You’ll be surprised when you see the remarkable results when you apply baby oil to your chrome fixtures. You can buff up your toilet handle, your faucets, showerhead, and even your kitchen sink—with just a few drops on a clean cloth.
Then, add a dash more to the toilet tank and toilet bowl and shine until the porcelain shimmers.
Towels to Help Dry Clothes Faster
No one likes finding that one piece you want to wear is the only damp item after your laundry is done. You had your heart set on wearing it, and now you need to dry as quickly as possible.
Before you throw it in the dryer, add a couple of dry towels. They will help absorb some of the extra moisture and speed up the drying process.
Use Ice to Remove Wrinkles
Sometimes we forget to remove the clothes from the dryer, which inevitably leads to creases and wrinkles. So what do you do when your shirt today is all crinkled and looks rumpled up? Simply toss a handful of ice cubes into the dryer along with the wrinkled shirt. Tumble dry for at least 10 minutes on high heat.
When the cycle is complete, immediately remove the shirt and hang it up. Just smooth down the collar, cuffs, and seams with your hands. This hack works because the steam created by the melting ice relaxes the fibers and helps wrinkles vanish.
Nail Polish Prevents Rust
Another little trick you can use to keep rust at bay is by using nail polish to coat areas that are prone to rust. Try it with your hardware around the house to get it all rust-free by coating the bolts and screws with clear nail polish.
This will also stop the seat from slipping around since the screws will be less inclined to loosen.
Lemon Juice to Brighten Laundry
Lemon juice is acidic, just like vinegar, giving a similar natural bleaching effect. Simply add one cup of lemon juice to your next load in the machine when washing white clothes to help keep their color sharp. Seeing as white cotton socks can easily become heavily stained and shabby.
You can whiten them by adding one lemon sliced into wedges to a large bucket of boiling water. Throw in the socks and let them soak overnight before washing.