A mum-of-thee has shared a surprising laundry hack which helps her cut back on ironing. The 26-year-old is a keen organiser and cleaning ace, sharing her tricks onto social media.
While many are looking to avoid the tumble dryer due to rising energy bills, air drying clothes can be tricky as there's not always enough space. However, the woman, named Liffie Fowler, revealed a hack in which you hang clothes on hangers before putting it out on the airer.
The trick, which her partner Elliot showed her, allows her to hang up more clothes on the airer. It also helps her space her clothes out more which cuts down the amount of ironing that she has to do once everything is dry.
Liffie said: “My partner mentioned about trying using hangers on the [clothes] horse. We’re a family of five so I’m constantly washing. I can fit more clothes on this way and they dry just as well.
“People commented concerned about stretching of clothes but I haven’t had that issue. I haven’t taken my iron out since using the hangers.”
Liffie is also keen to avoid shop-bought chemical cleaning products and instead opts for using lemon, bicarbonate and white vinegar where she can. And she estimates saving £30 a month on the cleaning products she would have bought.
“The acidity of the lemon works really well and it saves on sponges which are a waste of plastic.”
Liffie uses a mix of bicarbonate, white vinegar and lemon to clean around her house - including the washing machine. "I use white vinegar to clean any mould away in the washing machine,” she said.
“I put a bit of cotton wool in white vinegar and put it in the doorway where the mould is and leave it for a few hours. Then I put a bit of bicarbonate in the drum and vinegar in the tray and put it on a hot wash.
“To clean the oven I make a paste with bicarbonate with a little bit of water and add a bit of lemon. It should look a bit like pancake batter. Give it your cooker a good scrub with it and you can always then spray with white vinegar for any extra grease.”
Liffie spends £8 on a five litre bottle of white vinegar, and buys a few lemons fresh each week.
“The vinegar will last a couple of months,” she said: “I used to use about five different products which probably cost about £40 a month. I’m saving around £20 to 30 a month now.”
You can follow Liffie's hacks @mumatnumber23
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