Put a teaspoon of baking soda in the blender and blend: Impeccable result!
After having ignored for a whole year the stains and dirt that accumulate in the most difficult places in the house, the time comes when the evidence is such that you have to roll up your sleeves, put on gloves and start with water, sponges and detergents, a battle that we probably thought lost from the beginning.
The truth is that you just need to know the correct way to do the cleaning, because at the end of the day this task also requires a little imagination.
10 smart tricks to speed up home cleaning
Homemade mattress cleaner
We spend a third of our lives on a dirty mattress. Don’t you say it’s time to clean it? We fill a spray bottle with vodka diluted in water and a few drops of essential oil (aroma according to taste). We shake a little and spray on the stains on the mattress. The vodka eliminates odor-causing bacteria, while the essential oil will impart a fresh aroma.
Clean in microwave in 5 minutes.
Cut two lemons in half, place them in an open microwave-safe container, add a little water and start in Steam Clean mode. After five minutes the oven will be clean, we will only have to remove the remains and dry with a sponge.
Dry your shoes quickly
When it rains or snows, you return punctually with wet or very damp shoes. To dry them quickly, we put sheets of newspaper inside, which we can also use to wrap them. Another trick is that of rice: the latter absorbs moisture, so putting a little on your shoes should speed up the process even more.
Onion to clean the barbecue
Cut an onion in half and rub it with the help of tongs on the still hot grill.
Clean the oven while you sleep strong method
After cleaning the microwave oven, let’s move on to the traditional one. Pour some ammonia into a bowl and leave it in the oven (turned off!) overnight. In the morning we wipe it with a damp sponge and that’s it.
opaque glasses
In addition to being used to season dishes, vinegar is an excellent natural product for cleaning the house. To remove annoying whitish stains that form on glasses, simply wash them with vinegar!
Natural drain cleaner
We introduce some effervescent tablets (e.g. Idrolitine) into the blocked tube, then add a cup of white vinegar. After 10 minutes we can turn on the water to free the pipes.
Make glass baking pans shine
This trick is amazing, because to get shine you only need to rub the glass oven trays with a ball of aluminum foil and dish soap.
Remove lipstick stains
To remove lipstick stains you need to spray hairspray on the stained clothing and leave it on for 10 minutes, then wipe it off with a damp cloth and wash as usual.
Clean and disinfect the blender.
To clean your blender or mixer, fill it with hot water and add a drop of dishwashing liquid (a very small amount) and a teaspoon of baking soda. Let’s act for a few seconds before rinsing. It will be very clean and disinfected!