Essential Cleaning

04/29/2026

Mothers Day is around the corner! Book your deep cleaning before May 12th and get a follow up cleaning valued at $160 for FREE. Call for details 503-676-4656

02/25/2026

If you're making an effort to use healthier/less toxic products, one easy way to do that is to swap your dish soap! I use this handy little guide on https://www.ewg.org/cleaners/search/. I was using Dawn Free & Clear. When I looked it up, I realized it had a D rating! I switched to Palmolive (A rated) Ultra Free & Clear and was happy to see that it costs half as much as Dawn. No quality complaints, either. 🥳

EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning is a free, searchable online tool providing consumers with safety ratings for common household cleaners.

02/02/2026

Everyone welcome Ellis! He is a super hardworking and kind person. Ellis has a background in art instruction, swimming instruction, and currently studies digital design as a part time student. His hobbies include swimming, horse back riding, and reminiscing about eating salami sandwiches as a kid. He has fantastic references and a spotless background. Ellis is an amazing addition to our tiny business, and I'm very happy to have him! 🥳🤩

01/14/2026

Take some stress out of your life and give it to us!! We are booking for February - call us at 503-676-4656 or visit us online@ www.essentialcleaningpdx.com

01/08/2026

I had someone attempt to "break in" my home this last weekend through the front door at 4am. This incident made me think about security and safety a little more in depth, not just for me, but for customers that we service.

When we onboard new customers we ask that a lockbox is provided. Our reasoning for this benefits us, and it benefits the customer. Carrying keys is heavy, they need to be labeled, and there is no guarantee that MY keys will not get lost or stolen. If my keys got stolen, your house key would be stolen too.

Giving out your house keys makes you more vulnerable than providing a lockbox. With a lockbox your house key is always on your property. When the key is taken from the lockbox, it is put back in the lockbox, and the code to the lockbox can be changed whenever you want. Your key is not taken home with me, it is not taken to a store to be copied, it is not stolen from me by someone that is robbing my home. Its just nestled quietly in your lockbox, waiting to be used by whoever needs to enter your home. And you can always change the code to that lockbox!

Technology is full of vulnerabilities; door locking apps steal user data and entry into the home fully depends on the technology working properly. Remote entry is similar and also requires users to be available when the cleaner needs to enter. Lockboxes are simple and prevent ALL of that. Lockboxes are the way!

We can provide lockboxes to customers that need them at a small markup! Lets talk about it!

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01/05/2026

January is here! And we can get through it together. Start the year off with a fresh, clean home. Contact us for availability 503-676-4656

11/21/2025

Check out this review from Eleena. Thank you Eleena!

"Samantha has been cleaning my house for nearly two years now. I’ve told many a friend that if I had to give up every extra in my life to keep Samantha, I 100% would. I don’t have the easiest house to clean - not that I’m super dirty or messy - but I’ve got two dogs who shed like no tomorrow and plants everywhere. On Essential Cleaning days, I know I’m coming home to palatial conditions. Samantha takes care to do the detail work and does so with with quality! She just saved my bright white quartz counters from a horrifying rust stain that left me shrieking last night - see photo. She’s worth her weight in gold and then some. Do yourself a favor and give her a ring - you won’t regret it."

10/25/2025

We've got you covered this holiday season! Cleaning the less toxic way. Serving Portland & beyond. Get an estimate or call us today!

10/20/2025

Thank you Nina!

09/30/2025

Part of our standard service offering includes pet hair removal. Whether you have a big fluffy shedding dog, or a little cat. Or 2. or 3. Give us a call@ 503-676-4656 or visit https://essentialcleaningpdx.com to have us call you.