Avoiding the proliferation of bacteria, removing limescale from taps, dusting furniture: discover all our tips and best tips for disinfecting and cleaning at home, so that your interior is always clean.
In anticipation of the start of the school year, there is nothing better than a big cleaning carried out in the four corners of the house! That's why we wanted to recap grandma's best tips for maintaining and disinfecting the house.
DISINFECTING THE HOUSE
After tidying up the house, make sure that it is disinfected. Here are the dirtiest places in the house that must be purified as a priority to avoid the proliferation of bacteria: the toilet, the bathtub, the sink and finally the door handles. With the help of lemon, baking soda, vinegar or household products sold in stores, these ill-reputed pieces will be as good as new. Just rub well and as regularly as possible!
WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO DUST THE HOUSE?
- Dusting the mouldings
On the hills, very gently run a brush with very soft bristles. The plaster is porous, so don't press too hard, otherwise the dust could become encrusted. For the intaglio details, prefer a fine brush.
- An effective dust cloth
Moisten a cloth with a mixture of vinegar and paraffin in equal proportions. When using it, don't forget to put on gloves. Store it in an airtight container.
- Creating a substitute chamois
The chamois makes metal objects shine. Don't have one? Polish your objects with a floured cloth.
- Dusting the books
To wipe the edges of books, prefer a small soft brush or a brush rather than a cloth that could cause dust to penetrate between the pages.
- Dusting off Plexiglas
Never remove dust from this material, which is very fragile, with a dry cloth at the risk of scratching it. Use a sponge or chamois soaked in water with a few drops of detergent added. Occasionally, prefer an antistatic product (such as Pliz) to remove dust. Spray the product on a soft cloth.
HOW TO CLEAN THE HOUSE IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY?
- Making tiles shine in the bathroom and kitchen
Run half a lemon over the tiles and leave on for 15 minutes. Polish with a soft cloth.
- Cleaning a seat or a straw object
Rub it with a small soft brush previously soaked in soapy water with a few drops of ammonia added. Rinse and let air dry.
- Washing a wooden cutting board
Immerse it for several hours in hot water with bleach added. Rinse thoroughly, then soak it again in clean water before letting it air dry.
- Cleaning a rolling pin
Rub it with coarse salt. Wash it and then let it dry.
- Cleaning windows with newspaper
After passing the water and vinegar mixture, dry the windows with a crumpled sheet of newspaper as a cloth.
- Remove limescale from faucets
1 ) Rub it with a lemon cut in half until the limestone is completely dissolved. Rinse well before drying with a soft cloth.
2 ) Fill a plastic bag with white vinegar and attach it to the faucet spout so that it soaks in the liquid. Leave on for a long time until the limescale disappears, before rinsing.
- Cleaning a gilded wood frame
Prepare a mixture of two egg whites beaten until stiff and with a tablespoon of bleach. Coat the frame with this preparation, rinse with clean water then dry and polish with a soft cloth.
- Cleaning green plants
Dust smooth leaves regularly with a cloth soaked in milk or beer, plants with fluffy leaves with a fine dry brush.
- Remove limescale from pans
To make it disappear, boil water and potato peels in it.To make it disappear, boil water and potato peels in it.
HOW TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN DETAILS OF THE HOUSE?
- Fog-free windows!
Run a lint-free cloth soaked in glycerin over the glass.
- Have ultra-transparent windows
In a bowl, mix hot water and white vinegar. Wipe this mixture with a sponge and wipe with a soft cloth. Transparency guaranteed.
- Whitening a porcelain sink
Soak the sheets of paper towels with diluted bleach and cover the bottom and sides of the white porcelain sink with it. Leave on for at least 10 minutes before removing and rinsing thoroughly.
- Eliminating odors in a microwave
To eliminate odours, heat a bowl of water with lemon juice on maximum power for one minute.
- Remove Mold from Books
Gently scrape with a knife to remove the extra stain, then dab the stain with a cotton swab soaked in low-dose hydrogen peroxide (10 volumes) until it disappears completely.
- Fog-free mirrors
To prevent it from forming, wipe the mirror with a cloth lightly soaked in glycerin and polish with a soft, lint-free cloth.
- Regaining the whiteness of tea-browned cups
To restore their sharpness, fill it with hot (but not hot) spirit vinegar. Leave on for a few minutes before rinsing thoroughly.
- Whitening blackened joints
To restore their original colour, rub the marked areas with very hot white vinegar.
- Removing scratches on a Plexiglas object
To fade superficial scratches, use a substitute polish (Miror or Johnson Inox). Do not apply the product directly, but pour it onto a soft cloth and then rub the scratched surface in a circular motion until the liquid dissolves.