Unexpected life hacks you stumbled across

[Janboree]

I’ve just discovered that my body mist cleans my spectacles brilliantly. As good as my opticians cleaning spray and a lot cheaper. Added bonus it makes my glasses smell nice too and I didn’t like the smell of the glasses spray. I only used it as it was to hand and my other spray had run out.
Have other mumsnetters stumbled across any life hacks unexpectedly?

Me, too. Though it doesn't grate as much as "sweet treats".

Having emptied your dishwasher, fill the detergent dispenser space with citric acid then put on a hot wash to degrease and refresh the machine.

Mucous times! 😆

I slide a pointy knife under the rim to allow air to get in if a lid won't budge

I accidentally bought course ground coffee that's no good for my hario v60 pour over thing. I was gutted until I tried giving each portion of coffee grounds a quick blast in the blender before use

Thanks! That’s something else I’ve learned today.

I used to get a really itchy rash under my boobs due to ill fitting bras and used to put Sudocream under them once or twice a week, it really stopped the itching and soothed the redness.

A professional bra fitting cured that one, Sudocream is now relegated to the cupboard in the bathroom and I don't have to use it any more, no longer have any rash or itchiness.

Ooh! I haven't but I think I might, I love nostalgia stuff and I like Maggie O'Farrell's writing too. Cheers for the tip 😀

I shove butternut squash in the oven till it's all brown and blistered

Its central theme is the 1976 drought, I loved it. Enjoy!

Lemsip left to stand cleans a tea-stained cup.

… Made a cup of lemsip which wasn’t drunk or cleared away for a couple of hours. Old tea stains washed out easily.

Does anyone have a way of cleaning sticky scorch marks from the bottom of an iron?

To get my 19 year old son to do his own ironing I put all his clean clothes straight in a specific basket and give them to him. It's slightly eased the burden of ironing 200 tee shirts a week

Keep said onions in the fridge

When hanging my daughter's school shirt out once there were weird brown splodges on it. I simply put a tiny bit of bleach on the stains only and it got rid of them completely.
Also you can buy vintage "Viz top tips" books on eBay. Make great presents for teenage sons

Be careful. I read on a Mumsnet thread like this that putting sunglasses in the dishwasher made them like new.

Those Raybans are no more. They went cloudy…..🙈

I checked out the viz tips because a family member would appreciate them and found a Reddit favourite viz tips.

I’m going to be laughing a lot now, thanks!

Banging two pistachio nut shells together gives the impression a very small horse is approaching

Save money on binoculars by simply standing closer to the thing you want to look at.

Scorch marks on an iron can be removed with white magic blocks or Barkeepers Friend.

^ to @NomNomNominativeDeterminism

Hand sanitiser gets hair dye stains off your face and forehead.

I get a lot of basic stuff from IKEA online. I don't live near one but do bulk orders every month or so. There freezer bags are amazing, washing up gloves don't break and their fake flowers are gorgeous. Also great for stuff you didn't know you need like a jar opener, and a silicone muffin tray I use when batch cooking baby food portions

Add vinegar to the water before boiling

When washing and putting away bedding I pop an entire bed set (sheet, mattress/pillow protectors, duvet cover) into one pillowcase. Much easier to find and store.
Cannot remember where I came across this though.

Save money on expensive personal number plates by changing your name to your current car's number.

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