Dryer sheets can actually help with everything from cleaning, to improving smells, to eliminating stains. Most of these alternative dryer sheet uses came as a complete surprise to you.
Scroll through below to see just how easily you can improve your own life with dryer sheets.
1. Clean a burn pan
There are few things worse than old food that won’t scrub off of a pan. Simply soak the pan overnight in hot water with a dryer sheet. The next day, use the dryer sheet to easily wipe away any food residue that might be left.
2. Keep your thread
You can also keep your thread knot-free with a dryer sheet. By dragging your needle through the sheet, the thread will stop sticking to itself, and will be less likely to get tangled.
3. Add dryer sheet to the vacuum bag
Vacuums are supposed to keep your house clean, but after years and years of sucking up dust and dirt, they tend to start smelling a bit musty. By adding a used dryer sheet to the vacuum bag, you can make your whole house smell like fabric softener.
4. Get rid of deodorant marks
White deodorant marks are a real pain, and trying to wipe them away with tissues just leaves more white marks. However, a used dryer sheet is a great way to get rid of deodorant marks quickly and easily.
5. Remove dust from window blinds
You can remove dust from window blinds quickly with a used dryer sheet, by closing the blinds and wiping vertically. Then, simply repeat this process with the blinds open all the way.
6. Tame those static fly-aways
Especially as the weather gets colder, hair static can be hard to combat. Rub a dryer sheet on the bristles of your brush to help tame those static fly-aways.
7. Remove staints
Dirt and gunk can easily build up in the soleplate of an iron, making it difficult to clean. With the iron on low, rub it over a dryer sheet, and watch the gunk disappear.
8. Make your drawers good smell
Dryer sheets make your clothes smell nice in the dryer, but you can prolong that fresh-out-of-the-dryer smell by keeping one in your drawers.
9. Get bad smell out of gym bags
Gym bags can get super-smelly, but a few dryer sheets can keep them smelling fresh.
10. Remove handprints and smudges
Are grimy hands leaving fingerprints on your stainless-steel fridge and appliances? Used dryer sheets are great at removing handprints and smudges.
11. Pick up light dust and powder
Powdery messes can be a huge pain to clean up. However, a dryer sheet is perfect for picking up light dust and powder quickly.
12. Keep your books stay smelling fresh
And for those who don’t like that musty, old-book smell, slip dryer sheets between the pages, and they’ll stay smelling fresh.
These dryer sheet hacks are absolutely brilliant, and can help to make life around the house so much easier!
Will you be trying these home hacks out yourself? Let us know in the comments.