As professionals with years of experience in oven cleaning in London, we’ve seen it all—burnt-on spills, stubborn caked-on grease, and ovens that haven’t been properly cleaned in years. While we appreciate the desire to save money or to conquer the task, the truth is that DIY oven cleaning methods often fail to deliver a truly extensive cleaning.

In this blog post, we’ll be sharing some of the reasons why DIY oven cleaning hacks might not be as effective as you think and what you can do instead to achieve a sparkling oven that you’ll be proud of.

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Some DIY oven cleaning hacks involve abrasive products that can scratch the appliance’s surface.

The Trouble with DIY Oven Cleaning Hacks

There are many reasons why DIY oven cleaning methods can fall short. Here are a few of the most common:

Ineffective cleaning power: Many DIY recipes rely on common household ingredients like lemon juice, vinegar and baking soda. While these ingredients are safe and non-toxic, they don’t have the grease-cutting power to tackle baked-on grime, burnt sugar, and stubborn food stains.

Abrasive ingredients: Some DIY methods recommend using abrasive materials like baking soda or salt to scrub the oven. While these can be effective on light grime, they can also scratch the surface of your appliance, making it more susceptible to staining and more challenging to clean in the future.

Time-consuming: First, scouring your oven for hours on end is no one’s idea of fun. Second, many DIY hacks require extensive scrubbing and soaking, which can be a chore, especially on a heavily soiled oven.

Safety concerns: The improper use of certain household products can be dangerous. A common mistake to avoid is combining bleach and ammonia, which can produce toxic gases.

Incomplete cleaning: DIY methods can work well on the surface of the oven; however, they often leave grease and grime behind in the nooks and crannies, like in between the oven door glass or the racks and their rails and other awkward and hard-to-see places.

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Sometimes only strong cleaning products can change the grime sight of your heavily soiled oven.

DIY Oven Cleaning with High-Quality Products

We understand that not everyone may be ready to call in a professional cleaning service. If you’re looking to tackle oven cleaning yourself, there are ways to do so effectively. Still, ditching the baking soda and vinegar routine for heavily soiled ovens is crucial to the outcome. Here’s what you can do:

• Invest in high-quality commercial cleaners: Skip the supermarket cleaning aisle, head to a professional cleaning supply store, or look up specialised sites online. You’ll find high-quality commercial-grade oven cleaners formulated to tackle tough baked-on grease and grime. These cleaners are more potent than household products and cut through grime faster.
• Safety first: Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions carefully when using any cleaning product. Wear thick gloves and eye protection, and ensure proper ventilation when using harsh chemicals.
• Prepare the oven: The prep work is just as important as the cleaning itself. If you’ve used the appliance before the cleaning, allow it to cool completely. Remove oven racks and detachable components (like drip pans) and soak them in a hot, soapy water bath with a degreaser added. Cover the surrounding surfaces with old towels to protect them from splatters.
• Apply the cleaner: Following the product instructions, spread generous amounts to the oven interior, avoiding heating elements and the fan. Many commercial cleaners have a foamy consistency that clings to surfaces, ensuring maximum contact time.
• Let it work: Allow the cleaner to sit for the recommended amount of time, which can range from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on the product. This time allows the cleaner to break down tough grease and grime.
• Scrub and rinse: Once the dwell time is complete, put on thick gloves and use a non-abrasive scouring pad or sponge to scrub the loosened grime. Pay particular attention to greasy areas and burnt-on food stains. Rinse the oven interior thoroughly with clean water, ensuring that all traces of cleaner are removed. Repeat this step if necessary.
• Dry completely: Once you rinse the appliance, use clean cloths or towels to dry the oven interior completely. Leaving any moisture behind can promote mould growth.

While high-quality commercial products can be effective on moderately soiled ovens, you can still encounter some limitations to DIY oven cleaning:

• Time commitment: Oven cleaning, even with good products, can be a dull and lengthy task, especially when dealing with old stubborn stains and dirt.
• Safety hazards: Commercial oven cleaners are powerful and can irritate the skin and eyes if not appropriately handled.
• Stubborn stains: Even commercial-grade cleaners may struggle with heavily soiled ovens with baked-on grease or burnt-on food.

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Happy House Cleaning’s experienced professionals will get your oven spotless.

Our Professional Approach to a Sparkling Oven

So, what can you do instead of wrestling with DIY oven-cleaning hacks? The answer is simple: book a professional cleaner for the job! Here’s what our professional oven cleaning service involves:

1. Pre-clean inspection: Our cleaner will examine your oven to assess the level of cleaning required. This inspection will help them determine the best approach and choose the right cleaning products.
2. Safe appliance disassembly: We will carefully disassemble the oven door and remove the racks and trays. This step allows the cleaner to access all oven surfaces, including the door seal and the oven cavity interior.
3. Professional-grade oven cleaning products: We use high-quality, commercial-grade cleaning products specifically formulated to tackle tough oven grease and grime. These products are safe for use on your oven and will not damage the surface.
4. Meticulous cleaning: Our cleaner will then thoroughly work on all oven surfaces, including the interior cavity, the door, the racks, and the trays. We always pay particular attention to areas prone to grease buildup, such as around the oven element and the drip pan.
5. Reassembly and final touches: Our cleaner will reassemble the door and replace the racks and trays once the oven is clean. They will also wipe down the oven’s exterior to leave it sparkling clean.

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You can count on us to make your appliance shine!

Get a Pristine Oven with Happy House Cleaning

Don’t hesitate to book our professional cleaning service if you value your time and safety and want a spotless oven. Happy House Cleaning’s experts will make your appliance pristine and ensure all nooks and crannies, including the door, racks, and sides, are squeaky clean. We use only the safest and most effective products to leave your kitchen smelling fresh and clean.

So, whether you tackle oven cleaning yourself with high-quality commercial products or call in KTMA Ltd. Company, remember: a clean oven is a happy oven!

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Upholstery Types

Before we get to the method, it is important to take a look at the type of upholstery you will be treating. The reason for this is that each type of fabric requires different approaches and you do not want to be damaging your beautiful furniture.

• Nylon – easy to clean, durable, high abrasion resistance;
• Polyester – easy to clean, durable, low to moderate abrasion resistance;
• Olefin – easy to clean, very durable, colourfast;
• Acrylic – easy to clean, very durable, colourfast;
• Rayon – low-moisture cleaning, not very durable;
• Cotton – tricky to clean, not fade-resistant;
• Wool – difficult to clean, not very stain-resistant;
• Leather – easy to clean; the good thing with leather is that in most cases, you can just wipe off the stain if it has not yet dried.

Always check the label on your furniture and pay attention to the instructions. This is vital to maintaining your home interior in tip-top condition. If you have a dried bloodstain, we recommend you contact professional stain-removal technicians to give you a hand. This could help you save doing irreversible damage to your upholstery.

How to Clean Bloodstains from Upholstery

Now that you know the main qualities of the fabrics, it is time to get to the main part – how to clean bloodstains from upholstery. Here is our extensive guide, provided by vetted technicians:

1. If the bloodstain has dried before you noticed it, it may be a good idea to get an old toothbrush. Gently brush away the dried residue without applying much pressure. You don’t want to rub it into the fabric.
2. Now, if possible, remove the cover of your upholstered furniture. If not, you will have to be very careful with the next step not to cause damage.
3. Rinse the area with cold water to get as much of the stain out as possible. Blood is a protein stain, so be sure to use cold water only.
4. In the event that the previous step was not possible due to moisture-sensitive fabric, get an absorbent sponge or cloth. Plunge them in cold water and start blotting the area to lift as much of the stain as you can.
5. Now get a bit of soda water and a cup of cold water and mix the two together. Get a clean sponge or cloth and continue blotting at the area.
6. Repeat step 5 until it stops lifting the stain. By this point, there should only be a light residue of the blood.
7. Mix 8 parts water with 1 part glycerine and 1 part laundry detergent with just a drop of fairy washing up liquid into a spray bottle and shake it well.
8. Spray lightly, about 2 or 3 times onto the afflicted area.
9. Rinse out your cloth or sponge and continue dabbing at the area using circular motions. If needed, repeat the step a few times.
10. Once there are no traces of the stain left, get a bowl of clean, cold water and rinse out the area using a clean towel or cloth.

Check out more of our professional upholstery stain-removal tips: How to Keep Upholstery Stain and Odour-Free.

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It is of the utmost importance to know how to maintain your mattress odour-free. This is because poor hygiene in your bed can cause problems while sleeping, leaving you unhappy, tired, and unrested. In our guide on mattress maintenance, we have included general tasks to add to your cleaning routine as well as a few tricks for “freshening up” your sleeping den.

Check out also: When to Hire a Professional Upholstery Cleaning Service. 

Tasks to Add to your General Cleaning Routine

You may be wondering why you would want to add MORE boring chores to your cleaning list. Our team of professional mattress cleaners point out regularly that, in the long run, adding a few 10-minute tasks to your routine can save you time, money, and sleep. If you neglect your mattress, with time lots of dust and bodily odours accumulate that attract mites. Not only that, but poor hygiene can seriously deduct from your sleep.

1. Now this one may seem a bit obvious, but changing your bedclothes regularly is vital when it comes to a good night’s sleep. At least once or twice a week is recommended.
2. Vacuum your mattress once monthly. We shed lots of dead skin cells when sleeping and dust accumulates quite fast under those sheets.
3. Flip your mattress once every 6 months. This will help avoid one-sided deterioration and will keep your mattress fresh for longer.

How to Maintain your Mattress Odour-Free

Our professional cleaners have put together a quick guide on how to maintain your mattress odour-free. This short routine, if conducted once monthly, will help keep your bed fresh and your nights peaceful.

Here is a list of things you should prepare:

• Vacuum;
• Bicarbonate of soda (100g) and cornstarch (100g);
• Essential oils (optional).

Now that you have gathered your tackle for mattress maintenance, let us get to work:

1. The first step is to strip your bedclothes and hoover the top-side of the mattress (you can worry about the bottom side when you next flip it).
2. Now, you will want to get your soda bicarb and cornstarch and mix them together.
3. Sprinkle your dry component all over the surface of your mattress and leave it to sit for a good hour. If your bed has an odour issue, you may want to consider leaving it for a few hours.
4. Hoover time. Make sure you suck up all the little particles. The soda bicarb and cornstarch work as a dry compound that, due to their small size, can get between the fibres of your mattress. They then absorb a lot of odours and bacteria. That is how it helps improve your mattress hygiene.
5. Now you can sprinkle 20-30 drops of your favourite essential oils. Lavender is a great option for a peaceful night’s sleep.

You may also like: How to Keep Upholstery Stain and Odour-Free.

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How to Care for Wool Carpets and Rugs

First of all, you will need to make sure you are equipped properly for the job. Here is a list of things that will be handy to have around for cleaning wool floor coverings:

• Vacuum;
• Gentle laundry detergent or a homemade solution if you prefer eco products;
• Bucket;
• Sponge;
• White towels or clean cloths.

Now that you are equipped appropriately for the job, let us get to the work. Here is our guide on how to care for wool carpets and rugs:

1. First off, take your floor covering outside, if possible, and give it a good shaking to get rid of any loose dirt in the fibres. If not, try hanging it over a railing or something and giving it a good whack with a flat head sweeping brush.
2. Now, give the carpet a once over with a vacuum to get rid of dust buried into the fibres.
3. Next up, get your bucket and fill it with cool water. Then add a capful of your gentle laundry detergent and mix it into the water.
4. Time to sponge. Get your sponge and dip it into the water. There is no need to go overboard with the moisture, so use enough, but do not soak the rug. Start working it from the corners inwards with your sponge and soapy water.
5. Now, rinse out your bucket and fill it with clean water. Use this to rinse out the soapy water from your carpet.
6. Finally, get your dry towels to soak up as much of the moisture as possible. Then leave your carpet in a spot to dry. Preferably not under direct sunlight, as it may fade the colours.

Professional Pointers on General Wool Carpet and Rug Care

Now, not everything is in the cleaning process. There are a few things that every proud wool floor covering owner should now about how to care for wool carpets and rugs. That is why our team of professional cleaners has put this list of pointers together.

• New wool rugs and carpets shed a lot. Regular hoovering for the first month or so will help. We recommend no more than twice a week until the shedding slows. After that, 2-4 times a month is sufficient.
• Do not use an overly powerful hoover on your wool carpet as it may cause too much shedding. Placing a sock over the end of the vacuum pipe helps deafen the suction power slightly.
• Never use too much water when cleaning your wool floor coverings. It can be damaging to the fibres. Use as much as is needed and never more.
• Pet hair stuck inbetween the wool fibresa cn be removed using a hard brush. Always brush in the direction of the nap of the carpet.
• Spots and stains on your rug? Do not wash the whole thing. Rather, only tackle the soiled area. Over-washing is not good for wool rugs. If it does not seem to be going well, it may be a good idea to call in professional carpet cleaners to help deal with the situation.
• Hoover the underside once every one or two months.
• Using snow to clean your wool is an ancient technique that many people still like to apply. It is supposed to freeze and kill bacteria in the process.

Check out: How Much does Professional Carpet Cleaning Cost?

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What is Limescale?

First things first, before you tackle the beast, you need to know what it is. Limescale is a sneaky little thing. It’s a hard, chalky deposit, made up of mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It often tends to build up in kettles, hot water boilers, and pipework, especially for hot water. Limescale builds up in places where “hard water” evaporates. After which, limescale usually turns a funny colour. The colours can vary from off-white through to a range of greys and pink or reddish browns. In addition to being hard to clean and not so pleasing to the eye, it can cause serious damage to plumbing and heating components.

How NOT to Remove Limescale

As always with cleaning methods, there are many cleaning myths out there. That’s why we have tried and tested those methods and we’re here to give you the results. Here are the two most popular limescale removal myths we’ve discovered:

1. Bleach – Common bleach is one of the best friends of the household. It can remove tough stains, brighten darkened surfaces, disinfect, and it kills basically everything. So it would be understandable as to why so many people think it works. The truth is that it doesn’t actually remove the limescale. It just brightens the discolouration. In this case, it makes the limescale more destructive, as you can’t see it and aren’t aware of the damage it’s doing.
2. Coca-Cola – According to this myth, pouring a bottle of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and leaving overnight will destroy the limescale. The idea is that the acid in the cola will get rid of the limescale. Our results on this test weren’t great. All we got was a cola-coloured limescale stain.

How to Remove Limescale From Your Toilet?

Ok, so now we’ve cleared up those little myths, we’ll tell you a few DIY ways of de-scaling your toilet. You will need:

• White vinegar
• Sandpaper

That’s it! Here are our two methods from limescale removal:

How to Remove Limescale with Vinegar:

1. Get 1 litre of undiluted white vinegar and pour it into the bowl. Make sure you get all sides of the toilet bowl.
2. Now, it’s waiting time. Give it at least 3 hours to sit.
3. Using a toilet brush or a scrubbing sponge with more white vinegar, scrub ot the toilet bowl.
4. Flush to remove all residue.
5. Repeat until your toilet is sparkling like new!

How to Remove Limescale with Sandpaper:

We recommend using 2 types of sandpaper for this job – medium-grain and fine-grain

1. Scrub the inside of the toilet starting with the medium-grain sandpaper.
2. Carry on until the majority of the limescale is gone and don’t apply to much pressure so as not to scratch the bowl.
3. Using the fine-grain start to buff the inside of the toilet until the stain is completely gone.
4. Flush the loo to get rid of any residue and clean the toilet as you usually would.

Need professional cleaning help? Check out our one-off cleaning service!

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The Best Shelf Products for Keeping Upholstery Stain and Odour-Free:

Scotchgard Fabric Upholstery Cleaner – £10

Northern Labs Formula 1 Dry Upholstery Cleaner – £12.50

Sonax (289300-755) Leather Foam – £13

Hoover 2X PetPlus Concentrated – £16

Rust-Oleum 278146 – £13

These are the top cleaning products for upholstery and their average prices. If they’re not available on the shelf in your local stores, they’re available for order on Amazon.

How to Use Shelf Products for Cleaning Upholstery:

When it comes to the shelf-bought products, you need to stick to thеse rules. Always approach with caution when using chemical-based cleaners. You don’t want to damage your upholstered furniture.

1. Always check your furniture labels for cleaning instructions before use;
2. Never stray from the instructions on the product label.
As long as you stick to these rules, you can’t go wrong. It’s as simple as that.

Tried and Proven DIY Solutions for Stain and Odour-Free Upholstery:

We did a bit of digging through the best DIY for upholstered furniture. Here are our top 3 methods for stain and odour-free fabric furniture:

1. he best upholstery brightening cleaner – 1 cup hydrogen peroxide (3%) and 1tbsp of dish soap. Mix them in a spray bottle and you’re ready to go!

1. Spray on upholstered furniture until lightly soaked;
2. Leave to rest a few minutes;
3. Using a furniture brush lightly scrub upholstery;
4. Spray with clean water and hoover until dry.

2. The best general upholstery cleaner – 1 cup of water or soda water with ½ cup white vinegar, ½ cup dish soap. Mix them in a spray bottle and you have your DIY product.

1. Spray onto upholstery until lightly soaked;
2. Scrub lightly with a furniture brush or clean cloth;
3. Spray with clean water;
4. Vacuum until dry;

3. The best dry upholstery cleaner – ½ cup of baking soda with ½ cup of cornstarch with just enough water to make a paste-like mixture. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oils for pleasant odours.

1. Spread the mixture over the surface of your furniture;
2. Leave for at least 30 minutes. Leave overnight for more serious cases;
3. Vacuum until no traces of the mixture are left;
4. If your upholstery is super sensitive, leave the water out of the mixture and just sprinkle the dry ingredients over your upholstery. After vacuuming then drop about 10 drops of your favourite essential oils over your upholstered furniture.

Need Professional Upholstery Cleaners?

Sometimes we’ve loved our upholstery so much that it needs professional care. Don’t hesitate to contact Happy House Cleaning services. Guarantee your settees and armchairs that new, spick and span look. Our professional upholstery cleaners will carefully tend your furniture with top-notch professional cleaning products. Combine our services – antiviral sanitisation, end of tenancy cleaning, carpet cleaning, and more!- and get a juicy discount. Go to our main site and get your free quote now!

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Steam kills various fungi and bacteria lurking between the rug’s fibres.

Solution for Steam Cleaner

Using a steam cleaner to refresh your rugs is one of the best ways to kill fungi and bacteria settled deep into the threads and fibres. And the best thing about using steam is that you don’t have to use toxic chemicals – the high temperature eliminates all microbes!

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Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp dishwashing liquid
• ½ cup hydrogen peroxide
• ½ cup white distilled vinegar
• 5-6 drops of your favourite essential oil (optional)

Instructions:

Put all ingredients in a plastic bowl and stir well until you get a smooth and homogenous mixture. The essential oil is optional, but it gives a pleasant odour to your cleaner. Pour the mixture inside the container of your steam cleaner and fill water to the top. Shake the tank well to dilute the cleaning mixture in the water. Turn on the steam and run it over the rug. After you cover the whole surface, dispose of the liquid from the container, rinse it, fill it with clean water and then rerun it to ‘wash’ the residues of the solution.

This rug freshener will remove even old odours leaving your rug smelling and looking great!

Rug Freshener

This is such a great, easy to prepare freshener! This formula will help you get rid of foul odours coming from your rug fast and safely. You can apply it to remove pet odours, cigarette scent and smells from cooking. Use this freshener as often as you want because it is very gentle to the rug’s fibres.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup borax
• 1 cup baking soda
• 7-8 drops essential oil (optional)

Instructions:

Put the two dry ingredients in a bowl and mix them properly. Add a few drops of essential oil and stir well. Distribute the compound evenly directly onto the rug. Spread the mixture evenly onto the whole surface using a soft brush. Let it sit for half an hour. The dry ingredients are the key to the efficacy of the recipe. Both baking soda and borax absorb strong odours quickly, without leaving a trace. The scented oil is optional. However, it will give a pleasant gentle fragrance into the room. Vacuum the carpet thoroughly to extract the compound in full.

Dull colours are no reason to throw away your rug. You can easily make the carpet bright again with the recipe below.

Rug Colour Enhancer

If your rug looks dull and dark even after meticulous vacuuming, you can use this formula to refresh its colours.

Read also: 5 Green Ways to Keep Your Carpet Clean

Ingredients:

• 1 cup white distilled vinegar
• tap water

Instructions:

Add the vinegar into the tank of your steam cleaner and fill it with water to the top. Run the steamer onto the rug and let it dry. The vinegar solution will revive the colours, and the carpet will look as new. Don’t be afraid the vinegar smell will stay – if you open a window, the smell will be gone in an hour.

Some rugs are prone to colour bleeding. If yours is like this, try this gentle cleaning foam.

Colour-Safe Rug Shampoo

If you are worried that the DIY cleaning of your rug can cause colour bleeding, you can try this homemade colour-protect shampoo.

Check also: How to Clean and Maintain Valuable Oriental Rugs?

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp distilled white vinegar
• ½ tsp ammonia
• 4 tbsp dishwashing liquid
• 2 cups lukewarm water

Instructions:

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until you have a nice thick foam. If you don’t have a food processor, you can use an egg whisk or simply get a foam dispenser bottle. Distribute the foam evenly onto the rug without pressing or rubbing hard. Let the foam sit for 10 minutes. After this, remove the foam from the carpet using a spatula. Get a clean sponge, dip it in water, and squeeze it until almost dry. Blot the rug to rinse it from any excess residues from your cleaner. The carpet will be slightly damp after you finish, and it will dry quickly, especially if you leave a window open. Vacuum the rug after it has dried.

If you need to deal with old stubborn stains on your rug, or if it is water sensitive, homemade formulas might not be the best option. Call us, and we will provide an excellent rug cleaning service and stain removal job at a competitive price.

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Our expert cleaners are always eager to find out alternative cleaning methods and love to experiment to see the results. In our previous post, we have shared the first 6 cleaning hacks that allow you to clean almost anything with limited supplies. Today we continue with 5 more amazing cleaning tricks.

Use paper tape to deal with pet hair on furniture and clothes fast and easy.

Tape Out The Annoying Pet Hair

Only pet owners know how frustrating is to remove all the fur from the furniture and clothes, especially when you are in a hurry. Fortunately, there is an easy and fast way to deal with pet hair – all you need is paper tape. Wrap a piece of the adhesive tape around the palm of your hand and gently tap onto the upholstery or garment to collect the fur. This trick is wonderful if you need to clean your coat in a middle of a workday when you don’t have a lint roller at hand.

Read also: How to Live With a Dog and Have a Clean Home

You can easily remove the stale odour from your water bottle using nothing but vinegar.

Fight Bad Odours in Plastic Utensils and Boxes with Vinegar

If your plastic containers and utensils have soaked some strong food odour and you can’t get rid of it, there’s no need to throw them in the junk. Instead, you can use white vinegar to deodorise the plastic kitchenware. Fill the containers in warm water and let them soak for a while, then wash them with dishwashing liquid. After cleaning with soap, fill the containers with a solution made from 1 part of white vinegar and 3 parts of warm water. Let them sit like this for 1 hour. Rinse and dry.

Check also: 8 Things You Should Never Clean With Vinegar

You can use coarse salt for scrubbing off stubborn stains on cooking pans and pots at home.

Remove Stubborn Stains From Cookware with Salt

Removing burnt milk, old grease, and scorched food on pots and pans are among the least favourite cleaning chores. For most people dealing with old and stubborn stains means putting on rubber gloves and using the strongest detergent. However, cleaning your pots with salt might be easier. Presoak the dirty cookware with warm water and add a generous pinch of salt. Let the pot stay like this for 30 minutes and throw out the liquid. For especially stubborn stains, you can sprinkle the spot with salt after presoaking with the salty solution and scrub with a sponge. Rinse and wash the pot as usual.

Read also: 5 Tried and Tested Green Kitchen Cleaning Recipes

Remove tea and coffee stains from your favourite cup with lemon.

Use Lemon to Make the Porcelain As New

If your favourite cup has gotten brownish from tea and coffee, you can easily return the shining white colour of the porcelain using nothing but lemon! So next time, after washing the cup, rub the coffee and tea stains with a lemon wedge and let it sit like this for 30 minutes. After the time is up, wash off the lemon juice with soapy water and rinse the cup well.

Check also: 6 Surprising Ways to Use Grapefruits When Cleaning Your Home

You can prolong the life of your epilator if you clean it regularly using rubbing alcohol.

Clean Electric Shavers and Epilator Heads with Rubbing Alcohol

If you have the feeling that you razor’s blades have lost their sharpness or that your epilator just doesn’t work as well as before, don’t rush to the store to get a new one. Over time, a thin coat of skin cells and oils covers the epilator’s tweezers or the shaver’s blades and prevents them from working properly. You can easily sanitize the device and make it work as new. Soak the epilator or shaver’s head in pure rubbing alcohol. After 20 minutes scrub the area with a soft brush. Rinse with rubbing alcohol, to remove the residues. Let the gadget dry completely before using it. The alcohol will dissolve the dirt fast, without damaging the device. You can use this trick for cleaning hair clippers as well.

Read also: Happy House Cleaning Tips for Safe and Green Cleaning of the Electronics at Home

Be sure to check our blog often for more tips like these! Also, don’t hesitate to contact us for any cleaning job! We offer a vast range of professional cleaning services for your home or office in London.

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These cleaning and organisation tricks will make your jaw drop.

Our professional cleaners are always interested in learning more cleaning methods and experimenting to see the results. Searching for surprising tricks and recipes has become a hobby for some of our technicians, and we can often hear them discussing their strangest findings. We have asked our cleaning team to pick the most efficient and handy tricks they know for our readers, and the result is the list below.

Check also: 5 Upholstery Cleaning Tricks to Help You Keep Your Sofa as New

How to Clean Anything, Anywhere, Anytime (with Limited Supplies)

Some of the hacks we share today are great for dealing with everyday chores at home, while others can help you contain the situation during a trip or while at work. However, they all provide an alternative solution for those moments when you don’t have specialised cleaning products and tools at hand.

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This is probably the best way to clean suede without using a specialised product or tool.

Clean Suede Shoes with Lint Roller

Suede is a stylish choice for shoes and accessories, but this material quickly gets dirty and starts looking shabby. Removing dust or scuff marks from suede shoes can be tricky if you don’t have a specialised cleaning product at hand. However, you can pick up dirt and dust from this capricious leather using a lint roller. Gently run the tool onto the shoes, without pressing too much. The light adhesive will collect the dirt, without ruining the suede.

Check also: 5 Tried and Tested Tricks for Cleaning Suede Sofa

Grab the salt to remove the grease stain while it’s still fresh.

Remove Grease a Stain With Salt

Getting a grease stain on your clothes when you aren’t home doesn’t mean you need to put up with the unsightly spot during the whole day. Dampen the spot with little water (don’t over-soak it) and pour table salt generously over the area without pressing or rubbing. Let it sit for 15 minutes to let the salt soak up the grease, then carefully brush the condiment off. The method conceals the spot, especially on dark clothes, prevents it from becoming a permanent stain and makes it easier to wash the garment later.

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Play dough is your best friend when you need to clean glitter.

Use Play Dough to Get Rid of Glitter

Even the most powerful vacuum can fail to do the job if you have to remove tricky small particles from the carpet – like the annoying glitter or the dangerous little chunks of glass. However, play dough is a great “tool” for this task! So next time you can’t collect all the tiny particles from your carpet, grab a ball of the modelling compound and gently dab the area and you will be able to pick everything in seconds.

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Olive oil is a natural leather conditioner.

Condition Leather with Olive Oil

There are plenty of products designed to condition and polish leather furnishings, shoes, and accessories. However, if you don’t have any specialised conditioner at hand, you can use olive oil for dark leather. Apply a few drops of olive oil on a soft cotton cloth and gently rub the surface you want to condition. Don’t use this trick for light-coloured leather to prevent unwanted staining. You can use colourless petroleum jelly (Vaseline) to treat light leather goods and furnishings safely.

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This surpRICEing cleaning trick removes stubborn residues in hard to reach places.

Clean Tall Containers with Rice

Sometimes there is dried food or liquids left in a bottle or other tall, hard to clean container even after soaking with water and soap. These residues can be cleaned fast and easy with rice! Pour a spoon of the grains inside the bottle along with some cold water and a few drops of liquid soap. Cover the lid and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. The rice will scrub off all the residues. Rinse the container thoroughly and let it dry. Voila!

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Fight fire with fire: try this trick next time you have to deal with red wine stain.

Clean Wine with Wine

If you spill red wine onto your shirt at a party, you don’t have to wait until it dries to clean it. All you need to remove the beverage and prevent it from becoming a stubborn stain is some more wine. Yes, you have read this correctly! Pour a small amount of the white wine directly on the red wine spill. Try to stretch the textile a bit and pour through it, only where necessary to avoid spreading the red coloured liquid. Rinse the spot on the fabric with cold water to get rid of the smell and alcohol residues. Wash your garment as usual.

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