40 cleaning hacks for those who hate wasting time cleaning

Keeping a clean and organized home is no easy task. Especially for those who are not used to or do not “sympathize” with a home care routine.

Although we do not clean the house daily, by setting aside time to do this, we do not want to spend long days performing these tasks considered boring and unpleasant.

To make cleaning your home easier, there are some tricks that make cleaning much more pleasant, which make it easier and increase productivity in hateful moments like this.

“Keep your home with furniture that ensures the circulation of space. The accumulation of these objects, in addition to visually polluting, makes maintenance difficult and facilitates the proliferation of mites and fungi, known to cause allergies. Today’s Decoration Architecture trends strive for a clean environment. So remember: less is more”, recommends personal organizer Helô Henne.

In order to make cleaning your home easier, without wasting time, making this moment easier, more practical and even pleasurable, check out more tips and tricks from the personal organizer that will help you change your domestic routine:

In the kitchen

1. Clean heavily soiled or scorched pans by adding water with a cup of white vinegar. Bring to a boil until the mixture boils and add two tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda. Empty the pan and wash it, rubbing it lightly to remove the scorch marks.

2. To quickly clean the microwave, use a lemon cut in half and place in a glass of water. Turn on the microwave until the water starts to boil. Once this is done, turn off the microwave and let the glass rest for a minute before removing it. This will make the fat come out easily when you wipe the inside with a cloth.

3. Simplify blender cleaning by just adding water and detergent after use. Turn it on for a few seconds and just rinse.

4. To clean a coffee grinder, place raw rice grains inside. This will make old odors disappear. To clean, “grind” a tablespoon of baking soda and clean well.

5. To clean a very dirty oven, place a bowl with half a cup of ammonia and let it sit overnight. When you wake up, normally clean the inside of your oven.

6. Do you want to remove the marks left by excessive use of the coffee maker? Add equal parts water and vinegar into the carafe, run the coffee maker halfway through the cycle, and let it sit. After an hour, turn it back on and let the cycle repeat. Then do two more cycles with only water, to avoid any unpleasant taste or aroma.

7. Do you have silver utensils? To clean them, place them in a bowl lined with aluminum foil, add boiling water, half a cup of salt and half a cup of baking soda. Let it rest for 30 minutes and rinse normally.

8. To clean the grill or sandwich maker, at the end of use, place two sheets of damp paper towel inside and close it. The heat from use will make the dirt easier to stick to the paper. Then open it and clean the rest of the dirt with a paper towel as well.

9. If you want to ensure that the dishwashing sponge is germ-free, place it in the microwave while it is still wet and turn it on high for two minutes. This process kills about 99% of the germs present in it.

10. Have you broken a glass or glass container? Ensure your safety and avoid getting hurt by picking up the shards using a slice of bread.

11. Clean stove burners easily. Place them in a plastic bag with ¼ cup of ammonia, seal the bag and let it sit overnight. Now just wash them normally with a sponge and the dirt will come out without problems.

12. Use an onion cut in half to help remove the remains that are stuck to the grill after cooking. Just rub it all over the grill and the food scraps will easily come off.

13. To clean the cutting board without leaving chemical residues or odors, use coarse salt and lemon, rubbing them along their entire length and rinsing afterwards.

in the bathroom

14. Get rid of the accumulation of dirt from the faucet or shower valve with the help of a lemon. Just rub it around it and the dirt will come off easily.

15. Clean the tile grout with a mixture of water and baking soda, making a paste and applying it with the help of an old toothbrush.

16. “To disinfect the bathrooms and kitchen and sinks, after washing the floor and countertops as usual, prepare a solution of bleach, water in the proportion of one liter, to two tablespoons of bleach, apply and let it act for 15 minutes”, indicates the personal organizer.

17. To avoid water stains on the shower, apply a thin layer of car wax along its entire length and let it dry for a few minutes. The role of wax is to insulate the glass from water, preventing stains.

18. Clean the outside of the toilet with hot water, baking soda and a soft cloth. This mixture will help eliminate odors and bacteria from this region, leaving you cleaner.

19. For the inside of the vase, the ideal is to use bleach and using a sponge to clean the sides of the vase. To rinse, just flush. Remember to wear disposable gloves when performing this procedure.

in the house in general

20. If you have a cat or dog as a pet, make it easier to clean the rug or carpet by squeezing its entire length. This way the hairs will come out easily.

21. “The ideal way to keep your books organized is by literary style or by author. Buy colored adhesive labels at a stationery store, they should be small. Identify each literary style or author with a color, then create an index or caption corresponding to each color with literary style/author. In this way, when you consult the index, you know exactly which group the book you are looking for is, teaches Helo.

22. Another option to get rid of dog or cat hair from carpets and upholstery is to use a rubber glove. Just put it on and run your hand over the dirty spot and the hairs will stick to it.

23. To clean books, the professional advises passing the entire surface of the book with 70% alcohol gel. Sprinkle baking soda between the pages. “This will prevent fungi and possible allergies”, she explains.

24. To remove glass or moisture marks from wooden furniture, absorb excess moisture with a towel and use a hair dryer to remove the remaining moisture until the stain is gone.

25. Prevent leakage from garbage bags by adding sheets of newspaper to the bin. This way the bin won’t get dirty and the newspapers can be discarded later.

26.” To clean porcelain, the ideal is neutral detergent. Any other product can leave stains”, informs Helo.

27. Do you have a ceiling fan? Then use an old t-shirt to clean it, “wearing” each shovel at once. This will prevent dirt from spreading throughout the environment.

28. Easily clean blinds by wrapping your hand with a clean sock and wiping with the same proportion of water and white vinegar.

29. To clean grout, the professional recommends using a paste of lemon juice with bicarbonate. Let it act and scrub with a hard bristle brush.

30. To clean the mattress, spray with the aid of a vodka sprayer along its entire length. The alcohol will kill the odor causing bacteria and evaporate quickly.

31. Get rid of scratches on leather furniture by using shoe polish and applying it to the damaged areas.

32. Use coffee filters to clean television screens, monitors or other screens in your home.

in the laundry room

33. To help dry wet shoes and sneakers from the rain, place newspapers or even a sachet with grains of rice inside them. These elements help to absorb moisture, accelerating the shoe drying process.

34. “To remove bloodstains correctly, they must be removed with 10 volume liquid hydrogen peroxide. If you can find the volume 20 version, better, but it needs to be the liquid one to speed up the process. Put a good amount on the stained spot and let it act for a few minutes. Put a little washing powder and boiling water, rub and wash normally,” guides the personal organizer.

35. Remove grease stains from clothes by applying school chalk or talcum powder over the stain. Wait a few minutes for the grease to absorb and then rub a cloth to remove the dirt.

26. Do you have lipstick stains on your clothes? Apply hairspray to them, let them sit for 10 minutes, run a damp cloth over the stain and wash your garment as normal.

37. ”Give preference to liquid laundry soaps, as they dissolve in water not accumulating on clothes. For dark clothes, use soaps suitable for dark clothes, they keep the color alive longer”, advises the personal organizer.

38. To remove coffee marks from the tablecloth, rub baking soda with a little water and they will come off without delay.

39. ”The fabric softener also works as an anti-mold. So you don’t need to buy specific ironing products. In the sprayer, put water and a little softener, in addition to perfuming a little more, it will work as an anti-mold”, proposes Helo.

40. “Keep an eye on the soap level. Too much soap ruins both the machine and the clothes. Clothes that come out of the machine with a lot of soap smell, for sure the amount was exaggerated. And they also cause allergies, warns the personal organizer.

Using these tips, cleaning the house becomes a more practical and easier task to perform. Always remembering that the best way to make cleaning easier is to focus on preventing possible forms of dirt accumulation.