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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250 comments on “25 Uses for Dryer Sheets You Need To Know”
Place a dryer sheet in your vacuum canister bag and as you vacuum it will smell fresh.
Thank You For Sharing This’s With your Readers,I Never New you Could Do This with Dryer Sheets.God Bless You ❤️
Love the dryer sheet hacks. I also use the one I just used in the dryer to quickly wipe down the lint catcher. The lint sticks to the dryer sheet and can all be tossed in the garbage.
Thanks so much
If you have moles in your backyard digging up everything, find the hole and put 1 to 3 dryer sheets in it, then shovel dirt back in. They will find another yard to dig in. Each time you see the dirt again, do this. Solved my problem, and very inexpensive!
If you live in Florida us a fresh one with water and it cleans love bugs right off your car with no scratching.
love these ideas! thank you
I want to take the time to say “thank you” for sharing all the ways you can use a dryer sheet…
I put a dryer sheet in my MAILBOX so BEES stay away. My Postman won’t get stung.
What a great list! I also use them to clean the sole plate of my iron. Especially good for removing stickiness.
I use them to get bug splatter off the car and windows when traveling. Wet and wipe!
They keep bugs out of your mailbox!
I use them in my sewing basket for embroidery or hand sewing After threading the needle I run the thread through pinched dryer sheet between my fingers to help the thread from tangling
I tape one to the top side of my ceiling fan
Does this help with smell or dust collection or both?
Put a fresh dryer sheet in between your pillowcase and pillow. It will keep your pillow smelling fresh.
In thy winter, I’ve wrapped dryer sheets around my heater vents in the house. When the heat turns on, the house smells great. Great at catching the dust from the vents as well.
Also clip them on the a/c in the summer for a fresh smell.
Dryer Sheets I’ve tried the hack with putting them in the air conditioner, they collect the dust but doesn’t make the room smell… Thank you for letting me to reply..
My great grandson decided to color my flat screen with crayons. Someone suggested I try dryer sheets and I just wiped it lightly over the crayon marks they came right off.
They work on crayons on the walls too.
Awesome idea for dryer sheets!! Thx fot sharing!!
Use dryer sheets for cleaning lamp shades
I inherited a lamp from my family that my grandmother brought on a ship to America from Italy MANY years ago. The shade was original so it was very dusty & dirty. After reading this tip, I tried. Using a dryer sheet, there was still stains (which makes it still look old) but otherwise it looks amazing! Thank you!!
I like to cut some up an put in a spray bottle with hot water sometimes some body spray shake up and use to revamp the smell or to take out wrinkles, or to keep in my car to keep it smelling great.
I use several layers to make interfacings for small quilt blocks. More for rag quilts.
My mom has made string quilts like this for years. She has the whole family saving them for her. Haha. She sews a ton and donates over 1/2 of what she makes to women’s shelters or hospitals. I must admit her quilts alway hold up for years and years as well as they smell so fresh for awhile when they’re newly done.
I use them for stabilizer when I’m sewing.
I love the Swiffer idea.
I use them to clean out the lint from my dryer !