MUST KNOW CLEANING TIPS AND TRICKS

It is not always necessary to buy the expensive bottled stuff to get your home clean, not when things like baking soda, peroxide and vinegar actually do a better job! There are a lot of tricks and tips to clean your home without investing much.

MUST KNOW CLEANING TIPS AND TRICKS

 

Read on to know what those tricks and tips are:

Sponges are perfect for harbouring millions of germs. Sanitize them in a microwave for 2 minutes! It will kill 99% of germs.

Have you taken a close look at your kitchen cabinet doors lately, especially around the handles? You’d be surprised at how much gunk can accumulate over time. Mix vegetable oil and baking soda and give your kitchen cabinet a good scrub using old toothbrush.

Want to clean your kid’s small soft toys? Fill them up in a mesh bag/mesh laundry bag and put them in your washing machine.

Ever thought of cleaning between the oven glass door? That double paned window on your oven somehow manages to collect grime over time, and it would seem impossible to even attempt to clean it, but it’s easier than you might think! Especially if you already happen to have a wire hanger, paper wipes, and a few rubber bands handy. Just remove the drawer from below the oven and build a cleaning contraption using wire hanger. Straighten the hanger and attach wipes on the curved end with rubber bands. Lie down on the floor and look under the door of your oven.  You will see slots between the oven door and the window glass. Insert the wire inside the slot and clean!

Why must ceramic manufacturers use the stickiest labels they can possibly find? Removing the stickers is certainly the toughest thing ever! Here is a simple trick, sock the kitchen wares in water and liquid detergent for 15-30 minutes and the stickers should come off quickly.

Salt can be used to clean the iron. Just iron the salt sprinkled on a surface and all the dirt should stick to the salt crystals making your iron surface squeaky clean!

Want to remove your pet’s hair from furniture? Dampen one of your rubber gloves a little, and then use it to remove pet hair from furniture. The damp rubber material is like a magnet to hair!

 

Clean Ceiling Fans in seconds without the dusty mess with this simple tip using just a pillow case. Though there are all sorts of tools on the market you can use to clean the fans, a simple and easy way is to use a pillow case over each blade and wiping them clean.  Just slide one onto the blades of your ceiling fans, and then wipe the blades off inside the case.

Turn your hydrogen peroxide into a spray bottle! Just replace the bottle cap with a spray bottle head. This stuff is good for cleaning all sorts of things like windows, tubs, and toilets.

Want to turn your grill/pan into a non-stick one? You need just 1 ingredient- onion! Yes, just run the onion on the surface before using the pan/grill.

There are many more tricks and tips for cleaning your house and these are just a few of them. Is there any other trick you use for cleaning?