Baking soda is better than any cleaner for cleaning baths and sinks.

For keeping pipes clean under the sink – pour about one quarter cup of baking soda down the drain with about 1 cup of vinegar, this makes a chemical reaction, then pour some hot water down the drain. Hey Presto!

To minimize odours in your fridge, remove top from box of baking soda and place it on one of the shelves. From time to time stir contents.

An older tale that I have heard is that you can use cola in the toilet bowl and let it sit in there for an hour, scrub, and then . This will clean your toilet out fast.

Do you have problems reaching all areas of your shower when cleaning the shower walls, well use a sponge mop on a handle. This will allow your to deep clean your shower no matter how large.

Add fabric softener when washing your shower curtain and the bathroom will smell fresh for weeks.

Use air-freshener to clean mirrors: It does a good job and better still, leave a lovely smell to the shine.

Follow this up by drying with old newspapers and put a very light application of furniture polish on them. This works well for keeping steam off mirrors after taking a bath or shower. It also makes cleaning easier next time.

You can use shaving cream to clean a mirror by spreading it all over the mirror and then wiping clean. This keeps your mirror from fogging for the next few showers!

Use rubber dish washing gloves to remove cat or dog hair from your sofa, your carpets, curtains, clothes, car seats and so on… Place one glove on your hand and sweep the area with the glove. Hair will clump together. Very easy to remove.