25 Uses for Dryer Sheets You Need To Know
For a long time, I’ve found all sorts of uses for dryer sheets. I love the smell, but I also need to make money go as far as I can.
That’s why I do a lot more with (new and used) dryer sheets than simply toss them in my laundry.
25 Uses for Dryer Sheets
1. Shine up chrome. Dampen a used dryer sheet and shine up the bathroom faucet or toaster.
2. Keep your scissors sharp by wiping the blades with a used sheet between uses.
3. Buh-bye pet hair! Rub a dryer sheet over your sofa, bed, etc and it’ll gather up all that hair from your fur baby.
4. Clean oven racks. Soak them overnight in some Dawn dishwashing liquid with some dryer sheets thrown in. The dirt and grime will wipe off easy the next day.
5. Put them in your drawers and they’ll make your clothes smell fresh and clean for a long time.
6. Ward off gnats and mosquitoes. Put a fresh sheet in your pocket and leave a little sticking out. Those flying little monsters don’t like the smell. Same with Mice!
7. A used dryer sheet is the best dusting cloth ever. Shelves, floors, lamps, you name it.
8. Dirty pots and pans are no match for a dryer sheet. Soak your pan in water, dishwashing soap, and a dryer sheet for about an hour.
That burned on goo that was stuck before will come right off.
9. One of the great uses for dryer sheets is the smelly shoes solution. Cut a fresh sheet in half and put one half in each shoe.
10. Clean paint brushes. Soak the in warm water with a dryer sheet for a couple hours.
11. Banish soap scum on shower doors. One of the uses for dryer sheets most people don’t know is how to use them to clean shower doors. Just wet a fresh sheet and scrub. They’re amazing.
12. Flyaway hair can be tamed by rubbing a used dryer sheet on your hair.
13. Discourage dust from accumulating on your TV by wiping it down with a used sheet.
14. Instantly make your car smell better by placing a fresh dryer sheet under a seat.
15. Got deodorant streaks on your shirt? Rub it off with a dryer sheet!
16. Get rid of toilet bowl rings by scrubbing with used dryer sheets.
17. Pop a dryer sheet inside your folded sheets to make sure they have that “just washed” fresh smell when you make a bed.
18. Keep a dryer sheet in your stored luggage. It won’t smell musty when you need to use it.
19. Hide dryer sheets around your house to make everything smell fresh and clean.
You can put them under sofa cushions, in baskets, anywhere you can find a hiding place.
20. Wipe your blinds down with dryer sheets once a month. It’ll help repel dust accumulation.
21. Dust and clean baseboards by rubbing them with a used dryer sheet.
22. Used dryer sheets packed in empty toilet paper rolls make great fire starters.
23. Clean hairbrushes by soaking them in warm water with a dryer sheet. Fresh and clean!
24. Send one with your kiddo to place in their school locker. It’ll smell so much better!
25. Make your own Swiffer pads. All you need is a few dryer sheets and you’re good to go.
Do you have more uses for dryer sheets?
Please tell me what they are? I want to know and I’m sure readers want to know, too!
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A used dryer sheet to clean out dryer lint.
I put Two Dryer sheets in my mail box no more Spiders, I use them for a lot of things!!!
I put them in my outside bin for my furniture cushions- keeps them from getting musty and (so far) no spiders, bugs or varmints!
If you live in an area that has Love Bugs, use a wet dryer sheet to remove them from your car before the goo causes paint problems.
You know that silver of soap we all save until it goes to mush? Here’s what we do with them.
Place a bit of the soap sliver onto a used dryer sheet, fold in half & stitch on all 4 sides (or do a circle of stitching). Now what?
Hang one by the outside faucet & wash your hands off or send them to camp with the kids! These are great little disposable washcloths that don’t have to be toted back to get stuck inside a suitcase.
Firm enough to get a youngin’ clean but soft enough to not take off hide.
Used dryer sheets in layers between masks when sewing- extra filter to breath through and fresh smelling.
I was at a car wash waiting my turn when a you g man came up to me and asked if I had any dryer sheets. I said no, he pulled out a few he had and I said what are these for? He told me to wet one and use it to remove the dead bugs on my cars hood and windshield. I tried it on the front of my car and Presto, no dead bugs and clean car.
Also great for cleaning grease off a kitchen cabintet
Use them to remove soap scum from shower doors, then wash off with dish washing detergent your shower doors will sparkle, also use them in your car engine compartment to repel mice if they have chewed or gnawed at your cars wires, it keeps them from returning and damaging more wires and even getting inside a unused or stored car or even a car that is used less often, those unused sheets are great for these tips, make sure to tie them to the wires before using your car, do not tie them to anything hot as this could start a fire. Both these tips have been tried and tested
if you quilt, they make great interfacing for string quilts. Beware though, they are flammable and i only use the used ones.
Some people love the scent, but unfortunately, dryer sheets can contain harmful chemicals that adhere to clothes, vent into the air, and rub off on your skin. … These chemicals can cause health problems because they can mimic estrogen and trigger asthma.
Do all these tips work with the unscented ones, like repelling mice? Or is it the smell they don’t like? I only buy unscented. Thanks!
STINK BUGS. I put dryer sheets along window hinges or open clip. Use also on screen door top and bottom. Keeps the stinky pest outside.
Stick a dryer sheet over your hair bush pull off the dryer sheet and all the hair stuck in the brush will come off with it!
Wet a used sheet to take bird poo of the car with no streaking
Use for packing jewelry for trips or moving. Roll necklaces in them to keep them from getting tangled
You can clean your dryer lint screen with a used dryer sheet it will pick up the lint fast and clean your lint screen.
I have multiply dogs and when they come in out of the rain, dry them off with a towel, then take a fresh dryer sheet and go over their backs and head. They smell good and not like “wet dog.”