57 Cheap Cleaning Hacks That Will Blow Your Mind

I am so excited to share these 57 cleaning hacks with you! Did you know that you can get rid of stubborn soap scum with grapefruit? Or clean your grill with an onion? There are so many common household items that we’re overlooking during our spring cleaning! I’ve discovered that the staple household cleaning products are vinegar, baking soda, lemons, salt, potatoes, and toothpaste! Make sure to add those to your grocery list next time!

Not only will a clean home make you feel like you have your life together, but it will help you reduce allergens, lower your chances of getting sick, give you some exercise (scrubbing a tub is quite the arm workout), and give you a sense of accomplishment. There’s nothing quite like a freshly cleaned home, and this list of 57 cheap cleaning hacks makes it easier to tackle, while staying on a budget.

1. Use a lemon to clean stainless steel – House Beautiful
2. Sprinkle some salt on a grapefruit and scrub the soap scum out of your bathtub – House Beautiful
3. Get that pesky smell out of your Tupperware by microwaving a mixture of dish liquid, bleach and water until it boils – House Beautiful
4. Freshen up your garbage disposal with a few slices of lemon – Clark
5. Clean a dirty sponge by microwaving for 30 seconds – Clark
6. Use coffee filters to clean TV & laptop screens – I Want To Buy A House
7. Get out of scrubbing your toilet by pouring coca-cola on it! – I Want To Buy A House
8. Clean your iron by ironing tin foil with salt! – I Want To Buy A House
9. Get the dust out of your keyboard by using a toothbrush – I Want To Buy A House
10. Clean your cutting boards with a salt sprinkled lemon – Popsugar
11. Pour club soda over stained carpets and curtains – Popsugar
12. Use half of an onion to clean a grill – Popsugar
13. A sliced onion will absorb the lingering smell in your basement after 24 hours – Cheapism
14. Get rid of moths with dried lemon peels – Cheapism
15. Clean hardwood furniture with olive oil and lemon (2 parts olive oil, 1 part lemon juice) – Cheapism
    
    
    
    
16. Get rid of ants with cucumber, mint, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, and lemon juice – Cheapism
17. Use baking soda to lift oil stains from carpet – Private Property
18. Tie a bag of vinegar around your showerhead for a few hours to get rid of the grime – Private Property
19. Clean your microwave by microwaving a ½ cup white vinegar and ½ cup water mixture for 10 minutes – Private Property
20. Remove water rings from hardwood furniture with a hair dryer – Private Property
21. Remove candle wax from furniture with a few ice cubes – Budget Maids
22. Vacuum tiny spaces through cardboard tubes (from toilet paper or paper towel rolls!) – Kratos
23. Dust your ceiling fans with old pillow cases – Buzzfeed
24. Repel dust and hair from your baseboards by wiping them with old dryer sheets – Buzzfeed
25. Rinse your air vents in the dishwasher – Buzzfeed
26. Rub your metal faucets with wax paper to prevent stains – Buzzfeed
27. Use denture cleaning tablets to clean vases – The Reading Chronicle
28. Get rid of a nail polish spill by sprinkling sugar on it (when wet) – The Reading Chronicle
29. Clean your silver jewelry and silverware with ketchup – Huffpost
30. Beer can make your gold jewelry shine again – Huffpost
    
    
    
    
31. Vodka can clean your diamonds – Huffpost
32. Clean your gemstones with seltzer water –Huffpost
33. Toothpaste can clean most jewelry – Huffpost
34. Disinfect your mattress with vodka – Huffpost
35. Clean oven racks with dryer sheets – Huffpost
36. Use olive oil on stainless steel – NBC News
37. Clean water stains with shaving cream – NBC News
38. Gather pet hair by rubbing rubber gloves over your carpets – NBC News
39. Clean makeup brushes, hairbrushes, contact lens cases, etc with a dishwasher – NBC News
40. Clean your coffee grinder with bread – Country Living
41. Use a potato, salt, and vegetable oil to clean a cast iron skillet – Country Living
42. Remove paint from clothes with a razor – Lifehack
43. Clean your grater with a potato – Lifehack
44. Pick up spilled glitter with playdough – Lifehack
45. Wash your makeup brushes with baby shampoo and hang them to dry – Lifehack
    
    
    
    
46. Remove the smell from your coffee grinder by grinding uncooked white rice – Lifehack
47. Use toothpaste to clean your dirty sneakers – Lifehack
48. Use shampoo to clean your hairbrush – Lifehack
49. Get a clean blender by blending water and dish soap – Lifehack
50. Use bread to pick up broken glass – Lifehack
51. Remove lipstick stains with hairspray – Lifehack
52. Disinfect your mattress with baking soda – Best Life
53. Clean glass with newspapers – Best Life
54. Use your vacuum to clean your blinds – Best Life
55. Whiten your yellowed clothing by soaking in lemon juice – Organized Home
56. Treat wine stains by pouring salt on them overnight – Organized Home
57. Make musty towels smell fresh by washing with 1-2 cups of distilled vinegar and hot water – Organized Home

Which of these cleaning hacks will you try? I am really excited to add grapefruit to my shopping list so I can make my shower feel brand new! I might even try the ketchup on my tarnished necklace tip too! I will just have to be sure to wash it thoroughly to get the smell out!

Make sure to save this on Pinterest so you can use it next time you’re cleaning! And if you have any unconventional cleaning hacks that you use, please comment below so I can add them!