These days, it’s become more important than ever to frequently disinfect and clean our belongings and surroundings. But pandemic or not, cleaning itself can be stressful, not to mention expensive. That said, here are some cleaning hacks that can help make it less nerve-wracking—and even enjoyable—for you.
Laundry hack: Use a softergent to save more money
Detergents and fabric conditioners don’t exactly come cheap but a good alternative is a softergent. It serves as both a detergent and a fabric conditioner, which eliminates the need to buy two separate products.
Splash’s Maxkleen 2-in-1 Antibacterial Liquid Detergent is a great, budget-friendly choice. Acting as both a liquid detergent with fabric conditioner benefits, its unique “softergent” formula and antibacterial properties kill germs and viruses while keeping clothes soft and fragrant. Its gentle formula makes it suitable for all kinds of textiles and safe on both white and colored clothing. You can look and feel great even in your pambahay.
Additional laundry tip: When washing clothes, use the warmest water temperature setting possible for your washing machine to help kill germs and viruses.
Use rubber gloves to remove pet hair
Fur babies stay wherever they like around the house. While it’s adorable seeing our pets lounging on the couch or on the bed, they also tend to shed some fur. While vacuuming can easily fix that, sometimes fur can still get stuck on cushions.
Rubber gloves are effective in getting rid of excess pet hair because when rubber is pushed against fabric, it generates static friction, which makes it easier for pet hair to stick to gloves. Put on a pair of rubber gloves and rub down the surface you want to clean until all the remaining pet hair has stuck to the gloves. You can then simply clean the gloves with running water.
Dust off gadgets with coffee filters
Gadgets, especially ones that are commonly touched like our smartphones, need to be cleaned regularly, too. A simple way to clean electronics while still handling them with care is to use a coffee filter, because they’re effective when it comes to picking up fine dust particles. It can function as an alternative to a special screen-cleaning cloth if you don’t have one at home. They’re also great for cleaning your glasses, and they can even be used to polish TV and monitors.
Disinfect and sanitize regularly with surface sanitizer
This cleaning routine can get tedious and stressful though, and aerosols can be expensive. Using surface cleaners like Splash’s Maxkleen Surface Sanitizer is great because they can do all the cleaning and deep sanitizing. It also comes in an on-the-go convenient format of Splash Maxkleen Multi-surface wipes. Both this and surface sanitizer kills 99.9 percent of germs, with non-bleach formula while giving off that mild scent. It’s safe for various surfaces.
Both the Surface Sanitizer and Multi-surface wipes may be used safely on various surfaces like doorknobs, tables, or commonly-touched surfaces. They can even be used on packages. The Multi-surface wipes may also be used for cleaning gadgets while the Surface Sanitizer may be sprayed directly or wiped clean after. They both smell mild so you can clean without having to worry about the stuffy scent of disinfectants.
Now that you’re armed with these cleaning hacks, you don’t have to dread cleaning at all to protect your loved ones.
