets include a £99,775 car bought in 2024 - with her latest account proving her most successful set of figures so far. "I love it. It's the texture- it clings," one wrote. "So I can spread it evenly, the other stuff is too patchy." "I love it!!!!!! It's great for glass," another agreed. "If used correctly it's fantastic. Don't get me wrong, Mrs Hinch is promoting it like it works easily when it doesn't. "But it can be used safely and I work in a ventilated room with a mask and gloves. Job 10x easier." "It's good in the right hands," a third said. However, others were firmly of the same opinion as Gemma, and didn't hold back as they explained why. "I used it for a long time and totally regret it," one said. "It ruined my client's taps, it's toxic and it DAMAGES for sure." "It ruined my bathroom!!!" another added. "I didn't know it was so bad and my gorgeous new build bathroom is RUINED!" "I'm also a self employed cleaner and I hate it so much," a third said. "Causes so much damage."
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Unilever announces profit slump on Russia exit
British consumer goods giant Unilever on Thursday announced falling net profits for 2024, hit by exiting Russia and other restructuring costs. Profit after tax dropped 11 percent to 5.7 billion euros ($5.9 billion) compared with 2023, said the group whose products include Magnum ice cream, Cif surface cleaner and Dove soap. Sales increased nearly two percent to 60.8 billion euros. "Today's results reflect a year of significant activity as we focused on transforming Unilever into a consistently higher performing business," said chief executive Hein Schumacher. The fall in profits reflected the sale of assets and "higher restructuring costs as a result of accelerating the productivity programme", the company said in its earnings statement. Unilever at the end of last year sold its subsidiary in Russia to local peer Arnest Group, finally joining other multinationals in exiting the country following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As part of an overhaul, Unilever is also axing thousands of jobs and separating out its ice cream business in a bid to revive growth, as the group comes under pressure from activist investors including American billionaire Nelson Peltz. Following Thursday's update, shares in the company slumped nearly seven percent on London's top-tier FTSE 100 index, which was down 0.7 percent overall in late morning deals. - 'Leaner organisation' - Unilever, which owns Ben & Jerry's, added that it will list its demerged ice cream business on the Amsterdam, London and New York stock exchanges after completing separation of the division by the end of the year. The decision to create a standalone ice cream business, announced last year, is expected to deliver savings of 800 million euros by 2026 and cut 7,500 mainly office-based roles. Unilever on Thursday said it was "creating a leaner and more accountable organisation". The overhaul plans include also Unilever focusing on its 30 highest performing brands, which make up 70 percent of the group's revenue. The company provided cautious guidance for the year ahead, with only subdued market growth expected in the near-term. "Unilever is still at the mercy of the global economy and consumers' ability and willingness to splash the cash," said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell. "Many consumers are watching their spending and opting for supermarket own-label products rather than the 'power brands' that the likes of Unilever own. "The challenge could intensify if inflation rears its ugly head and interest rates stay higher for longer," Mould added. ajb/bcp/lth
