40 cleaning tricks for those who hate wasting time cleaning up

Keeping a clean and organized home is no easy task. Especially for those who are not used or not? with a home care routine.

Although we do not clean the house daily, by taking the time to do this, we do not want to spend long days doing these boring and unpleasant tasks.

To make cleaning your home easier, there are a few tricks that make cleaning much more enjoyable, which make it easier and more productive at odious times like this.


• Keep your home with furniture that ensures the movement of space. The accumulation of these objects, besides visually polluting, makes maintenance difficult and facilitates the proliferation of mites and fungi, known to cause allergies. Today's Decoration Architecture trends excel in a clean environment. So remember: less is more? Recommends personal organizer Helô Henne.

To make your home easier to clean without wasting time, making this time easier, more practical and even more enjoyable, check out more tips and tricks from personal organizer that will help you modify your home routine:

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In the kitchen

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

2. To quickly clean the microwave, use a lemon cut in half and pour into a glass of water. Turn the microwave on until the water begins 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 off easily when wiping it inside.

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


4. To clean a coffee grinder, place raw rice grains inside. This will make old odors disappear. To clean,? Moa? 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 stand overnight. When you wake up, normally clean the inside of your oven.

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

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

8. To clean the grill or sandwich maker, after use, place two damp sheets of paper towel inside and close it. The heat from use will make dirt easier to stick to the paper. Then open it and wipe off any remaining dirt with paper towels.

9. If you want to make sure the dishwasher sponge is free of germs, put it still damp in the microwave and turn on the high power for two minutes. This process kills about 99% of the germs present in it.

10. Broke a glass or glass container? Ensure your safety and avoid getting hurt by picking up the pieces using a loaf of bread.

11. Clean the stove burners easily. Put them in a plastic bag with ¼ cup of ammonia, seal the bag and let stand overnight. Now just wash them normally with a sponge that the dirt will come out smoothly.

12. Use a halved onion to help remove any remnants that stick to the grill after cooking. Just rub it all over the grill so the leftover food will easily come out.

13. To clean the cutting board without leaving any traces of chemistry or odors, use coarse salt and lemon rubbing them thoroughly and rinsing them later.

In the bathroom

14. Get rid of tap dirt or showering with the aid of a lemon. Just rub it around even though the dirt will come off easily.

15. Clean the tile grout with a mixture of water and baking soda by 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 bleach solution, the water in the ratio of one liter, to two tablespoons of bleach, apply and let it work for 15 minutes ?, indicates the personal organizer.

17To avoid water stains on the box, apply a thin coat of car wax to its full extent and let it dry for a few minutes. The role of wax is to isolate the glass from water, avoiding 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 it cleaner.

19. For the inside of the toilet, the ideal is to use bleach and using a bushing clean the sides of it. To rinse just flush. Remember to wear disposable gloves to perform this procedure.

In the house in general

20. If you have a cat or dog as a pet, make it easy to clean the carpet or carpet by running a squeegee all the way. This way the hair will come out easily.

21. The ideal way to keep your books organized is by literary style or by author. Shop at a stationery for colored adhesive labels, they should be small. Identify each literary style or author with a color, then create an index or caption for each literary style / author color. That way when you look at the index you know exactly which group the book you're looking for is, Helo teaches.

22. Another option for getting rid of dog or cat hair from carpet and upholstery is to use a rubber glove. Just put it on and run your hand over the dirty place that the hair will stick to it.

23. When cleaning books, the professional guides you through the entire surface of the book with 70% alcohol gel. Sprinkle baking soda between the pages. "This will prevent mold and possible allergies," he explains.

24. To remove cup marks or moisture on wooden furniture, soak up excess moisture with a towel and use a hair dryer to wipe away any remaining moisture until the stain is removed.

25. Avoid leaking garbage bags by adding newspaper sheets to the trash. This way the trash will not get dirty and the newspapers can be discarded later.

26.? To clean porcelain tiles the ideal is neutral detergent. Any other product can leave stains? Informs Helo.

27. Has ceiling fan? So 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 the blinds by wrapping your hand in a clean sock and wiping with the same proportion of water and white vinegar.

29. To clean grout, the professional advises to use a lemon juice with baking soda. Let it act and scrub with a hard bristle brush.

30. To clean the mattress, spray it with the aid of a vodka spray. Alcohol will kill the bacterial odor and evaporate quickly.

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

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

In the laundry room

33. To help dry rain-soaked shoes and sneakers, place newspaper sheets or even a rice grain sachet inside. These elements help absorb moisture, speeding up the drying process of shoes.

34. • To remove blood stains correctly, they should be removed with 10 volume liquid hydrogen peroxide. If you find the volume 20 version, it's better, but it needs to be the liquid one to speed up the process. Put a good amount in the spot and let it act for a few minutes. Put some washing powder and boiling water, scrub and wash normally,? guides the personal organizer.

35. Remove grease stains from clothing by applying chalk or talcum powder to the ax. Wait a few minutes to absorb fat and rub a cloth to remove the dirt.

26. Do you have lipstick stains on your clothes? Apply hairspray spray on them, let stand for 10 minutes, wipe the stain with a damp cloth and wash your clothing as normal.

37. Give preference to liquid laundry soaps, as they dissolve in water not accumulating in clothing. For dark clothes, use the 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 it will come out without delay.

39.? The fabric softener also works with an anti-mold. That's why you don't have to buy specific ironing products. In the spray put water and a little bit of softener, and scent a little more will work as anti-mold ?, proposes Helo.

40.? Watch out for the soap level. Too much soap spoils both the machine and clothes. Clothes that come out of the machine smelling of soap, for sure the amount has been exaggerated. And also cause allergies, warns personal organizer.

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

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