Maintaining a clean and tidy home often requires a significant amount of time and effort, so any ingenious hacks that can make laborious tasks quicker and easier are worth investing in. Plus, it’s always a bonus when they don’t involve splashing out on costly chemicals.
A new tip is making waves online after being shared by a devoted cleaning enthusiast, and people can’t stop praising its effectiveness. Taking to social media, an anonymous chap from California revealed that he had been battling with stubborn water spots on his shower glass for years.
He penned: “I missed the opportunity to ceramic coat the inside glass in the beginning and after 4-5months in I’ve had water scale happen. I did the whole squeegee process and yeah it helped but the pesky spots by the handle were always a nuisance using the squeegee was impossible to get everything.”
“I read a post on here that said to try the fabric softener sheet hack and OMG. Night and day difference in one 10-minute application. I was blown away. I’ve probably spent $50-80 (£40-£60) on products claiming to clean soap scum, hard water, and to no avail. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Whoever said to use fabric softener sheets on glass shower doors I want to kiss you.”
The man revealed he had been using a brand called Bounce fabric softener sheets, the kind that banishes dog hair. You can buy a pack of 130 sheets from Amazon for £17.95, which works out at roughly 14p per sheet. Describing his method, he said: “I used warm water and made it suddsie, then scrubbed everything left on for 5 mins washed off and squeegeed.”
The Reddit community was buzzing with excitement over this user-tested advice. One person commented: “I’m going to try this now too. Thank you!” Another chimed in: “I will definitely be trying this! I’ve been using a Scrub Daddy sponge with the pink stuff cleaning paste and while it looks ok I can still see spots that I just can’t clean.” A third person added: “Wow! Thanks for the tip! I’m moving into a new home next week… will try to remember this!”.
