15 clever cleaning hacks from the pros
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The festive season can be marvellous but messy, and many householders will be facing a big clean after Christmas. It’s not something that fills most people with joy – but with the help of some clever little tips from expert cleaners, not only can your post-Christmas clean be quicker and more efficient, it can be (a bit) more enjoyable too.
“After the Christmas festivities with guests visiting, lots of food, drink and family fun, a post-Christmas clean-up will be inevitable,” says cleaning content creator, podcaster and author Laura Mountford. “I like to do my post-Christmas clean in twixmas, the bit between Christmas and New Year, giving everywhere a clean, tidy and declutter so I can start the New Year fresh.”.
Here are tried and tested cleaning hacks from Mountford and fellow cleaning experts This Morning’s Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie, and Chris Wootton, managing director of Poppies (UK) cleaning service…. 1. Reuse teabags for cleaning. Crombie, author of cleaning books including How to Clean Your House (HQ, £12.99), advises tea drinkers not to throw away used teabags, but use them to clean instead.
“Tea has been a cleaning staple for centuries, loved by the Victorians for its powerful tannins,” says Crombie. “These natural compounds break down grease and grime with ease.”. She suggests adding a used teabag to a water-filled dirty pan and letting it soak, as the tea loosens baked-on food and grease. Also, steep tea, pour it into a spray bottle, and use it to get a streak-free shine on windows and mirrors.
