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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283 comments on “25 Uses for Dryer Sheets You Need To Know”
i use them for card making
Saw your note about card making. How do you use them?
I use new dryer sheets for getting that stubborn kitchen grease and grime off my plastic toaster and fridge and back splash behind the stove… really any where that there is stubborn grease from cooking in your kitchen… a fresh dryer sheet will get it right up!!
When it rains, rub a dryer sheet over your wet dog(s) and they don’t smell like wet dog, they smell much nicer. I start with a new dryer sheet and re-use it many times. Then it can be used to wipe the floor by the door too.
When those nasty bugs get on the front of your car, dampen a dryer sheet and rub the bugs right off! Â Works like a charm.Â
Dry spots of laundry soap on floor or washer? Grab a used dry dryer sheet and rub it off. Flip to a cleanse tigon and polish it. Like it was never there. The trick is to do it dry or it smears all over.
Use on the window screen. Makes them almost disappear. Be careful with door screens. Our Daughter has tried walking through more than once after I’ve cleaned them that way.
I do the inside first to get the most of the dust to the outdoors. Then go outside, shutting the door, and do the outside of the screen. Its amazing! Clean glass after screen is done. The dirty and dust just flies off.
You can use new dryer sheets when washing your vehicle for the bugs on your bumper
Great for cleaning bugs off your car.Â
When my kitty cat gets shocks from static electricity, I petted her back with one. Worked like a charm.
How long do they work for spiders, mice and other rodents