Household Tips That Everyone Should Know

Despite your many attempts at cleaning, dirt still remains stuck to your frying pans? The solution to your problem is unexpected, to say the least: dryers sheets!

Let’s be real, a microwave can be tricky to wash, especially if you have avoided the task for some weeks now. Well, we got your back! You will need a microwavable bowl for this, and some white vinegar. You probably already have them at home, don’t you?

Your pipes give you a hard time? Do not call a plumber in panic and do not buy chemicals to unclog them. You can do it on your own, for real! You have baking soda and white vinegar in a cupboard already, don’t you? Use that!

Lost an earring or a small electronic component, maybe? Wrap tights around your vacuum to suck small objects without losing them. This works like magic.

Have you ever noticed how gross keyboards can be? Those things need to be cleaned too, but we tend to forget about them most of the time. While you can certainly dust them, you will notice how dirt has probably gotten in between the keys.

Are you the clumsy type? Do you fear hitting your fingers every time you nail something on your wall? Impossible to bang on your fingers with this tip.

Are you a regular tea drinker? Do not throw away your old tea or tea pockets. Let them dry and put them in your shoes to remove any bad smells they may have kept of the season or over the years.

Is there something worse than a dirty toilet at home? No. Just… no. You don’t want that for yourself and your family. For this trick, you’ll need a good old bottle of Coke. The bigger, the better!

To clean your shower head or bathroom taps, fill a plastic bag with white vinegar and attach it to the showerhead with a rubber band.

Your refrigerator is always full and you don’t know how to store your glass bottles in it? Have you ever had accidents or near-accidents involving a bottle falling from your fridge?

Is your bucket too big for you to fill directly through the tap on your sink? We bet you’ve encountered this problem at least once in your life, at work or at home.

Clogged toilets are the worst! But with just a little dish soap, you can solve the problem of your backed-up lavatory. Rather than going at your porcelain throne with a plunger, simply pour half a cup of dish soap into the toilet.

Your car headlights are dirty, but nothing allows you to make them as good as new? We got your back once again! Rub toothpaste on your car headlights to make them shine again. Let the paste sit for 10 minutes and then remove it.

Do you see a stain on your upholstery? Why hire a professional who is extremely expensive when you can remedy the situation yourself? Simply rub a little shaving cream on the stain, then let it rest for at least 30 minutes. Afterward, all you have to do is clean and dry!

You are used to cleaning your windows and mirrors with a cloth, or with paper towels, but don’t understand why they are always dirty afterward?

It is not uncommon to buy a lot of bananas, but in the end, you don’t eat them fast enough, so they turn brown and only become good at baking a cake. A banana cake is delicious, but it’s not ideal when you want to eat a banana with your peanut butter toast, for example.

Whether you are a coffee enthusiast who drinks 3 cups of coffee a day or just an occasional drinker, your coffee machine should be cleaned regularly to prevent the spread of bacteria that can harm your health. One of the most effective cleaning methods is to rinse your machine once a month with vinegar.

Even a new plate will inevitably (and quickly!) end up being scratched because of the various knife and fork slips it will undergo. That’s the way it is, but when you welcome guests, you like to have nice plates to present to them, don’t you?

What could be more unpleasant—and especially difficult—to clean than a shower? No matter how you clean your door glass and tiles, and no matter what products you use, there is always hard soap and hard water residue and your shower will never become crystal clear again. Unless you know the trick, of course!

Are you a zero-waste type, but like to put stickers on your reusable jars to clearly identify each ingredient? That’s a great idea! However, when comes the time to remove the sticker because the content of your jar has changed, it becomes more difficult.

For space: store your underwear and socks in your shoes. Not only does this maximize the available space, but it also helps your shoes to keep their shape without crushing them.

If you have a lighter but cannot access the wick of your candle, you can use a raw spaghetti to light it.

Let’s be honest, there’s probably a Bermuda triangle for hairpins somewhere in the world. How else do they disappear all the time? Anyway, you can try to fight this phenomenon by putting all your pins together to start with.

Is there something worse than removing a key from a key chain when you have just done your nails? Well, probably, but still, this sucks! We hope you have a staple remover at home or wherever you are, because this is the secret!

You want to listen to music on your cell phone, but don’t have a loudspeaker to get a louder sound?

Are you the type of person who can’t stand waiting for water to boil right next to it? In other words, are you a multi-tasker? We got you covered. When you boil water, place a wooden spoon on top of your pan.

What better way to clean something than to clean it without really cleaning it yourself? Maybe it sounds too good to be true, but it’s possible! Cleaning a mixer is a difficult, even dangerous task, given the many sharp blades inside. The good news is that you no longer need to do it!

Washing the tiles on shower walls, or even on the floor, can sometimes be quite exhausting when rubbing for hours with a brush, but there is a simple method to do this task faster, and most importantly, easier!

It is quite common to have a ton of different household products; after all, they are each useful, and for an optimal household, it is essential to use the right products in the right places. However, the underside of your sink, or your closet, can quickly become quite messy, and it becomes difficult to find the product you are looking for.

Have you ever gotten home and wished you had a cold drink in your hand but forgot to put it in the fridge? Or maybe you just bought a pack of something that was room temperature at the store? If you want to cool your drinks faster, wet a paper towel and wind your bottle and place it in a freezer.

You like iced coffee, but like your coffee with a strong taste? Pour coffee into your ice cube tray next time you have made too much coffee at home. The coffee will freeze and cool your coffee when you put the cubes in, but you’ll still have a strong coffee.

If you do not want to lose your fresh herbs, put them in an ice cube tray with olive oil, then leave them in the freezer.

Ever wished your wine would stay cool until you are done drinking your glass? This can be tricky when you are under the sun. To cool your wine, leave green grapes in your freezer that you can add directly into your glasses.

Want to get a perfectly cut cake? Instead of using a knife to cut your cake, use a piece of dental floss.

For making hard-boiled eggs, add a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate to the pan during cooking. What is it going to change, you may wonder?

Cooking spray is an indispensable ingredient in the kitchen. Although it is not expensive and it is possible to find healthy cooking sprays, many of those found in stores contain chemical propellants and preservatives that are harmful to your health. To make sure you only consume what is best for you, here is a very easy DIY cooking spray!