Trainers – stinky shoes. If you are keen on working our, you’d better take care of your shoes so that your feet will stay healthy. Depending on the fabric of your shoes they may be washable. Try laundering non-leather shoes. If the smell persists, use heating or freezing. Leave the shoes in direct sunlight during the day and freeze them overnight. Pour baking soda in the soles for deep cleaning and deodorizing.

Dog smell in the car – these adorable creatures do have their particular smell, it is their nature. If you want to get rid of pet smell remove all blankets, toys and all the fabrics and items that your dog carries around or lays on in the car. Remove pet hair with a vacuum cleaner. To deodorise the seat sprinkle with baking soda. Vacuum clean in the morning. Pull windows down and if some deep cleaning deodorizing is still required use white vinegar solution to spray the seats. Air the car, and the smell will be gone, hopefully. Or give your dog a bath more often.

Mould and Mildew – the malicious fungi that may grow at each corner. If the area is seriously infested use some mildew slayers and better call professionals. As for the misty smell, you need a dehumidifier to reduce air humidity. The next step is to put some activated charcoal in the place and spray with white vinegar and tea tree oil, all natural ingredients effectively dealing with fungi.

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Deep cleaning the iron won’t take you more that 20 minutes. First thing to do is get the manual and read it well. There should be some maintenance tips, you need to take into consideration. Your iron is an electric appliance, so cleaning may start with dissembling it. Steam irons have water containers, as you know, but some are equipped with a filter that gets heavily scaled, and that certainly needs purifying. A green and safe way to clean the filter is to add a mixture of equal parts water and vinegar and start steaming it out of the container. Rinse with pure water, after the solution evaporates and steam the water out again.

Non stick irons deep cleaning is another challenge you have to face, before you get your clothes ironed without a single fold. Non-stick irons are to be cleaned like non-stick pans. You need a soft c cloth, mild detergent, and lukewarm water. Remember, it is highly recommended to have the appliance unplugged and cool enough for you to touch it. Abrasive cleaners are a no-no, they will make the coating wear off and your iron will get rusty.

Clean the vent holes by using cotton buds dipped in vinegar and water solution. If there is some substance stuck onto the sole or the plate, do not use metal objects to scrape it away. Use aluminium foil instead, sprinkle with some salt and iron on it. Thus, the plastic will loosen and your iron will be clean again.

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How to remove red wine stains – no wonder we are listing red wine stains first, as they are a common occurrence during the holidays. Wine is a preferred beverage for most special occasions, so there is a good reason for people to be interested in dealing with wine spills. The secret here is, as we have previously said, deep cleaning the stain if it is on cotton fabric by boiling it in milk. Strange but a fact, wine dissolves in milk. Carpet stains can be treated with white wine. This makes the spot lose colour and you can clean well afterwards.

Post holiday cleaning – no matter whether it is after Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s Eve, holiday disasters happen. The most tedious task is cleaning candle wax from wood. Use dull knife to scrape the wax, even if has dripped down onto the carpet. Then the good old deep cleaning technique of placing a cloth over the spot and ironing it with a warm iron. Then getting your home back to normal should continue with water ring removal with mayonnaise. Let it sit for best results.

Deodorising your home – it seems that every single person will adore living in a freshly smelling home. Smells should first be neutralized (check baking soda cleaning tips) and then deodorising follows. By eliminating the source of the bad odour you deal with it at once, all that you can do next is to use an air-freshener to freshen up with an aroma of your choice.

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Now we have all the mighty cleaning products like bleach and so on. Chemistry is advancing fast and the ingredients used  in deep cleaning are mostly toxic and artificial. Our grandparents did not even know about chemistry and that’s why they tried cleaning with whatever they had in stock. So let’s go back in time and see which were the cleaning products of the past.

Old-fashioned cleaning recipes: Once upon a time our grandmothers used baking soda much more than us. Not only in cooking, as we do now. They were familiar with the fact that baking soda is a scrubber that will never cause rust and used it to polish. Deep cleaning sinks and porcelain items were all performed using this very simple product. If you still do not use baking soda, try removing crayon marks off walls. This gentle scrubber works on all surfaces and brings the shine back.

Another old- grime slayer is sunlight. You may not believe it but it this was the alternative bleach in ancient times. Direct sunlight possesses all the whitening properties of the bleach, but it comes for free. The trick is when deep cleaning white fabrics. Wet the fabric and place it somewhere on a direct sunlight. Repeat when it dries, and water as many times as needed until you reach the desired brightness. As you may know this cures all mould and mildew on affected fabrics. Your upholstery can be taken out in the open and then all smells and bacteria exterminated.

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Cleaners London, for example, shared some valuable ideas with us. Banana peels, potatoes, grapefruit and even a mascara brush are among the few major strange cleaners. Yes, they are strange, but who said that they don’t clean?!

• Banana peels – who doesn’t like bananas? The slippery peels can have some practical application apart from the hilarious pranks. You can now polish your silver jewellery with banana peels. However, bananas are cheap, and now they can help you save some pocket money. Don’t buy silver polishers, tarnish will disappear when you treat it with a banana peel. Blend a fresh banana peel with some water to make a paste suitable for rubbing. Use a soft cloth to rub the paste on the silverware. Wash with lukewarm water and dry.
• Potatoes – surprisingly these can help you remove rust, according to London cleaners. Cast iron can benefit from a potato rub. Cut the potato in half and a pinch of salt or dish washer and just rub on the rusty spots. Avoid applying dish washing liquids to non-stick surfaces, a plain potato will do.
• Grapefruit – use it as a sponge when cleaning the bathtub. One grapefruit will clean it all. Cut in half and add some kosher salt and go grapefruit crazy. Rub the bathtub, the sink, the tiles and rinse. Clean as new.

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What do you find more impressive? An abundant with tasty meals table or one with all the fancy decorations? Cooking is one of the main challenges if you are the host. Decoration should not be left behind. It is an essential part of the dinner. Let’s start from the beginning.

Would you go decorating a place that looks like it has never had thorough deep cleaning. Declutter the dinning room, make it more spacious by re-arranging the furniture and placing the table in the centre. Vacuum the floor well and leave no stain unattended. If some are hard to remove, cover them or take the carpet away of the room for further treatment. If you really don’t have the time to clean the place thoroughly, try to empty the room from excess furniture and give the floor a quick clean sweep.

Once you have the floor shining, you have plenty of space to decorate. The table must undergo some deep cleaning before you put the tablecloth on. Use lemon cut in half and just rub the surface. The wipe it dry with a soft cloth and it is ready for decorating.

Put a centre peace in the middle of the table. It can be a bowl of fruits and artificial leaves and acorns, or some candle-holders with decoration. Vegetables, fruits and nuts can make a perfect central-peace. Add some base of leaves and dried flowers and it will be a complete spectacular peace of decoration.

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One of the main reasons for feeling deprived of personal space in your room is that it probably is over cluttered. The useless items you continue to store will only make it look dirty and it will look like there hasn’t been any deep cleaning in years. Deal with the trash, if there is any, or at least put a trash bin to collect the clutter there instead of spreading it all over the room.

Do you need all the furniture? If there is not enough room for all the tables, chairs and sofas, just take them out of your bedroom and find a better place to put them. You can only benefit from some extra space, to walk freely around and even to be able to do deep cleaning on the go.

Reduce mess, increase space. There is are some other optical ways of making the room seem larger. Paint it in a light blue or light green colour. You know that plain white walls really make the impression of a larger room. Open the windows wide. Let fresh air in and increase space, too. Thus you can enjoy sitting by the window and contemplating the view.

Mirrors can also bring a big improvement indoors. If you put a large mirror on one of the walls at your eye level, the room will no longer seem tiny. You will have a corner for contemplating yourself and, what’s more, you will have a seemingly more spacious room.

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Tanning products are tricky, though. Apply them with care. Stains can occur on your skin if you don’t apply an even layer of the lotion and don’t adhere to the instructions. Don’t rub your skin hard and try other ways to remove the darker stripes. Allow them to naturally fade out. Your skin will soon regain its colour, but it takes time. Hide the marks with appropriate clothing and you will soon forget about them. In order to enhance the process use body lotions and hydrate your skin daily. Any marks will easily fade. Deep cleaning is not necessary. As long as you don’t see the marks, you won’t be bothered by their presence.

When stains are on clothes, there are other issues. Cleaning them is harder than making them. Prevention is the first thing you can do. Then comes stain removal. When deep cleaning such stains, bear in mind that you should not let the lotion get dry. Immediate care is your best move. Use a dry paper towel and dab the area. Do not rub.

Lemon, salt and borax are your weapons against fake tan stains. They are natural whiteners. They work as well on clothes as they do on skin. The way of applying them is quite different. You should pre-treat the stain before washing it. You can pre-mix it, add few drops lemon juice to the salt and make a paste. Rub on.

Always follow the instructions for use. Try to wear old clothes and never apply fake tanning lotions before going out. Make it late at night and thus the skin will absorb it better.

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Cleanness is not an abstract notion. When something is clean, it has no grime, no stains on and smells fresh. Anything else can be regarded as dirty. Your home is dirty when it hasn’t been cleaned for weeks and months. Some deep cleaning is all that you should do now. Get yourself back together and you will have your life back, just clean now and you will be able to throw parties and have a good time with friends at your place. Dirt and grime are no longer a hindrance. Eliminate them now.

First, start to put things in order. If your home is all in rubbish, collect it, follow the smell. It may come from your fridge or kitchen sink, locate the source and have no mercy. Wear rubber gloves and a protective face mask if you cannot stand the smell. There is no other way, you should deal with it now.

Deep cleaning has some other aspects, too. Once you can see the floor clear of all the paper and other rubbish, sweep the mess off. Get a broom and clean. Sweeping should be followed by vacuum cleaning. But in case there is too much dust, you should first wipe all the furniture tops clean and then attend to the floor. From the top down, this is your direction.

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Wall coverings may have been there for years. Be smart and take them off now. They absorb smell and even might have caught mould. Deep cleaning your home should not always start with removing the wallpapers, but it pointless to clean thoroughly without refreshing the interior a bit.

Stripping off wall papers is not easy but it is ten time better that allowing the old ones to remain. In order for the new covering to get best attachment, the walls should be clear. Re-papering works but it is not recommended. Old papers are moistened and sometimes overlapping is not as desired. Some edges will remain visible.

So if you want to do some deep cleaning of the walls try stripping off the old wallpapers. Test the covering, no matter what it is maid of, it should tear off easily. Try to peel a bit first. If the paper goes off easily, proceed be do it as closer to the wall as possible. The right way of peeling wall paper off is to hold the tip starting from the corner and pulling gently down, as close to the wall as possible. Don’t pull too hard because this can lead to tearing the paper apart.
Other papers are the so-called strippable ones. Some extra pressure is required and they come off easily.

Anything else needs moistening. Spray with water using a spray bottle. Walls that are over-moistened can get softer and loose their upper layer when peeling. Be careful.

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