You might have a maid or a professional cleaner for the daily cleaning tasks at your home. But they can’t be there for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Sometimes, you need to clean the carpet, sofa, kitchen sink, or other hard-to-reach areas yourself. In such cases, DIY cleaning hacks are very useful as you can clean anything with ease.
So, here I am going to provide you with a few useful cleaning hacks that will very helpful for you when there is no other for your help.
Use Olive Oil To Buff Surfaces
You have used olive oil as edible oil till now. But do you know that it can help you in cleaning your pots, appliances, and other surfaces as well?
Yes, you read that correctly. Olive oil is a great oil that can be used to clean stainless steel products. For example, you can clean the plates, pots, pans, and outer surfaces of many of your home appliances. Kitchen appliances, to be more specific.
Just apply a few drops of olive oil on a clean and soft cloth and then gently rub it on the surface from where you want to remove the dirty spots. Buff it and see the magic.
Use Vinegar To Clean Tile Grout
Ceramic tiles are used for flooring purposes in many houses and it is the most common flooring type. Usually, it is easy to clean the tile floor with a mop, but cleaning the grout is not that easy.
But if you are clever and love DIY cleaning hacks, then you shouldn’t worry about it as there are various easy and simple cleaning hacks to clean the grout. The best one is to use vinegar with hot water to clean it.
You need to make a mixture of vinegar and hot water in a spray bottle. The quantity should be equal and then you need to spray the mixture on the tile grout. Wait for about 5 minutes so that the mixture sits properly on the grout so that it can clean the heavy dust and stains on the grout.
After 5 minutes, use a stiff brush on it to properly clean your tile grout. You can also consult an expert tile and grout cleaning service near you.
Shaving Cream To Remove Water Stains
Water stains look bad on the mirror in the washroom and it is not easy to clean those stains. But thanks to the DIY cleaning hacks, you can easily remove water stains by using your shaving cream.
Apply the shaving cream with soft hands on the mirror or shower glass in your bathroom. Wait for 10 to 15 minutes and then wipe it off with a wet cloth or you can rinse it as well.
Use Vodka To Clean Carpet Stains
Vodka, white wine, or alcohol is a great product to remove carpet stains which are usually difficult to clean. Carpet cleaning is not easy when there are hard stains and other ink spots.
First of all, you need to blot the stain with a clean towel dipped in warm water. Then spray white wine, clear vodka or alcohol on it, and rub the stain gently.
After some time, again clean the wet spot with a clean towel and warm water. You will be amazed that there is no sign of any stain on the carpet.
Use Lemon Oil To Clean Microwave
Cleaning the microwave oven from the inside is not easy as it has so many dirty spots of food and it has a bad smell as well sometimes. But cleaning a microwave oven is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Add about 15 drops of lemon juice in a cup of water and put that in your microwave. Turn on the microwave at high temperature for about 10 to 15 minutes so that the water in the cup makes the steam.
This steam will clean anything in the microwave including its walls, and topside. It will also remove the bad odor and your microwave will be like new.
