O’Cedar Spin Mop Review: It’s Viral for a Reason

Rating: 4.5/5

A good cleaning routine should keep your house in smooth working order and eliminate regular build-up of dirt, grease, and grime. The basics, like decluttering, wiping counters, scrubbing toilets, and giving the floors a sweep and mop, are usually sufficient for a clean-enough house. However, some tasks don’t require frequent attention, making them easy to forget. One such chore? Wiping down the walls and baseboards.

I used to dread this task. Every couple of months, or when I noticed dirt or cobweb buildup, I’d pull out a spray bottle with a gentle cleaner and grab some rags and towels for an hours-long cleaning session. The time and effort drove me nuts, but there was no denying it—freshly cleaned walls and baseboards make a home sparkle. Since then, I’ve developed a new strategy that cut my cleaning time by more than half: using the O’Cedar Easy Wring Sping Mop.

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Chances are, if you’re on TikTok or Instagram and consume any type of cleaning content, you’ve seen creators praise the O’Cedar spin mop. Featuring a machine-washable microfiber mop head that can remove up to 99 percent of germs with just water, this easily maneuverable mop with bucket system cleans walls and baseboards just as well as it cleans floors. In fact, no matter where I use it, whether on my kitchen floor or bedroom walls, I end up emptying a bucket full of dingy brown water from all of the dirt and dust it picks up.

While spin mops are nothing new, the hands-free wringing system is. In 2015, O’Cedar released its Easy Wring Spin Mop and bucket system, and it remains one of the most popular spin mops today. It’s easy to see why: you fill the bucket with water (and whatever cleaning solution you’d like), wet your mop, and then stick the mop head in the basket and step on the integrated foot pedal to wring it out. No need to rinse the mop in the sink, and no wet hands. It’s lightweight and glides over surfaces easily, making it the perfect multi-use cleaning tool.

Since I painted my house with semi-gloss and satin sheen paints, my walls are easily cleanable, so I use the same all-purpose cleaning solution for everything from walls to floors. However, if your house is painted in a matte or flat paint sheen, skip the cleaner and test a small patch with plain water only to ensure it doesn’t damage the finish. 

To clean my painted walls, I start by running a broom over them to knock down any large bits of dust or cob webs. Then I dampen the mop head via the bucket system and work from the top of the wall down to my baseboards, rinsing the mop in the bucket as needed. When I’m done, I empty the bucket, add fresh cleaning solution, and tackle my floors. It’s really that easy.

Although I sometimes have a hard time adjusting the telescopic handle to the length I’d like, the O’Cedar spin mop has been a welcome addition to my house-cleaning routine.

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