Don’t assume hand sanitizer is just for your hands because this germ killing product has some surprising other uses as well. In fact, you may be wondering what to do with some partially used bottles that are nearing their expiration dates. Instead of throwing them out, I have a better suggestion that can save you money and come in handy by repurposing them. If you’re curious, then let me share 12 hand sanitizer hacks that you can benefit from cleaning to personal care that you should be aware of.
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Use Hand Sanitizer Hacks for Easier Cleaning
Hair spray that gets accidentally sprayed on a mirror is not the easiest thing to clean. However, try putting a dab of hand sanitizer on your cleaning cloth or a paper towel can wipe it away with less frustration.
That build-up grime on the feet of a computer mouse or the top is another problem that can be painless to solve with hand sanitizer and a clean cloth, preferably of soft microfiber.
Speaking of the computer, dab some hand sanitizer on a clean cloth or paper towel for wiping down the keyboard to a hard surface mouse pad. You will be impressed of how fast grime dissolves while helping to disinfect one of the most disgusting germ laden things you touch with 400 times more bacteria than a toilet seat. By the way, you can also use isopropyl alcohol (70% or higher) for safely cleaning most keyboards and mouse pads.
Hand sanitizer can also help remove an ink stain if you pretreat the article of clothing with it before washing the item. You need to be careful thought how the fabric will react. Therefore, test a small, inconspicious area first before using. I’ve also used hair spray for this sort of problem that often helped rectify it.
Sticky labels on jars or bottles that you tend to recycle or use for storing items can be difficult to try to peel off. If don’t want to spend extra money on a specialized product to dislodge the glue, hand sanitizer can come to your rescue.
Hand sanitizer is a great way to clean chrome faucets and handles to restore the shine.
You also will find hand sanitizer a great save for cleaning away soap scum in the bathroom sink.
Cleaning the porcelain exterior of your toilet and the seat is another of these other handy uses for hand sanitizer to keep in mind.
Other Personal Care Uses
Hot styling tools such as a flat iron or curling iron get sticky over time from a build up of styling products. Nonetheless, you can wipe it down on a clean cloth with some hand sanitizer works. Rubbing alcohol also does an excellent job for that purpose too.
Makeup brushes need regularly cleaning for the best application and defense against developing a skin problem such as breaking out. You can wash them with gentle shampoo or a specialized makeup brush cleaner and allow them to dry. But, it is always wiser to disinfect them afterwards with a little hand sanitizer before allowing them to dry for keeping your skin in its best condition.
If you ran out of deodorant, then grab a cotton ball and squirt a little hand sanitizer on to rub under your pits can rid of that accumulation of bacteria that causes body odors. Believe it or not, rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball in a pinch is another trick that works.
If you worried about trusting even an expired hand sanitizer, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US Department of Energy National Laboratory), hand sanitizer continues to disinfect as long as it evaporates quickly and continues to have a strong alcohol smell.
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