I am so excited to share these 57 cleaning hacks with you! Did you know that you can get rid of stubborn soap scum with grapefruit? Or clean your grill with an onion? There are so many common household items that we’re overlooking during our spring cleaning! I’ve discovered that the staple household cleaning products are vinegar, baking soda, lemons, salt, potatoes, and toothpaste! Make sure to add those to your grocery list next time!
Not only will a clean home make you feel like you have your life together, but it will help you reduce allergens, lower your chances of getting sick, give you some exercise (scrubbing a tub is quite the arm workout), and give you a sense of accomplishment. There’s nothing quite like a freshly cleaned home, and this list of 57 cheap cleaning hacks makes it easier to tackle, while staying on a budget.
- Use a lemon to clean stainless steel – House Beautiful
- Sprinkle some salt on a grapefruit and scrub the soap scum out of your bathtub – House Beautiful
- Get that pesky smell out of your Tupperware by microwaving a mixture of dish liquid, bleach and water until it boils – House Beautiful
- Freshen up your garbage disposal with a few slices of lemon – Clark
- Clean a dirty sponge by microwaving for 30 seconds – Clark
- Use coffee filters to clean TV & laptop screens – I Want To Buy A House
- Get out of scrubbing your toilet by pouring coca-cola on it! – I Want To Buy A House
- Clean your iron by ironing tin foil with salt! – I Want To Buy A House
- Get the dust out of your keyboard by using a toothbrush – I Want To Buy A House
- Clean your cutting boards with a salt sprinkled lemon – Popsugar
- Pour club soda over stained carpets and curtains – Popsugar
- Use half of an onion to clean a grill – Popsugar
- A sliced onion will absorb the lingering smell in your basement after 24 hours – Cheapism
- Get rid of moths with dried lemon peels – Cheapism
- Clean hardwood furniture with olive oil and lemon (2 parts olive oil, 1 part lemon juice) – Cheapism
- Get rid of ants with cucumber, mint, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, and lemon juice – Cheapism
- Use baking soda to lift oil stains from carpet – Private Property
- Tie a bag of vinegar around your showerhead for a few hours to get rid of the grime – Private Property
- Clean your microwave by microwaving a ½ cup white vinegar and ½ cup water mixture for 10 minutes – Private Property
- Remove water rings from hardwood furniture with a hair dryer – Private Property
- Remove candle wax from furniture with a few ice cubes – Budget Maids
- Vacuum tiny spaces through cardboard tubes (from toilet paper or paper towel rolls!) – Kratos
- Dust your ceiling fans with old pillow cases – Buzzfeed
- Repel dust and hair from your baseboards by wiping them with old dryer sheets – Buzzfeed
- Rinse your air vents in the dishwasher – Buzzfeed
- Rub your metal faucets with wax paper to prevent stains – Buzzfeed
- Use denture cleaning tablets to clean vases – The Reading Chronicle
- Get rid of a nail polish spill by sprinkling sugar on it (when wet) – The Reading Chronicle
- Clean your silver jewelry and silverware with ketchup – Huffpost
- Beer can make your gold jewelry shine again – Huffpost
- Vodka can clean your diamonds – Huffpost
- Clean your gemstones with seltzer water –Huffpost
- Toothpaste can clean most jewelry – Huffpost
- Disinfect your mattress with vodka – Huffpost
- Clean oven racks with dryer sheets – Huffpost
- Use olive oil on stainless steel – NBC News
- Clean water stains with shaving cream – NBC News
- Gather pet hair by rubbing rubber gloves over your carpets – NBC News
- Clean makeup brushes, hairbrushes, contact lens cases, etc with a dishwasher – NBC News
- Clean your coffee grinder with bread – Country Living
- Use a potato, salt, and vegetable oil to clean a cast iron skillet – Country Living
- Remove paint from clothes with a razor – Lifehack
- Clean your grater with a potato – Lifehack
- Pick up spilled glitter with playdough – Lifehack
- Wash your makeup brushes with baby shampoo and hang them to dry – Lifehack
- Remove the smell from your coffee grinder by grinding uncooked white rice – Lifehack
- Use toothpaste to clean your dirty sneakers – Lifehack
- Use shampoo to clean your hairbrush – Lifehack
- Get a clean blender by blending water and dish soap – Lifehack
- Use bread to pick up broken glass – Lifehack
- Remove lipstick stains with hairspray – Lifehack
- Disinfect your mattress with baking soda – Best Life
- Clean glass with newspapers – Best Life
- Use your vacuum to clean your blinds – Best Life
- Whiten your yellowed clothing by soaking in lemon juice – Organized Home
- Treat wine stains by pouring salt on them overnight – Organized Home
- Make musty towels smell fresh by washing with 1-2 cups of distilled vinegar and hot water – Organized Home
