If you’ve got long, singular hairs on your face that really need to go and don’t have any better way of doing it, you can actually use thread to get them. Granted, you’ll need to twist around a bunch of thread, form an hourglass shape, and perfect the technique of perfectly catching those hairs between them, but it’s an option.

Of course, if you had to cut a piece of thread with a sharp blade of some sort to begin with, then chances are you could also just use that. This hack is probably more of something to try for fun than top efficiency.

Is your razor too dull to clean your legs, face, or whatever part of your body needs trimming? You don’t need to throw it away and replace it. You can lay out a pair of denim jeans and slide the blades down the fabric to sharpen them up for better performance.

Of course, this won’t keep your razor going forever, but it will extend its durability by a bit, meaning you won’t have to buy replacement blades quite as frequently.

Need to get a shell off of a boiled egg as quickly and painlessly as possible? Peel the tip of the shell off, then lift it up to your mouth and blow as hard as you can. If you perfect this technique, you can blow the egg white right out of the opposite end of the shell.

Of course, we wouldn’t recommend doing this if you are going to have someone else eat that egg, but if it’s for you, it’s not like there’s any harm in it.

Do you have trouble getting your USB to go into the port the right way every time? Well, simply mark the side of the USB with a permanent marker so you know which way is up, and you won’t ever have that problem again. A simple solution for a simple problem.

If you want, you could mark the computer as well to be double sure, but honestly that’s not exactly needed to achieve the desired end result.

Does your computer get really hot when resting on any surface? Well, you can mitigate that risk pretty easily. If you have an egg carton that no longer has any eggs to hold, simply take the bottom, tear it away from the other half, and flip it upside down.

If you rest your computer on top of this, the fans will have more room to pull in air and keep the computer cool. This will greatly extend its effective life!

Eager to drink a can of Cola, but it’s too warm for your liking? Get a bowl of water, pour some ice into it, then mix in a spoonful of salt, stirring thoroughly. Put the can into the mixture for about a minute and it will cool down much more quickly than usual.

You can leave it in longer than that if you really want to chill out, but just be careful not to do it for too long, or it might actually be too much!

Have something written down that needs to be copied to a digital format? Have one of those nifty pants hangers with the clips? Clip the paper to one side, and attach the other clip to the top of your computer. By doing this, you can easily look between the two.

Moreover, you don’t have to constantly look down or away from your computer, so this will make the process a lot faster overall!

If you’re doing any painting, then you know the danger of getting it on your skin. It’s extremely hard to get off! If you would like to clean it off far more easily, simply use a cloth dipped in vegetable oil. The combination of oil and scrubbing will get it off in no time.

Of course, you should probably wait until you’re done painting, or you’ll just have to repeat the process several times!

Have your shoes lost their laces? Or better yet, are you annoyed by the concept of having to tie laces every time you put your shoes on? You can replace those laces with zip ties, and as long as you tighten them at the right spot, they’ll always be perfect from then on.

The problem is that you’ll have to redo them if you feel that they are too tight or loose later, but it’s not like zip ties are expensive.

Are you reluctant to use your tools because they are covered in rust? There’s an easy way to clean them, and all it requires is a container large enough to hold the tool and enough vinegar to cover it in. Simply let the tool rest in the vinegar long enough for the rust to be leeched out.

Once that’s done, a light bit of scrubbing and drying via a cloth is more than enough to clean away rust of almost any level.

You can’t really get rid of scratches on a phone screen. However, you can reduce how glaringly obvious they are, simply by rubbing toothpaste on your phone screen, then wiping it down. The scratches won’t be magically erased of course, but they won’t be as noticeable.

Either way, it’s a much cheaper way to take care of the problem than actually getting a screen replacement, so considering giving it a try.

If you have a pair of jeans, or any pants with belt loops, that are a bit too wide in the waist for you, you don’t have to send them back or give them away. You can take just about anything you can tie a knot with and pull it between the two belt loops near your pocket.

Pull until the waist fits you, then tie a knot and tuck the excess into your pocket. With a long enough shirt, no one will see it anyway!

Broken egg in your carton? You don’t have to throw it away. Heat up a pot of water and a spoonful of vinegar, and pour the contents of the broken egg inside. With a bit of stirring, you can transform the yolk and the whites into a delicious breakfast item.

It may not look especially pretty as far as visuals go, but in the end, what really matters is whether or not it tastes good, right?

Need to carry multiple bags, and don’t want to have them wear into your fingers? If you can get your hand on one of those clips often used for rappelling, then you’ve got an easy way to carry multiple bags at once. Of course, the weight won’t change, but the focus of the pressure will be less.

Besides, you could also use this strategy to clip bags onto your clothes or whatnot in order to carry them around that way. There is potential!

If you’re having trouble opening a bottle with a metal cap, there are a few ways to solve that problem. However, if you’re wearing a ring of any sort, you don’t have to go and find a special tool at all! Simply use the ring to give you the leverage you need.

It may be a simple hack, but few people actually think about the potential usefulness of the ring on their finger! It’s underused, really!

We all know how easy it is for cords to get tangled. Even when you roll them up, they often managed to get twisted somehow. To avoid that, you can simply roll them up as neatly as possible, then use a hair clip to keep them as safe from tangling as possible.

This cheap hack is a great way to cut back on the wear and tear a cord will take over a period of time, and nearly everyone has what they need to do it.

Putting a potato on a plate and then in the microwave means that the part on the bottom has a pretty high chance of not being properly heated. But if you make little legs for the potato using toothpicks, you can ensure that the entire potato is heated evenly.

Naturally, this means you’ll have much tastier, much more appetizing potatoes, and who doesn’t want that? We certainly see the potential in it!

Letting your nails dry after painting them can take quite some time, which is a pain in the neck. To speed up the process as much as possible, simply put your nails in a bowl of cold water immediately after painting them. Let them sit for just a little bit, and they’ll actually dry faster when you take them out.

It may seem counterproductive to use water to expedite the drying process, but if you doubt it, just give it a shot yourself and see!

We recommend that you do this very carefully and at your own risk. If you need a cup holder while working on your laptop but don’t have any space to make that happen, you can use your computer’s open disk drive as a makeshift cup holder.

Of course, if a really heavy drink is in question, you may not want to do this, as it could potentially damage your disk drive. Then again, how often are disks used these days anyway?

You know when you accidentally hit the edge of a rug, it can be super annoying. Well, with double-sided tape and Velcro, and you can secure the edges of your rug to the floor so that this won’t happen as often or as severely. Moreover, it’s easy to remove in the future if you have to.

After all, you don’t want to be nailing rugs to the floor or anything, so frankly, this is the next best choice, and the resources involved are cheap.

Do you have trouble finding the lip of the duct tape? Turn it over again and again trying to find purchase with your nails? Next time you finish up with the duct tape consider putting a paper clip on the lip so that you can find it easily next time.

When you’re done with it, you can just take the same paperclip and move it to the new position. That way, you’ll never have to struggle with this again.

Are you lacking access to a popcorn container for some reason? Or do you just want even easier access to it than usual? You can wear your hoodie backward, pour the popcorn in, and have easy access to it all the time. The real benefit is that it saves you space.

This hack is really just more about convenience than anything else, as it doesn’t necessarily make anything easier, but it does make it simpler.

Do you need to drill a hole for an object of a certain length? No problem. Just hold the object up to your drill so you know how far you need to go into the wall, then place some tape there so you know what point to drill to. It’s an easy way to get the job done.

Moreover, you don’t have to worry about drilling too far into the wall, and everything will fit as perfectly as possible.

Extension cords coming undone? Instead of trusting them to stay together, which often fails, why not try looping the two cords together? Sure this will reduce the range of the cord by just a little bit, but that’s a small price to pay to stop the nuisance of constant disconnections.

Besides, usually extension cords give you a little extra to work with, so why not take advantage of that and reduce the frustration involved with work?

This may sound weird at first, but hear us out. If you need the airflow from a fan to go in more than one direction at a time, there’s an odd thing you can do to make that happen. Simply attach a pair of pants to it! Odd as it sounds, the pants legs will direct the air in two directions.

Of course, you could use other things to achieve this end, but a pair of pants is something that nearly everyone has available. Just make sure they’re of the lighter variety!

We all know that there’s a pretty high chance of a piece of eggshell getting in the bowl when you are cracking an egg. You don’t need to stick your fingers in to get it. Just take one half of the eggshell you just cracked and use it to scoop up the small piece.

It’s quick, easy, and doesn’t get your fingers or any other utensil dirty, especially since you’ll be throwing away the eggshell anyway.

Keyrings are hard to hold open with your fingers when you need to actually add a key to them. If you have a staple remover, you can use its thin edges to make space for you much more easily, without hurting your fingers or your nails.

Of course, this would require you to have a staple remover first, something not everyone has lying around. They are cheap to procure though.

When you drop a glass, the end result can be a ton of tiny little shards on the ground that are dangerous and tedious to pick up one at a time. If you have plasticine lying around, you can use it to easily gather broken glass shards.

That said, not everyone has that lying around for use, but if this type of accident happens often for you, maybe you should consider buying some for these situations!

Do you hate doing the dishes? Or do you simply not want to make a mess while eating? Either way, covering the plate you are going to eat on with plastic wrap means you’ll have no trouble with cleaning up, as any mess will get on the plastic wrap and not on the plate.

This is a great choice when you are eating anything that is a hassle or a mess. Make your dishwashing life easier by cutting back on how many you have to wash at all!

Connecting a bracelet can be a hassle. However, if you take a paperclip and make an S out of it, you can use it to hold one end of the bracelet while you loop the other end around and connect it. Simple and easy, and less of a pain than doing things the normal way.

There’s actually a lot that you can do with a paperclip in making your day to day life easier. But this is just one of them.

Finally, there’s one more thing you can do with toothpaste that you may not expect. It can actually be used to treat burns! Toothpaste has a soothing effect on such burns and can help reduce the pain you feel in the hours when a fresh burn is most painful.

In fact, it’s a far better option than ice, which you aren’t supposed to put on burns, and an alternative to constantly keeping your hand under running water!

If you have to pour paint into a container, you can be sure that it will stain it. If you don’t want that to happen, put a plastic bag for lining within the container, and secure it with a rubber band. This will keep the container from getting paint all over it.

Ultimately, this helps ensure that you can still use such a container for some other task down the line if you needed to.

If you have a setup with a whole lot of cords, it may be difficult for you to remember what goes where, especially if they aren’t continuously plugged in. Well, get some colored tape and a marker, and label everything so you know what goes where when it’s time to plug in.

This will save you a lot of time and hassle when dealing with all of your electronics, and it hardly costs anything at all.

If you have a key that snaps in a lock, you may feel like you have to call the locksmith right away. But there is something you can try first. If you have super glue or hot glue or something similar, you can try and glue the end back on (or anything stiff enough to let you turn it), and you may be able to extricate the key.

Now, this is highly dependent on just how stuck the key is, but if nothing else, it wouldn’t hurt to try before paying a bunch of money for a locksmith!

Many of us wish we could rest our feet while sitting at a desk. If you have the right things lying around, you can fix that. Cloth, wooden sticks or stakes, and rope is all you need. You may have to do a little extra work depending on the nature of your materials.

That said, the basic premise is the same: the sticks go on the edges of the cloth, the rope is tied around them, and you can then secure them to the legs of your desk.

Do you need to hide the nature of your can for whatever reason? Simply cut away the outside of another, less suspicious can, and slide it over the one that you want to hide. Voila, you have successfully disguised your can as something else entirely.

Of course, we can’t recommend doing this to break rules or anything, officially speaking. But hey, as long as nobody actually says it, right?

If you don’t want to hold up your tablet all the time and don’t want to spend too much money on those silly gadgets that hold them up, you can make your own tablet stand with a picture frame and double-sided tape. Simply stick the frame to the back of your tablet.

And of course, the best part is that you could easily remove it at any time you needed to, so it’s not like it’ll be part of the tablet forever!

Sometimes, the fridge just doesn’t have enough space. In that scenario, magnets are your friend! Stick them to the top of the fridge, than you can hang any compatible container from them, creating extra space! It’s a great way to maximize what you have available.

All that empty space can be made use of via magnets, and magnets are pretty cheap to get, so it’s a life hack that won’t set anyone back much!

Do you need a mirror for some reason? Are you unable to get to one, or just don’t feel like going to one? Well, these days our electronic devices can do the job just fine! All you have to do is activate the camera that nearly any device has these days.

Phone, tablet, computer, you name it: just about anything will do if you suddenly need to see what you look like for some reason.

Actually, toothpaste can do a lot of things besides clean your teeth. They can clean stubborn pots too! Simply pour some toothpaste on the dirty pot and start scrubbing away. You’ll be surprised by how much easier it becomes to clean it!

Add some warm water to the mix and soon you’ll have taken a dirty pot from a mess in the sink to a clean, ready to cook on a piece of kitchenware.

There is no denying that trying to open a pickle jar can take way too much time for its own good. Sure, those sour treats inside are the perfect thing to add to a homemade burger. But are they really worth all that time and effort?

Thankfully, the following hack will help make this trivial part of your daily routine not so arduous. Simply wrap some duct tape around the edge and pull the end.

Isn’t it amazing how many times certain items of clothing are still wet even when it has been rolling around in a dryer for a couple of hours? Without wasting too much electricity trying to fix this, you could perform the following hack.

What you need to do is put the item of clothing inside a plastic bag. Then, place a hairdryer inside and turn it on, which should make the bag look like it’s inflated. After a minute or so, the clothes should be dry.

Many of us work from home these days and that often means we will have some snacks from time to time as we type away at our keyboards. Consequentially, we are bound to get a lot of crumbs and debris trapped inside the gaps of that keyboard.

And yet, simply tipping the keyboard over doesn’t get all of the garbage out. If you take a post-it note and slowly drag it along each gap, you will see a lot of crumbs build up on the sticky edge.

It seems like our shoelaces are always getting ruined, especially the ends of them. How many times does the clip holding the ends together fall off during our daily routine? Thankfully, someone came up with the following hack to ensure that these laces are no longer obsolete.

What you need to do is take a piece of plastic, wrap it around the end, and gently hover a lighter underneath it. This will melt the plastic a little, molding it around the threads.

For those of us whose sofas are positioned toward the wall, how many times have we dropped our keys or something valuable behind there? It can get awfully frustrating having to pull the furniture back every time we have to retrieve them.

Well, why not do this? Take a magnet and connect it to the end of some measuring tape. Then, lower the tape to the bottom of the sofa and your keys should stick to the magnet. Simply pull the table back and voila – problem solved.

You know, toothbrushes aren’t just there to brush one’s teeth. If you have a spare one lying about, you can use it to clean all the gunk from your bathroom walls. Here’s how you do it.

First, drill a screw into the middle of the brush head, before cutting it off with some pliers. Then, connect the screw to your electric drill and then gently rub your new rotating brush against the wall.

This might not apply to everyone’s daily routines, but hey, there are plenty of people out there who like having a glass of wine when they get home from work. As you can see, the head of a gardening rake actually works really well as a hanger for wine glasses.

In order to make your makeshift hanger, take the head off and add super glue to the base of it. Then, simply stick to the kitchen wall.

You might think that rubber gloves are only good for protecting your hands while washing the dishes or cleaning the toilet. But have you ever thought about how different parts of these gloves can actually solve all kinds of everyday problems?

If you cut the fingers from one of these gloves, you can add them to the legs of furniture, meaning that you won’t create marks when dragging tables and chairs along the floor. You can also use parts of a glove to fasten milk cartons and Coke bottles.

Repurposing random materials can be so rewarding, especially when it allows you to drink some much-needed coffee. After all, a heavy intake of caffeine and various parts of the day can be very useful, especially for people who have to work from home.

For this hack, you can take a used glass jar and connect a handle to it. All you have to do next is add some instant coffee and pour the boiling water. Easy!

While this might not be the most essential hack on this list, it certainly makes cutting a banana much easier. All you will need is a fork and some pliers (and a banana, of course).

You can easily twist the tines of the fork with the pliers and then you can cut multiple banana slices at once. And when you are done cutting the banana, you can simply twist the tines of the fork back to their default position.

Is peeling a banana a pain for you? Well don’t worry, it’s a pain for a lot of people, and you can make it easier. In fact, all you have to do is split the banana in half, at which point it’s much easier to get the banana off of both pieces.

It’s an extremely quick and painless way to go about this generally annoying task that is more of a hassle than it really needs to be.

When you use a hammer to remove a nail from a wall, there’s a significant chance to accidentally damage your wall, or scuff it at the very least. Consider using a sponge along the way! Place it where the hammer would usually press up against the wall.

This will prevent any significant damage from befalling the wall and still get the nail out without any trouble at all.

So you want to open a bottle of wine, but your corkscrew is broken. Well, so long as you still have the screw itself, as well as a power drill, you can combine the two and still make use of your corkscrew to get the job done. Actually, it’ll be even faster and less tiring than usual!

Or you could just go out and buy a new corkscrew of course, but this method could save you in a moment when a corkscrew breaks on you suddenly, and you don’t feel like leaving home.

Need to tie your shoes even faster than usual? Take one lace, make a loop, take the other lace, make a loop, and simply pull them through each other into a knot. We’re not going to say that it’s the sturdiest way to secure your footwear, but it’s doable.

If you just need to go out real quick, there’s no reason you can’t tie your shoes in this quick manner that’s good enough for the job.

If you’ve got pimples or spots on your face that need to go away, you don’t have to rely on expensive store-bought creams. Toothpaste is also a valid strategy, believe it or not. Toothpaste on the skin will dry out those pimples and help them go away faster.

Of course, it’s not an instant process and will probably have to be repeated for a few days, but a few dots of toothpaste on your face for a few minutes a night isn’t all that bad.

First things first — when using hydrogen peroxide on or in your body, make sure you’re using a food-grade product. Once you’re certain you have something that’s safe to put in your body, swirl a mouthful of hydrogen peroxide around your mouth to kill bad breath.

Because hydrogen peroxide kills germs and bacteria, it can actually be more effective than regular mouthwash. Simply mix some of the liquid with water, swish around your mouth, and spit out.

Because of hydrogen peroxide’s bacteria killing functions, the liquid can be used as a cleanser for just about anything. To make your own surface cleaning spray, just take some of the 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and put it in a spray bottle. That’s it! There’s no need to dilute it or anything.

To use, just spray your solution onto a surface, let it sit for a few minutes, and then wipe it clean. Say goodbye to sticky surfaces and crumb covered countertops.

It might sound strange to clean a washing machine — after all, doesn’t it wash things? But, your washer also needs a spring clean every now and then. Washing machines can easily get clogged up with loose hairs, pieces of lint, and random objects left in pockets.

To freshen up your washing machine, reach for your bottle of hydrogen peroxide. Add the liquid to the detergent section of the washer, and then put the machine on a hot wash cycle.

As well as containing excellent cleaning power, hydrogen peroxide can also be used to lighten hair. Now, we’re not saying that you can just dye your entire head of hair with this stuff, but you can certainly touch up your roots.

Used as a hair dye, hydrogen peroxide is oxidative, which means that it dyes the hair through a chemical reaction. This type of dying is more permanent, but it’s also rather stressful on the hair.

We’ve already recommended hydrogen peroxide as a great cleaning tool for surfaces, so why not throw some in the toilet too? To clean dirty loos, pour half a cup of hydrogen peroxide into the toilet bowl and leave it there for 20 minutes to half an hour.

After the allotted time, brush and flush the toilet to find it looking sparkling new. This is a more environmentally conscious way to clean too, as bleach contains many corrosive and harmful chemicals.

Likewise, there’s no need to turn to bleach or other corrosive chemicals when trying to rid your house of mold. If you come across some of the pesky spores on household fixtures, clothing, walls or appliances, go ahead and grab your trusty hydrogen peroxide.

As with the surface cleaner, use 3% hydrogen peroxide to kill mold, and transfer it to a spray bottle. Spray the product onto whatever mold you’re trying to kill until it’s completely saturated with hydrogen peroxide.

Despite dishwashers being used to clean things, they still can suffer from a buildup of food debris, grease, and grime. To combat this, use hydrogen peroxide to make a dishwasher bomb.

To make, mix one cup of baking soda with two tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide until it looks like damp sand. Add 20 drops of essential oil, stir, and scoop with a tablespoon. Let bombs dry overnight on parchment paper, then drop one in the cutlery caddy and run on a hot wash.

In order to be environmentally friendly, many of us now use reusable cloth totes when we go grocery shopping. However, because we use these bags for foodstuffs or random belongings, we can forget to give them a thorough cleaning every once in a while.

To avoid carrying around grimy and grubby bags, spray your reusable totes with hydrogen peroxide in between uses. This will keep bags fresh and ready to carry your precious produce home.

Hey, if hydrogen peroxide can be used to clean countertops and toilet bowls, imagine what it can do on mirrors or windows. There’s no need to buy a specialized glass cleaner because hydrogen peroxide does the trick just as well.

For glass cleaning, just pour ¾ cup of hydrogen peroxide into a spray bottle along with one or two drops of dish soap. Top the bottle up with water, shake, and spray onto the windows. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes, and then wipe.

Many people prefer using hydrogen peroxide instead of bleach or other cleaning products because it’s completely non-toxic. The liquid is similar to water, but contains an extra oxygen molecule that makes it very reactive. This makes the liquid a great alternative to bleach, especially when it comes to laundry.

Use hydrogen peroxide to brighten your whites by adding a cup of it to the bleach section of your washer. Likewise, add it to a load of diapers to disinfect and deodorize.

There’s some disagreement around whether hydrogen peroxide should be used on cuts or not. Web MD claims that the product can actually delay healing and harm tissue, but other sources state that it can be used to clean minor cuts and scrapes. In that instance, use the 3% solution.

When applied to the skin, hydrogen peroxide bubbles on the wound surface. This is evidence that the solution is attacking bacteria in the wound, but it’s also likely that it’s damaging healthy cells.

Corns and calluses come about because of a range of reasons, including wearing tight shoes, doing lots of sport, having a medical condition, or not wearing socks. Though they’re usually not particularly painful, calluses aren’t exactly pleasant to look at and can be softened with some trusty hydrogen peroxide.

To make a callus softening foot soak, add 3% hydrogen peroxide to a small tub of water and mix well. Soak feet for 15 minutes, rinse with water, and let feet dry.

Keen gardeners know that plants can suffer some fungal infections. One way to stop the spread of such infections is to spray your plants with a hydrogen peroxide mixture. Get a trusty spray bottle, and fill it with two cups of water and four teaspoons of 3% concentrate hydrogen peroxide.

Mist your plants regularly with the solution to keep them happy and healthy. Hydrogen peroxide also encourages root growth due to its extra oxygen molecule, and it even keeps pests away.

Since hydrogen peroxide is so effective on plants, it comes as no surprise that it’s also effective in seed germination. It’s thought that the compound breaks down the seed coat, allowing it to take in more oxygen, and increase its germination rate.

To use the compound in this way, soak seeds in 3% hydrogen peroxide for half an hour. Rinse seeds in water several times, then plant. This method also kills any pathogens that might be present on the seeds.

Cutting boards can get pretty nasty after multiple uses. The boards are used for cutting meat, mincing garlic, prepping veggies, and filleting fish — they really see a lot of action compared to other kitchen items. For this reason, it’s likely that soap and water aren’t enough to completely disinfect a cutting board.

Instead, pour 3% hydrogen peroxide on the board, spread it using a sponge, and let it sit for several minutes. Using a clean sponge, wipe off the excess liquid.

Garden ponds can be a delightful feature in a home, but they are host to all sorts of algae that can leave a pond looking murky and green. Because of its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, hydrogen peroxide is regularly used as a treatment for algae overgrowth in backyard ponds.

As well as removing algae, the chemical compound oxygenates the pond. To try this method, use 1/2 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide for every 90 gallons of pond water.

We’re back to food-grade hydrogen peroxide with this tip, so make sure you’re using a product that’s safe to ingest. We’ve seen that hydrogen peroxide makes a great mouthwash, and it makes sense that it also bleaches teeth. In fact, it’s used in many commercial whitening solutions.

For a stain-removing mixture, combine a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide with baking soda until it makes a smooth, thick paste. Apply with a toothbrush, let it sit for a few minutes, and then rinse.

Kitty litter boxes can become rather unpleasant, even when cleaned and washed out regularly. Cat urine and various types of litter can combine to create a nasty smell, and can even degrade the plastic base of the box. To freshen it up for longer, wash the box with soapy water and then spray with hydrogen peroxide before adding litter.

Even better, if your cat pees somewhere and leaves a smell, pour hydrogen peroxide on the area, and leave for five minutes.

Because hydrogen peroxide kills bacteria and fungus, it makes for a wonderful deodorant. In fact, the above recipe for a stain-removing toothpaste also doubles as a deodorant — yes, really! As a reminder, that’s a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide mixed with enough baking soda to make a smooth, thick paste. This mixture keeps in a Tupperware.

Alternatively, just spray a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water under your arms, and watch as you stay sweat and odor-free all day long.

Acne is a skin condition that happens when hair follicles get clogged with oil and dead skin cells. Using hydrogen peroxide on acne can speed up the healing process, particularly because of its anti-bacterial and cleansing properties.

To try this, dampen a cotton ball with the liquid and apply it to infected areas. This method is best for young skin with whiteheads or a bacterial infection in an acne cyst. Use up to twice a day, for no longer than two consecutive days.

Most people know that shoving a Q-tip into your ear isn’t the most effective way of cleaning it. In fact, it even says on many Q-tip packets that the little cotton swabs shouldn’t be used inside the ear canal. Instead, reach for hydrogen peroxide to soften ear wax.

With your head tilted, add several drops of hydrogen peroxide into your ear and let it sit for around one minute. Note that using too much product can lead to skin irritation, so only use this method occasionally.

When it’s time to give your tiles some love, avoid harsh chemicals and instead opt for a hydrogen peroxide mixture. Use a paste of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda to scrub tiles, cover them with plastic wrap, and let them sit overnight. When you rinse it off, you’ll be shocked by how much the tiles sparkle.

Alternatively, make a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water, and spray it onto tiles. Leave for a few minutes and wipe off. You can also add essential oils to this mixture.

We’ve recommended using hydrogen peroxide for cleaning your toilet bowl, so why wouldn’t we also recommend it for disinfecting the toilet brush, too? There are various ways to do this, depending on which method suits you best.

To disinfect a grimy and bacteria-filled toilet brush, spray the bristles thoroughly with hydrogen peroxide and leave to drip dry. Alternatively, purchase a toilet brush with a bowl-shaped base and always leaving your brush sitting in a solution of hydrogen peroxide.

We’ve said that hydrogen peroxide can be a useful touch up for roots in between hair appointments, but it also has other hair-based uses. While we used to squeeze lemon juice directly onto our hair in the ‘80s and ‘90s (yes, really), a slightly more refined method works best for lightening hair.

To lighten already blonde hair, combine 1/2 cup of water with 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Spray through hair and enjoy the results.

Nobody wants to get caught with filthy fingernails or to have yellowing nail beds. To keep your nails nice and white, soak a cotton ball in hydrogen peroxide and dab it directly onto nails. As it does with teeth, fabric, and hair, it will brighten and whiten.

As another option, mix three to four tablespoons of the compound with half a cup of warm water and stir. Soak nails for around two minutes, and then rinse. The liquid also kills fungal nail infections.

Undeniably, one of the worst pains in the world is a bad toothache. It might start in your mouth, but soon it’s pressing on your jaw, radiating into your ear, and putting you completely out of action. With a toothache like this, it’s good to swirl liquids around the painful tooth — either salty water, liquid painkillers, or, you guessed it, hydrogen peroxide.

Swirl food-grade product around your mouth, hold for 30 seconds, then spit. This will reduce pain and inflammation.

Look, so far we’ve recommended hydrogen peroxide for growing plants, whitening teeth, disinfecting the toilet, cleaning appliances, and lightening hair. Did you really think that we wouldn’t tell you to just lie in a bath of the stuff?

Hydrogen peroxide makes a good bath once a month for detoxification and oxygenation purposes. Add a cup and 1/2 of 35% food-grade product and Epsom salts to hot water. Then, lie back and enjoy.

Nobody wants to grab a towel and find themselves stuck with a musty old rag. We want our towels to be soft and fluffy, and smelling sweet as a daisy. Well, luckily for us, our beloved hydrogen peroxide gives towels a lovely pick me up.

To make your towels fresh again, add 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1/2 cup of peroxide to your laundry, leave for 15 minutes, and then wash as normal. Alternatively, add a whole cup of hydrogen peroxide.

We’ve already looked at several ways to use hydrogen peroxide inside the mouth, including as a mouthwash, a stain remover, and a toothache painkiller. Well, you can also just scrub it directly onto your teeth as you would a regular toothpaste. In fact, Colgate has released a hydrogen peroxide version of their toothpaste.

For a more natural toothpaste, make a hydrogen peroxide and baking soda paste, and add coconut oil. The oil helps to remove oil soluble food debris and bacteria.

We’ve looked at dishwasher bombs made from hydrogen peroxide, used to degrease and thoroughly clean the appliance. However, there are more ways to use the liquid compound in the dishwasher. For example, it makes an effective and chemical-free rinsing aid for dishes.

Take one cup of 3% product and mix with 10 to 15 drops of essential oils, such as cinnamon, lemon, or lavender. Pour this natural, homemade rinse aid into the dishwasher soap compartment, and enjoy the squeaky clean results.

Makeup brushes pick up lots and lots of bacteria and germs, and we certainly don’t want to spread those all over our faces. For this reason, it’s important to keep makeup brushes clean by washing them regularly. Of course, you can buy special makeup brush shampoo and washing accessories, but hydrogen peroxide does the trick just fine.

Put one teaspoon of 3% product into a bowl of water, and soak the brushes in the mixture. Your skin will thank you.

We’ve suggested it for tiles, we’ve suggested it for toilets and now we’re suggesting it for showers too. It’s a no-brainer really, as hydrogen peroxide’s antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties make it tough on mold and mildew. As we’ve pointed out, it’s also much more environmentally friendly than chlorine bleach.

It’s a good idea to keep a bottle of hydrogen peroxide or a hydrogen peroxide mixture in a spray bottle by the shower. That way, you can spritz it down each time.

Much like dishcloths, kitchen sponges absorb and carry all sorts of germs and bacteria. Even though they’re used for cleaning, the porous nature of a handy sponge means they’re often bursting with unpleasant things.

Though it can be tempting to just toss your kitchen sponge in the trash when it’s dirty, it’s more cost-effective and environmentally conscious to soak it in hydrogen peroxide. This way, you’ll make it last a little longer, and it’ll be nice and fresh.

We know that hydrogen peroxide makes a great surface cleaner, but it’s also good at getting stains and mold off tiling grout. Grout generally starts off as white, but it can end up a nasty brown or beige color after some time. To brighten it up, reach for your homemade hydrogen peroxide spray or paste.

To tackle grimy grout, mix 1/2 cup of baking soda, 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide, and one teaspoon of dish soap. Spoon onto the grout, wait for five to ten minutes, then scrub and rinse.

Baking and cookie sheets end up absolutely covered in cooked-on stains that can seem impossible to remove. How many of us just resign ourselves to using a stained baking sheet because we think they can’t be cleaned any more? Well, no more!

Take your baking soda and hydrogen peroxide paste and spread it across a baking sheet. Leave the sheet for two to three hours, and wipe the mixture off with a paper towel and water. Either rinse or scrub, depending on the remaining stains.

Athlete’s foot can be a tough infection to deal with and causes lots of irritating itching. Because hydrogen peroxide is anti-fungal, it works to kill the fungus on the surface of feet. It also kills any bacteria that may be on the surface of the foot, thereby avoiding further infection.

To try this, put your feet into a solution of equal parts hydrogen peroxide and water. Note that this will sting if your feet have any cuts or scrapes.

It makes a great, environmentally-conscious deodorant, but hydrogen peroxide also removes pit stains from the underarms of your clothing. Of course, with your homemade deodorant you’ll have no stains in sight, but reach for the hydrogen peroxide for stains caused by commercial products.

Mix two parts of the compound with one part dish soap, and spray the solution directly onto underarm stains. After 30 minutes of soaking, rinse and put through the washing machine.

There are a number of ways to treat yeast infections, including a variety of home remedies. There are various different types of yeast infections that can occur on the body, but all are caused by yeast-like fungi named candida.

Before using hydrogen peroxide on a yeast infection, make sure you dilute it with water to avoid skin irritation. Taking a bath in a mixture of the liquid and water can prevent yeast growth.

Kids play with toys every single day, which means they’re bound to become coated in a sticky and grimy film, and covered with crumbs, glitter, and dirt. Rather than let your kid risk putting these nasties into their mouth, disinfect everything with a hydrogen peroxide solution.

Either spray the toys, wipe them directly with the liquid, or soak them in a solution of the stuff. Avoid using this method for painted toys as the compound may remove paint.

Another household area that can end up full of grime is the refrigerator. As with sponges, dish rags, and dish towels, refrigerators play host to bits of food debris, various bacteria, and questionable smells. Because it’s usually full, we can’t always see how dirty the refrigerator is.

As with the shower, keep a bottle of hydrogen peroxide solution in the kitchen so that you can spray and wipe it down between deep cleans.

Since it’s so great at keeping teeth white, breath fresh, and toothaches calm, why not sanitize your toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide too? There are various methods for this, from soaking the toothbrush in the solution mixed with water, to rinsing it with the product after each wash.

This method is also a great option for sanitizing retainers. In both of these cases, make sure to use a food-grade product, rinse the items afterward, and don’t swallow anything.

If you don’t know what to do with hydrogen peroxide at this point, we don’t know what to tell you. Clearly, it’s amazing at cleaning all manner of things, and for that reason, it’s a wonderful addition to your mop bucket.

Mixing half a cup of the liquid compound with one gallon of hot water creates a liquid that will make floors shine. Using this rather than bleach means you won’t be inhaling harmful chemicals or leaving those chemicals on your floors for pets to lick.

As with the refrigerator, kid’s lunch boxes are a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. In order to keep them spick and span, spritz them with hydrogen peroxide, which will stop the spread of anything unpleasant.

As another option, you can fill a plastic lunch box with the liquid and let it soak before rinsing it with water. This stops any mold from forming and keeps Tupperwares safe to use. Again, doing this is a great alternative to using harsh chemicals.

Lots of people use humidifiers to make the air they breathe moister. Because they produce steam, humidifiers can be prone to collecting mold and could end up pumping mold spores around a room.

To make sure that your humidifier is producing clean steam, deep clean the machine using a 3% concentration of hydrogen peroxide. Use one pint of the product per gallon of water used. To keep bacteria at bay in general, use one to three drops in the humidifier.

Last, but certainly not least, is the gungy shower curtain that needs a facelift from some good old hydrogen peroxide. There are several ways to achieve this, starting with just throwing it in the washing machine along with 3% hydrogen peroxide in a rinse cycle.

If your curtain is just starting to show signs of mold and mildew then you can spray it directly with the liquid mixed with water, and leave to sit for five to ten minutes, and then rinse.