If you thought shaving foam was just for bathroom hair removal, prepare to be enlightened, because the grooming essential is actually a brilliant cleaning tool for all over your home. Here are eight ways shaving foam can clean your house...
1. Clean your mirror and prevent fogging
Tired of getting foggy mirrors after a shower? Shaving foam can prevent your mirrors from misting. Not only that, but it cleans your mirrors and gives a streak-free finish. Simply lather some shaving foam on your mirrors, leave for a minute, and then wipe down with a clean dry towel.
2. Rid any suede sofa stains
Got micro-suede furniture that has some stains on it? Well, shaving foam is your new best friend. With this method, make sure to use cream and not gel. Cover the stain in shaving cream and leave for 20 minutes. Wipe the sofa with a clean damp cloth and then suck out the excess water with a water suction vacuum. Let it air dry and your sofa will be as good as new.
3. Eliminate bathroom odour
Shaving foam can effectively help to get rid of bathroom odours. Clean the basin of your toilet with shaving foam to eliminate smells from the room itself – it works especially well on the grout between your tiles too, so get scrubbing the floor.
4. A stain remover for red wine
Shaving foam can even remove some of the toughest stains. Red wine on your clothes? Apply a dollop onto the stained area of clothing and work the product in using the back of a spoon. Once you have worked the foam into the material, gently scrub the stain with a damp sponge. Finally, give it a rinse and the stain should be lifted.
5. Breaks down grime build up on your hob
If over time you have you have noticed burn marks, grime and build-up on your glass hob, try covering the electric hob in shaving foam and leave for 15 minutes. Wipe away and the grime will be gone.
6. Carpet stain cleaner
Shaving foam can lift stains out of your carpet too. If you have some makeup stains, spillages or even nail varnish on your carpet, massage the foam into the area and leave for 10 minutes. After leaving it to settle, wipe away the foam with a damp cloth.
7. Make your jewellery sparkle
A gentle and effective way of keeping your delicate jewellery sparkling clean is using shaving foam. Simply cover your jewellery with the shaving foam and then rub it in with your fingers. Rinse immediately and then polish clean with a soft cloth.
8. Fabric car seat cleaning
Have you got light coloured fabric seats that look seriously stained and filthy? Shaving foam will do the trick. Using your hands, rub the shaving foam into your car seats, give it a scrub with a sponge, and then rinse with a cloth and warm water.
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10 books to inspire you to clean, declutter and organise your home
Marie Kondo'sSpark Joyis an in-depth, illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home. If something sparks joy, keep it, if not, expel it from your home.This bookcovers every room in the house,as well as a wide range of items in different categories, including clothes, photographs, paperwork, books, cutlery, cosmetics, shoes, bags, wallets and valuables.
Famoushome organisers to the stars, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin give you a masterclass inparing down your belongings in every room, arranging them in an aesthetically pleasingand easy-to-find way (they love alabel), and maintaining the system so you don't need another do-over in six months. You can also watch their show,Get Organised with The Home Edit,onNetflix.
If you need to revolutionise your home routine, try the popular The Organised Mum Method(TOMM). The concept by Gemma Bray promises to help you'clean smarter not harder' byspending 30 minutes cleaning a different room each day of the week – and it'll spare you your weekends, too.
Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need
Tracy McCubbin delvesinto the root of why many of us struggle to keep our homes decluttered.McCubbin's powerful answer lies in the 7 Emotional Clutter Blocks – obstacles she will help readersovercome in orderto declutter their homes and improve their overall wellbeing.
How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
Dana K. White explains, clearly and without delusions, what it takes to get – and keep –your home under control. Her strategies includewhere to start to tame the chaos, which habits deserve your focus and will make the most impact, and practical tips you can implement immediately to declutter a huge amount of stuff with minimal drama.
Marie Kondo's successful KonMari Method will help to keepyourhomeclear and clutter-free permanently. If you follow theinspirational step-by-step, you're promised to see results.
Manage your home with Lynsey Crombie, Instagram sensation and TV's Queen of Clean, as she creates a system of speed-cleaning challenges, organisational habits and natural cleaners. Lynsey aims to share what she's learned to help you take the stress out of everyday life, so you can focus on what brings you joy.
Described as bursting with practical and relatable advice, this book injects enthusiasm, energy and humour into the essential and often mundanetask of decluttering. Debora Robertson also helps you declutter your mind for an easier and more efficient life.
Banish Clutter Forever's Toothbrush Principle is a simpleapproach to decluttering your home – whether you live in a huge houseor a small flat.It willshow you how to: organise according to the unconscious blueprint that naturally tidy people have, know what to throw away with confidence, set up your wardrobe so you get much more use out of the clothes you have, and work from home productively in a clear, designated space.
Hinch Yourself Happy: All The Best Cleaning Tips To Shine Your Sink And Soothe Your Soul
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Stay on top of your cleaning routine with Sophie Hinchliffe – better known Mrs Hinch – and her book, Hinch Yourself Happy. Mrs Hinch shareshow cleaning can soothe anxiety and stress, plusstep-by-step guides to hinching your home.
Anya Meyerowitz
Anya is a freelance editor and journalist with a penchant for coats, shoes and handbags. When she isn't writing about health and wellness, or collating shopping galleries where she ends up buying everything herself, she can be found meandering around art galleries, sharing dishes that are really too small to share at London restaurants and coaching female entrepreneurs on how to do their own PR.
