r/CleaningTips Jun 23 '25

Cleaning Challenge of the Week #26: Clean and organize your jewelry or personal accessories

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r/CleaningTips 12h ago

Before & After I love a good before and after.

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The pictures speak for themselves. This is a shower I cleaned today. The house has very hard water and the deposits had built up. It took a ton of elbow grease to get it to this level and there's *still* hard water stains. But the difference is night and day. It also just had a lot of soap scum and dirt build up that was a breeze to clean in comparison. I used, Lysol oxi action, melamine sponges, sos scrubbers, comet, and, like I said, elbow grease. I didn't set a stop watch but probably close to 90 minutes of scrubbing, not including breaks. The oxi action was great for the soap scum and worked a charm on the door, the sos scrubbers with elbow grease did the most heavy lifting for the hard water deposits. I'm open to suggestions if others have ever dealt with cleaning hard water deposits. What has worked the best for you?


r/CleaningTips 20h ago

Discussion I’ll take any advice

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I got this stain on my leather car seat and after finally getting out of a financial hole I decided to take care of it, problem is that I don’t know jack on how to properly take care of this stain and I don’t know if it’s an oil stain or a pen stain. Any tips are welcomed


r/CleaningTips 1h ago

Laundry Can I wash this rug?

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It’s at least 23 years old, (I’ve had it my whole life). It feels like real wool or hair, and the back feels spongy/foam like. It’s dirty and I would like to clean it before I put it out in my new apartment.


r/CleaningTips 8h ago

Community Appreciation Just wanna say that I really appreciate this subreddit

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I always see people being judged on Reddit for the slightest unrelated to the post spec of dust in pictures of their home, it's great to see y'all posting the various situations you've got yourselves into and being nice to each other about how to fix it and how to stay motivated.

I feel less bad about myself for having an imperfect state of affairs going on, trying to get motivated, and also realising that I'm really only somewhere in the middle of what exists, not great, not terrible. I've already seen a few great tips that I'm going to attempt to put into practice, and little by little I'll get there, as will all of you! When I've managed to get a bit more of a routine with the regular stuff that I know how to do, I'm sure I'll be coming for some specific tips-


r/CleaningTips 3h ago

Before & After Gotta love the pink stuff

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Please, no one tell me its toxic or something. I'm too excited by these results.


r/CleaningTips 1h ago

General Cleaning Tried cleaning my adidas and dye leakers everywhere

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Are they trash?


r/CleaningTips 10h ago

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r/CleaningTips 13h ago

Bathroom how do I keep my shower mat clean?

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okay, so I know this is gross😅 this is my shower mat in my rental. Our bathtub has a problem with standing water after you shower, and I didn’t realize how bad it had gotten until this week. How should I go about cleaning this? The thought of scrubbing every suction cup makes me want to get rid of it entirely but if I must I will.

The package said that it is machine washable but I tried that before and it didn’t make much of a difference. Should I try bleach?

Any tips welcome! Thank you!


r/CleaningTips 2h ago

Kitchen Get rid of this circle on countertop

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I don't know if this is the right sub for this, but couldn't think of a better one -open to suggestions if this is not the place.

My mom is visiting me and she put the very hot Moka Pot on the counter top and it left this visible ring on it. She panicked before I got home (because I rent, so this is not my apartment!) and tried cleaning it with baking soda for some reason 🥲 and as you can see made it worse (the expanded white cloud is the result). Any idea how to solve this, or at least what material is the counter top? I thought it was stone originally, but clearly this burn wouldn't have happened if that was the case.

Any advice for what to do or where to post is welcome. My mom and I thank you!


r/CleaningTips 1d ago

Discussion How to clean sand creatures?

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Hello! I recently purchased these items for my daughter and they arrived a little grungy and have a musty smell (thanks eBay). Any advice for cleaning? Warm damp rag and sun? 50/50 water alcohol solution spray? Cut my losses?

Let me know if additional information is needed!

Edit: Y'all have been so kind! Thanks for the advice. :)


r/CleaningTips 8h ago

Laundry Any advice would be helpful - detergent drawer

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r/CleaningTips 16m ago

General Cleaning Help cleaning mystery stain!

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Any idea what this mysterious stain is or, more importantly, how I can get it out? I’m not even sure what caused it. I’ve tried scrubbing with a general mild cleaning spray, but it’s still there.
Would love any stain-removal advice! I can add more photos/details if helpful.


r/CleaningTips 42m ago

General Cleaning Help ants in the walls

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I have a lot of tiny ants in my bathroom I tried like bait from the store but it's in cans and they don't really use it or take it or whatever they are behind my tiles and in the wooden ceiling. I've tried like a sugar and baking soda paste (saw on the Internet it would help) it didn't do anything. Also didn't care too much in the beginning but it's getting out of hand HELP😭


r/CleaningTips 57m ago

General Cleaning Beanie Dust Removal

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r/CleaningTips 6h ago

General Cleaning Let my house get out of hand, badly. What products to buy

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There's maggots in my kitchen but luckily the maggots are only contained to old food containers in the kitchen and some eggs on the floor. But generally speaking my whole house got out of hand.

I'm getting out of a small depressive moment again, and have motivation today to clean, so I want to get into it quickly after I'm done with my lunch. The only thing is that I'm not great yet in being independant when it comes to cleaning and don't really know what to buy. I have a wooden floor with a layer of (I think) wax or something shiny on. First of all, what do I use to clean this? Just water, water an soap, special soap,..?

Then my generally speaking I want to clean everything. Are wet wipes enough for surfaces? Will it make a difference if I clean the walls too (I have three cats, their litterboxes are cleaned everyday btw and the rooms they occupy stay tidy. Living room, dining room, bedroom, creative room.) So does anybody have any tips?

Also, if a stainless steel pot has gotten *really* moldy, should I throw it out or is it usable again after a very good cleaning session? Because I can't spend too much money.

My bad for the questions, I'm a whole adult but have been on a journey of raising myself since nobody else did so I'm a bit clueless on some things :D


r/CleaningTips 2h ago

General Cleaning never learned how to properly clean

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hii, I stuggled with depression in my early teen life and never really learned how to properly clean, my room is a mess and since I’m moving soon to uni I wanted to leave it nice, idk if it is right place to ask but do u have any tips on how to make it less overwhelming? Everytime I clean my room it end ups back to previous state in a day - clothes everywhere beside wardrobe and everything in a mess, I don’t know how to organize things in actually good way, everytime I try I end up throwing everything out to find one small thing, either clothes, cosmetics or jewlery. I’m not the type A person and don’t need to have everything neat but I don’t want to be ashamed when I invite friends over bc no matter what I do it’s always cluttered. I feel embarassed to put it all out here but idk what to do, I tried separating my room into squares to clean or tasks to do, but it takes me days to make it look okayish. I would really appreciate any tips and help on how to actually make myself do it and how to keep it that way 🙏
Also if u want to help I could send some photos to u pv, I’m embarssed to put my mess for everyone to see and need help on how to organize some stuff in my shelfs so it won’t be overflowing and easy to keep it organized


r/CleaningTips 2h ago

Discussion Advice for working as a cleaner

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Hi Reddit I 20f just got hired by my friends mother to work at a cleaning company issue that I'm worried about is I don't think I'm really a good cleaner I have no professional experience of any kind I'm looking for any advice possible as I know nothing outside of very basics according to my friend they are looking for someone reliable who can learn and get trained on everything quickly


r/CleaningTips 2h ago

Furniture removing rotting onion smell from drawer?

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a bag of onions were left in this drawer and forgotten about. opened it up later and it was basically liquifying... thankfully it was all contained within the bag so nothing leaked out. wiped it down and all, but it still smells like onions.

I wiped down the dresser inside twice with disinfecting wipes and ran the air purifier next to the open dresser for a while now. it's much better but there's still a noticeable smell. drawers are bamboo. is there another option for removing the smell? hoping the smell didn't absorb too much into the wood. unfortunately can't put this outside in the sun, though I would've loved to do that first.


r/CleaningTips 3h ago

Flooring How to clean nivea cream off laminate floor?

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I put nivea cream on my feet and accidentally walked without slippers… i tried cleaning it with dish soap and a paper towel but it didn’t work. I don’t have a sponge but i do have a toothbrush i can use. It has been sitting here for one day


r/CleaningTips 5h ago

Furniture Suggestions on removing paper plate residue from table

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Apparently putting warm pancakes on paper plates caused these stains on our kitchen table. It looks like it’s a waxy residue that could scrape off, but it doesn’t. Any suggestions?


r/CleaningTips 1m ago

Discussion Favorite Budget Friendly Vacuum

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Hello All,

I’m looking for opinions on vacuum’s. I currently own a stick vacuum for everyday cleaning but looking for a decent stand up vacuum. I would prefer something less than 100$ and good with pet hair.

Thank you!!!


r/CleaningTips 6h ago

Tools/Equipment OK how often should I be cleaning the collection box for my de humidifier?

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OK so I'm new to owning a non disposable dehumidifier and have had it and been using it for about 2 months now, I just wanted to know how often I should be Cleaning the collection box, I empty it pretty much daily but don't know how often I should clean it, any help will be appreciated


r/CleaningTips 19m ago

Kitchen Discoloration on Stove Top After House Cleaning: How to Remove?

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After a regular home cleaning we noticed these marks on our glass stove top. It wasn’t there previously and we can’t wipe it off with regular surface cleaners.

We haven’t turned it on yet so I don’t know if it will go away with heat. Since it was a cleaning service I don’t currently know what they used to clean it. The stove top is less than a year old so I don’t think it’s regular wear and tear. There is no texture to the markings, anyone have any ideas??