Set Yourself Free With These Spring Cleaning Life Hacks

Remove Your Bathtub Ring With Grapefruit and Salt

If you have literally nothing else on hand, these two objects work well together to clean out tub rings. The acid of the grapefruit and the scrubbing power of the salt will break down your tub ring almost immediately. Say goodbye to gross days in the tub, say hello to citrusy freshness. 

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The More You Know

  • A wet-dry vacuum slurps clogs out of plugged drains. Even plumbers use this trick sometimes. If you need to increase suction, seal around the nozzle with a wet rag.
  • Most cutting boards don’t come with any kind of rubber surface on the bottom to prevent them from sliding on a countertop, but with a couple of rubber bands, you can stabilize your cutting board and keep it from moving around during use.
  • Next time you oversalt a soup, toss in a few wedges of raw apple or potato. Simmer for 10 minutes and discard the wedges to get the flavor back to normal.
  • Garage floors are puddle prone: springtime floods, melting ice from tires, you name it. You can keep that water away from your tools and toys with a dam made of expanding foam.
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