9 Housecleaning Tips You Won't Know How You Lived Without

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    Chalk for grease stain removal: Before throwing the clothes in the wash, rub grease stains with chalk. The chalk dust will absorb the grease, and then it will all be rinsed away in the wash.
    1/9 Chalk for grease stain removal: Before throwing the clothes in the wash, rub grease stains with chalk. The chalk dust will absorb the grease, and then it will all be rinsed away in the wash.
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    Ammonia for cleaning burners: Put a little ammonia and one of the removable burners in a ziplock bag and leave them overnight. The fumes from the ammonia will loosen the gunk, and you can wipe them down in the morning.
    2/9 Ammonia for cleaning burners: Put a little ammonia and one of the removable burners in a ziplock bag and leave them overnight. The fumes from the ammonia will loosen the gunk, and you can wipe them down in the morning.
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    Use foil to clean glass cookware: Just crumple up a piece of foil to remove baked-on crud from glass cookware. The foil will have a surface similar to steel wool, but will be easier on your hands. It's also a good way to get some use out of foil scraps you can't reuse.
    3/9 Use foil to clean glass cookware: Just crumple up a piece of foil to remove baked-on crud from glass cookware. The foil will have a surface similar to steel wool, but will be easier on your hands. It's also a good way to get some use out of foil scraps you can't reuse.
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    Clean makeup brushes with baby shampoo: Simply wash, rinse, and blot to see if there's any makeup remaining. When they're clean, hang them upside down to dry so water doesn't collect in the handle.
    4/9 Clean makeup brushes with baby shampoo: Simply wash, rinse, and blot to see if there's any makeup remaining. When they're clean, hang them upside down to dry so water doesn't collect in the handle.
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    Lemons for hard water stains: The acid in lemon juice dissolves the calcium that leaves the spotty hard water stains. If it's a really tough one, you can add salt to the lemon and rub with that.
    5/9 Lemons for hard water stains: The acid in lemon juice dissolves the calcium that leaves the spotty hard water stains. If it's a really tough one, you can add salt to the lemon and rub with that.
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    DIY vacuum nozzle: A squirt nozzle like this affixed to a vacuum can help get into small, hard-to-reach places like keyboards and small plugs that get linty.
    6/9 DIY vacuum nozzle: A squirt nozzle like this affixed to a vacuum can help get into small, hard-to-reach places like keyboards and small plugs that get linty.
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    Use a squeegee to de-fuzz a carpet: It yanks the hair right out and collects it into easy-to-collect clumps.
    7/9 Use a squeegee to de-fuzz a carpet: It yanks the hair right out and collects it into easy-to-collect clumps.
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    Use bread to pick up broken glass: It's easier than using a rag because you can simply throw the whole thing out. The glass sticks easily to the bread, allowing you to pick it up and gather the small bits a brush might miss.
    8/9 Use bread to pick up broken glass: It's easier than using a rag because you can simply throw the whole thing out. The glass sticks easily to the bread, allowing you to pick it up and gather the small bits a brush might miss.
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    Use Play-Doh to clean up glitter: Simply press onto loose glitter to pick it up. As a bonus, you now have glittery Play-Doh.
    9/9 Use Play-Doh to clean up glitter: Simply press onto loose glitter to pick it up. As a bonus, you now have glittery Play-Doh.

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Here is a collection of simple tricks for getting out of any household jam, using things you probably already have. Prove yourself to be the MacGyver of cleaning stuff and impress your friends and relatives!

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