Mum shares ‘game-changing’ floor cleaning hack using kitchen roll & is stunned that no one else has thought of it
DESPITE the likes of Mrs Hinch and Stacey Solomon adding some glamour to cleaning, we all know that it’s still a bit of a chore.
So, with that in mind, we’re behind any hack that makes the process quicker and easier.
This ‘game changing’ life hack to collect dirt from the floor has TikTok users going wild[/caption]A savvy Tiktok mum, who goes by the name shimmyshim17, has offered up a genius hack for cleaning your floor and fellow Tiktokers have gone wild for it.
The clever cleaner suggests using a paper towel to sweep dust off your floors rather than a dust pan.
In the bite-sized tutorial, shimmyshim17 can be seen wetting the end of a paper towel in the sink.
She then places the towel on the floor and uses a brush to sweep a pile of dust onto the wet side of the paper.
The first step is to dip the edge of a paper towel in water[/caption] She then places the wet paper towel down on the floor instead of a dust pan[/caption]Finally, the savvy mum, uses her hand to collect up the tissue and dirt with the water acting a glue to stop the dust spreading and making the pile easy to collect and throw away.
The short clip has been viewed more than nine million times and has accumulated more than one million likes.
Since the hack video was uploaded, viewers from all over the world have piled in to comment on the technique.
The dust and dirt neatly collects on the towel clinging to the wet paper making it easy to collect[/caption] TikToker ShimmyShim17 has had more than nine million views on her sweeping hack video[/caption]Many couldn’t believe that everyone didn’t already know about the clever trick, while others thought it would be a waste of paper towels.
One person said: “I am so glad I saw this. I’m just about to clean my floors!”
But another disagreed and commented: “You could literally use a dustpan and brush and it does the same exact job without wasting any paper towel.”
While another, took an entirely different route and said: “I usually sweep it under the couch.”
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