Best multipurpose foam cleaners for household cleaning

Top pick: Tuff Stuff Multi-Purpose Foam Cleaner (22 oz aerosol). It's the classic foaming spray for the widest range of household jobs — upholstery, carpet, car interiors, painted walls, appliances — and it's the best-reviewed of the bunch, so it's the safest single can to keep on hand.

Who the others suit:

• Bar Keepers Friend Spray & Foam — kitchens and bathrooms with soap scum, hard-water film and stainless; a little more targeted than all-purpose.
• Scrubbing Bubbles Easy Clean Multi-Purpose Foam — bathrooms, tubs and tile, with a trigger spray that's easy to aim.
• Lysol Power Foaming Bathroom Cleaner — grimy bathroom surfaces where you also want disinfecting.
• Lysol Bleach Foaming Spray — tough stains and mildew on white surfaces (skip on colored fabrics).
• Tuff Stuff 2-pack — if you clean often and want a spare can.
• Enzyme foam cleaner — pet messes and organic odors, though reviews are thin.

Avoid the tiny 100 ml and 5.5 oz bottles for whole-house cleaning; they're for spot jobs.