We all spend most of our evenings nestled into our sofas, often snack in hand, watching our favourite shows.
Over time, you’re more likely to find spills and stains over your couch than a £1 coin tucked beneath a cushion. These stains can prove to be tricky to remove without damaging the material.
But, a cleaning professional has shared a cheap and simple trick to keep your sofa clean using basic household kitchen items.
The Cleaning Ladies, @Clean20243 on TikTok, have racked up more than 110,000 likes on the video platform by sharing their cleaning tips as well as 6,000 followers keen to get their homes sparkling.
One of the account’s most-liked videos, just 16 seconds long, demonstrates the simple steps to take to get your sofa stain-free.
First, take the lid from a small saucepan and wrap it in a towel – this will be used later as a cleaning wipe. Next, take a laundry detergent capsule and place it in a bowl and pour boiling water onto the capsule until the bowl is full.
Then simply take the towel-wrapped saucepan lid and dip it into the soapy liquid and proceed to brush over your sofa.
You should notice the stains begin to vanish and you give each cushion and once-over with the makeshift sponge.
The hack just costs pennies, too. If you don’t already have laundry detergent tablets at home, a pack of 51 at Tesco costs £10 with a Clubcard – 20p per tablet.
We previously shared some expert advice on how to clean dust mites from sofas from Thomas Bird, textiles expert and owner of Fabric Online.
He recommended vacuuming your sofa at least weekly, brushing fabric sofas, and steam cleaning the fabric to take care of the remaining dust mites and bacteria.
And don’t forget the cushions – beat them outside to dislodge dust.
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