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Skip the heavy-duty elbow grease but still make your grout look brand new. Let an automatic scrubbing brush do all the work for you.
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A soft cleanser that will erase any trace of mineral and soap scum buildup from your glass shower doors.
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Once your toilet bowl’s all fresh and clean, a stamp-in gel can keep it that way for weeks at a time.
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Let your sponge dry out every single night, whether you use a simple binder clip or a stainless sponge holder

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Then shine up your stainless steel sink with a quick dusting of flour and a microfiber cloth

But if that doesn’t do the trick, a foaming cleaner can deeply cleanse everything in your disposal
Promising review: “Holy cow I didn’t realize how easy and quick it was to clean a garbage disposal. I stumbled across this through a BuzzFeed article. Very simple instructions, literally takes five minutes and some hot water and voila! You have a clean, no-longer-stinky garbage disposal. Anytime I got a whiff of an odor, all I did was drop one of those packs in the disposal and the smell was GONE! Plus the blue foam bubbling through the sink was amusing to watch.” — VadersGirl

Mix up a paste of water and polish cleanser to easily scrub off cooked-on gunk

Then make your greasy stove (and grill!) grates look brand new again by letting them sit overnight with just a little bit of ammonia

Polish up your glass cooktop in five minutes

Or try a cooktop cleaning kit that includes a cleansing polish and a razor scraper

If you haven’t kept up with regular spot or self-cleaning, a 40-minute spray-on cleaner may be just what your oven needs
Promising review: “My oven was in bad shape. I tried this after seeing it in a BuzzFeed article and it actually worked! Let it sit for about four hours and the nastiness wipes off effortlessly.” — Natalie C

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Banish hard water from the mouth of your faucets

Rid your dishwasher of gunk and funky smells with a dishwasher cleaner

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Then wash the shelves, drawers and other removable parts of your fridge like dishes: in hot, soapy water

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Stop any lingering refrigerator odors in their tracks using a fabric deodorizer filled with activated charcoal

Tackle even the worst, most egregious rust stains with a spray-on cleaning gel that’ll dissolve it right before your eyes

Get rid of hard water toilet stains by gently scrubbing them off with a pumice stone

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Once your toilet bowl’s all fresh and clean, a stamp-in gel can actually keep it that way for weeks at a time

Transform your grimy bathtub into something that’s actually spa-worthy with a classic soft cleanser

Soft cleanser that will also erase any trace of mineral and soap scum buildup from your glass shower doors

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Unclog your slow-draining tub or sink using a simple drain clearer

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Skip the heavy-duty elbow grease but still make your grout look brand new: let an automatic scrubbing brush do all the work for you

Remove years of sticky, built-up hairspray residue from tile by scrubbing your floors down with a paste of Borax and water

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Then simply spray down your mirror, sink and everything else with your favorite all purpose spray cleaner, and give it a good wipe-down

If you have a rope mop, use the ~slop mop~ method to give your tile or linoleum floors a truly deep wash

Erase those mysterious (and not so mysterious) carpet and upholstery stains with a nontoxic and odor-free spot remover spray

Or opt for a solvent-based cleaner for any upholstery or draperies you have that has an “S” on its cleaning tag

And if you’re a pet owner or parent, choose an enzyme-based stain and odor-eliminating spray

Or just get an extendable microfiber duster set

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Besides pulling the lint off your dryer’s screen after every load, regularly get the lint out of the spot where the screen sits using your vacuum or a lint brush

Set-in mattress stains are no joke, but you can make ’em look better by using a carpet stain remover and a carpet washer

Use any old squeegee and some water in a spray bottle to easily clean pet hair

Or try an infinitely reusable pet hair roller to pick up gobs of hair all at once

And grab a squeegee broom to sweep up the hair embedded in your carpet and scattered over your hardwood or tile floor