Bona vs Ciranova floor cleaner: which to choose
Bona and Ciranova are both well-regarded floor-care makers, and either can clean a timber floor well. The honest answer to which one comes down to your finish and how you like to clean, and our own concentrate is worth a look on value. Here is how they compare.
Both clean timber well; the choice is your finish. Ciranova Floor Soap suits oiled and waxed floors; Bona suits lacquered and sealed floors and comes ready-to-use or as a concentrate. For best value per litre, a concentrate beats a ready-to-use spray by a wide margin.
Best value per made-up litre: FirstFloor Wood Floor Cleaner Concentrate →
Bona: what it is and what it suits
Bona is a long-established floor-care brand with a wide timber-floor range. It comes both as a ready-to-use spray, which is grab-and-go and handy with a spray mop, and as a concentrate you dilute yourself. Bona is a common choice for lacquered and sealed floors, and there is a hard-surface version for laminate and tile.
Ciranova: what it is and what it suits
Ciranova is a Belgian floor-care maker, and its Floor Soap is a concentrated soap made for oiled and waxed timber. It is a gentle everyday cleaner you dilute in water and apply with a well-wrung mop. If you have an oiled floor and want a soap made for it, Ciranova is a natural pick. Follow its own label for the exact dose, and because it is a concentrate it goes a long way.
The honest cost picture
Buying a cleaner as a concentrate is where the value is. Our own FirstFloor Wood Floor Cleaner Concentrate is $49 and makes up to 40 litres of cleaning solution, which works out to about $1.23 a made-up litre. A ready-to-use 1L spray is around $27 to $28 a litre by comparison, so a concentrate costs a fraction of ready-to-use per litre. It is not the cheapest concentrate on the shelf, some go even further per litre, but ours costs a fraction of a ready-to-use spray and it is our own brand.
FirstFloor // Wood Floor Cleaner
Our own concentrate, $49 and makes up to 40 litres, about $1.23 a made-up litre. Suits both finishes.
Which should you buy
Match it to your finish and how you like to clean. For an oiled or waxed floor and a mop-and-bucket routine, Ciranova Floor Soap suits. For a lacquered floor or a spray-mop routine, Bona is an easy fit. And if you want one cleaner that suits both finishes and the best value per made-up litre, our own concentrate is the simple pick.
Common questions
Is Bona or Ciranova better for an oiled floor?
Ciranova Floor Soap is made for oiled and waxed timber, so it is the more natural fit there. Bona has options too, but for a soap on an oiled floor, Ciranova is the obvious pick.
Which is cheaper?
A concentrate is far cheaper per made-up litre than a ready-to-use spray. Our own concentrate works out to about $1.23 a made-up litre versus around $27 to $28 a litre for a ready-to-use spray. Between the branded concentrates the price is close, so let your finish decide.
Can I use one cleaner for my whole house?
Yes, if it is pH-neutral and suits both oiled and lacquered floors. Our own concentrate is designed for exactly that, so you are not buying a different bottle per room.
Do I still need to oil or refresh the floor?
Yes. A cleaner cleans the surface, it does not feed or reseal the floor. An oiled floor still wants an oil top-up, and a lacquered floor still wants a refresher between recoats.
Pick the cleaner for your floor
Shop the range, or ask us which cleaner suits your finish.
