YOUR favorite floor cleaner may work miracles, but some home experts swear by oil, mayonnaise, and other bizarre ingredients.
Next time you clean, these pro-approved formulas will give your furniture and floors a next-level shine.
These DIY formulas may seem too weird to be true, but home cleaning professionals swear by them.
The home and DIY experts at Lifehacker shared several strange cleaning and polishing solutions, which are concocted from common household products.
“You don’t always need a dedicated product to get your mahogany desk or oak chairs gleaming,” the home experts wrote.
Regardless of which formula you use, make sure to grab the proper cloth for administering it – in fact, you’ll want to find a few.
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“Your best bet is to use a microfiber cloth when cleaning wood, because the material’s tiny fibers are able to grab more dirt and dust than other types of fabric,” the pros wrote. “Start out with at least two (but ideally more), making sure to keep one dry.”
Then, you can get started with your potions. Lifting water stains is easy enough if you have one of two ingredients on hand: mayonnaise or non-gel toothpaste.
Head to your kitchen and grab some mayo for the first technique. “Use your finger or a spatula to apply the mayo to the stains in a circular motion,” the experts advised.
After an hour, “remove the mayo with one cloth, and then dry the areas with another.”
You can also use toothpaste, as long as you’re careful and watch the clock.
“Let it sit for five minutes (but not more than that, so the toothpaste doesn’t stain the wood itself),” the experts said.
Then, use a dry microfiber cloth to buff out the stain, but be careful.
“Only rub in the water stain itself, avoiding the surrounding wood as much as possible,” the outlet added.
Use a DIY cleaning spray on broader areas. You’ll need kitchen ingredients for this one, too: one cup of water, 1/4 cup of white vinegar, two teaspoons of mineral oil or coconut oil, and up to fifteen drops of lemon oil.
Mix it all together in a spray bottle, spray onto wood, and say goodbye to dirt and grime.
Once your furniture is clean, mix up the pro-approved DIY polish that sounds eerily similar to a salad dressing.
“Mix equal parts olive oil, denatured alcohol, gum turpentine, and strained lemon juice for a DIY polish,” the experts wrote.
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You can spray down your furniture and floors with the mixture, buff it in with a cloth, and then wipe away with another clean rag.
Proceed with caution, though. These hacks work on real wood, but if your furniture has laminate or veneer, you aren’t likely to see serious shine, and can even damage your home.
