Hacks for Rubbing Alcohol That Will Transform Your Life

Fingerprint Removal

Do you despise the sight of fingerprints all over your stainless steel cookware and appliances? If this is the case, you are not alone. Despite the fact that it’s difficult to prevent acquiring marks all over your once-shiny refrigerator, there is a simple solution for taking them off. Simply apply a small amount of rubbing alcohol to a clean towel and wipe down the inside of your refrigerator. This will fully remove the fingerprints from your appliance, allowing it to seem brand new once again. So don’t be concerned about your children touching stuff because it can all be removed!

Fingerprint Removal

Tight Shoes That Stretch

Tight shoes, especially high heels that are too tight, are among the worst things that can happen. It’s not pleasant to walk around with the sensation that your feet are being squished. That is not the case with me! If you have trouble with tight shoes, try spraying a small amount of rubbing alcohol on the inside and outside of the shoes before wearing them. Wear them about the home with a thick pair of socks after you’ve softly coated them in the previous step. This will assist in stretching them out and making them far more comfortable when you need to wear them again.

Tight Shoes That Stretch

Good Bye, Frost

If you live in the Midwest, Northern Hemisphere, or East Coast, you are certainly familiar with the difficulties of driving with a frozen car glass during the winter months. Fortunately, rubbing alcohol can help to keep your windows from becoming frosty. To clean your window, combine half a cup of rubbing alcohol with a fourth of a cup of water and use a sponge to scrub the surface of the window. Do all of the windows in and around the vehicle (especially the back window). This will not only remove the ice, but it will also assist in preventing it from forming as easily in the future.

Good Bye, Frost

Goodbye, Fruit Flies

Consider yourself fortunate if you have never had to deal with fruit flies. However, if you have ever had to deal with fruit flies, you are aware of how irritating they can be. They are drawn to moisture, which is why they are most numerous during the summer months when it is hot and humid inside. While they can be difficult to control, rubbing alcohol can be used to effectively eliminate them. If you notice fruit flies in your home, spray the area with rubbing alcohol to get rid of them. It will not only kill the fruit flies, but it will also keep them away from your home in the future.

Goodbye, Fruit Flies.

The Best Granite Cleaner

Stop spending money on pricey cleaners to use on your beautiful surfaces. While things are likely to perform effectively and get the job done, you don’t need to spend a lot of money on cleaning supplies. Because it is not abrasive and has no additional chemicals, rubbing alcohol mixed with water and aromatic oils is an excellent cleaning for granite surfaces. Furthermore, it completes the task quickly. You may even store your homemade solution in a spray bottle to make it easier to use.

The Best Granite Cleaner

How To Get Rid Of Hair Lice

It’s likely that you have reoccurring nightmares about finding lice in your hair if you’re anything like myself. While it may appear to be something that only elementary school children have to deal with, the truth is that lice may affect anyone at any age. However, all you need to do to deal with it is to apply rubbing alcohol on your hair and leave it on for around 30 minutes to work its magic. After allowing it to sit for a while, rinse it thoroughly with water. After the initial treatment, run an alcohol-soaked comb through your hair to remove any remaining residue.

How To Get Rid Of Hair Lice

Ear Wax Removal

Seeing videos of people using candles to clean their ears may have caught your attention, but let me assure you that there are easier ways to accomplish this task. Simply combine rubbing alcohol and vinegar in a small container and use a cotton swab to clean out your ear. In addition, the vinegar and alcohol will break down the wax, making it more easily removed. Be careful not to push the cotton swab too far into the wound when you’re performing this procedure.

Ear Wax Removal

No Longer Sticky

When shopping, have you ever had difficulty removing price tags or labels from items you’ve just purchased? While some come off very easy, others seem to be impossible to remove, no matter how hard you attempt it. Thankfully, rubbing alcohol may be used to quickly and effectively remove those annoying buggers. Take a rag and soak the sticker in a small amount of rubbing alcohol. That’s all there is to this process. Once the sticker has been saturated for a short period of time, it should be ready to be removed, and you can do so using either your finger or a damp cloth.

No Longer Sticky

Smells New

Even though no one likes to walk around in a pair of stinky shoes, it happens from time to time. In fact, if your leather shoes get a little bit wet, as you could if you’re caught in a thunderstorm, they can begin to smell bad very quickly. But don’t get too worked up over it! Nothing more than wiping alcohol inside the shoes and leaving them to dry in the sun will suffice for this task. The alcohol will absorb the unpleasant odor and leave your shoes smelling as fresh as a daisy after they have been cleaned. Okay, so they won’t smell like a flower, but they will no longer stink!

Smells New

Clean Makeup Brushes

When was the last time you thoroughly cleaned your makeup brushes? Unless you’ve forgotten, this is probably the best time to do it. Our makeup brushes come into contact with our skin virtually every day, therefore it’s important to clean them as frequently as possible. However, rather than purchasing an expensive makeup cleaner, simply gather your brushes and soak them in rubbing alcohol for half an hour before using them as normal. Once they’ve finished soaking, rinse them with a little soap and water and set them aside to dry naturally.

Clean Makeup Brushes

Cold Sores Should Be Calmed

Cold sores often seem to manifest themselves at the most inconvenient of times. A gigantic cold sore on your lip is never a good thing, especially the morning of a big job interview, wedding, or a date you’ve been looking forward to for quite some time. You can, however, calm and, in some cases, even reduce their severity by using a small amount of rubbing alcohol. Take a cotton ball and soak it in the rubbing alcohol before dabbing it on the cold sore before going to bed, and you’re done. It’s possible that it will be gone when you wake up in the morning!

Cold Sores Should Be Calmed

Ticks, Say Goodbye

We are all hyper-vigilant when it comes to detaching ticks from ourselves after a long hiking trip or a night of camping, but dogs have to deal with ticks on a daily basis. If you’re having trouble keeping ticks off your dog, try using rubbing alcohol to keep them at bay instead. When you discover a tick on your dog, dab a small amount of rubbing alcohol on the tick’s body to kill it. In addition to cleaning your dog’s wound, this will lessen the tick’s grip, which will make it easier to remove from your dog. In addition, it will kill the tick.

Ticks, Say Goodbye

Cleaning Glasses At Home

Wearing glasses but not having an eyeglass cleaner is a common occurrence. You don’t have to worry about it because you can make a cleaner at home. A DIY eyeglass cleaner is as simple as combining 34 cups of rubbing alcohol with 14 cups of water and a few drops of dish detergent. Voila! You have yourself a homemade eyeglass cleaner! Fill a spritz bottle with the solution and apply it whenever your glasses become a touch smudge-prone. (Optional) This is not only very simple to create, but it will also save you money in the long run!

Cleaning Glasses At Home

How To Clean Laminate Floors

If you had to guess, how frequently would you say you truly clean your floors? Although it’s likely that you vacuum once or twice a week, or that you sweep frequently, when was the last time you cleaned your floors clean? If it has been a while since they have been cleaned, don’t be concerned; a little rubbing alcohol will have them looking like new in no time. Making your own floor cleaner is simple: just combine rubbing alcohol with water, dish soap, and vinegar and you’ll have a fantastic floor cleaner. Apply a small amount to the floor and then clean it up with a sponge or mop.

How To Clean Laminate Floors

Ice Pack In A Pinch

Stop buying ice packs or filling a bag with ice just to have it melt 20 minutes later. With just a little rubbing alcohol and water, you can construct an ice pack at home. Freeze a Ziplock bag containing around 13 cups of rubbing alcohol and 23 cups of water. Because the bag contains alcohol, it will not freeze, allowing the mixture to cover the painful part of your body.

Ice Pack In A Pinch

Take Out The Permanent Marker

I’ve gotten permanent marker stains all over my clothes and furniture. Everything from a white t-shirt to my couch and even my bedsheets have been permanently marked with a permanent marker, and it seems like there is nothing you can do about it. However, if you have a small amount of rubbing alcohol, you may be able to remove it. Simply dab a small amount of the alcohol on the stain and rub it off with a clean rag to remove it. The stain should be completely removed! Simply do your best to get rid of the stain as soon as possible rather than waiting too long.

Take Out The Permanent Marker

Clean Carpets

Apart from being useful for cleaning laminate floors and removing permanent marker stains from fabric, rubbing alcohol is effective at removing stubborn grease stains from carpets as well. If you have an unsightly stain on your carpet that you can’t seem to get out, try rubbing alcohol on it to see what happens. Simply apply a small amount of the alcohol to the stain and gently scrape the area with a rag, just like you did with the previous slides. It may be necessary to repeat this process several times to thoroughly remove the discoloration.

Clean Carpets

Keep Your Bed Clean And Bedbug Free

Nobody likes bedbugs, and by putting rubbing alcohol on your bed at night, you can sleep easy. Alcohol kills bedbugs in two different ways. It begins by acting as a solvent, which means that it consumes the bug’s exoskeleton. Although some bedbugs may be killed by the dissolving action, alcohol packs a one-two punch. It also has desiccant properties, which cause drying out.

Keep Your Bed Clean And Bedbug Free

Home Air Freshener

Coming home to a house that smells fresh and clean is one of the best feelings in the world. However, instead of spending a fortune on air fresheners for your entire home, you may save money by making your own at home! Only water, a few tablespoons of rubbing alcohol, and roughly ten drops of your preferred essential oil are required for this project. Combine all of the ingredients in a spray bottle and you’re ready to go! If you want your furniture to smell good as well, you can spray it with a pleasant fragrance.

Home Air Freshener

Goodbye, Garlic Smell

Some people adore the scent of garlic, but if you’re not one of them, don’t be concerned… I’ve come up with a solution for you! If your hands start to smell a little garlicky after you’ve finished cutting up a few cloves, rub them together with a small amount of rubbing alcohol to get rid of the odor quickly. After rinsing them with soap and water, there will be no more garlic smell! Keep rubbing alcohol on hand in your kitchen if you’re someone who cooks with garlic frequently so that you’ll always have it on hand when needed.

Goodbye, Garlic Smell.

Good Bye Sweat

When it comes to sweating, there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, it’s very normal to feel this way. Although sweating has its benefits, there are times and places when it is inappropriate, and sweat stains can appear at the worst possible time. Make sure to wipe areas that are susceptible to sweating — such as your armpits — with rubbing alcohol before any important meeting, date, or other stressful circumstance to avoid getting sweat stains on your clothes afterward. While deodorant is beneficial, alcohol can also be used as an antiperspirant and is just as effective. Keep it with you at all times in case something happens!

Good Bye Sweat

Remove The Grease

Cooking grease is intended to remain within the pan while cooking on the stove, however, it does occasionally splatter on the surface of the stovetop. Having grease on the backsplash and the hood of the stove is very natural, but the most important thing is that it is removed as quickly as possible. If grease is left on the stove for an extended period of time, it will accumulate and eventually become difficult to remove. So, once you’ve completed cooking, get your rubbing alcohol and a rag and use them to wipe away the residue.

Remove The Grease

Getting Rid Of Bugs

The last thing anyone wants is to have bed bugs or dust mites in their mattress. Not only is it disgusting to think about sleeping on top of bugs, but they’re also a great pain to get rid of once they’re in your bed! In order to get rid of the bugs, you don’t have to set your mattress on fire or throw it out the window, which is a welcome relief. Simply saturate your mattress with rubbing alcohol (including the bottom of the mattress). Allow it to dry naturally before vacuuming it to remove any leftover pests.

Getting Rid Of Bugs

How To Fix Your Broken Makeup

I can’t even count on one hand how many times I’ve dropped a perfectly excellent eye makeup palette, only to find it shattered into a million pieces once I picked it up. I’m not even kidding. Makeup is not inexpensive, let me tell you, thus it is equally upsetting when a product malfunctions. For the most part, spraying an alcohol solution on a cracked blush, bronzer, or eye shadow palette will suffice to restore its functionality. Once the product is moist, smooth it out with a spoon and set it aside to cure for a few hours. It’s as good as new!

How To Fix Your Broken Makeup

Clean Furniture

Cleaning your floors and cleaning your bathroom is important, but when was the last time you cleaned your furniture? If you’re anything like me, it’s been far too long since your last visit. The good news is that rubbing alcohol is all that is required to remove stains from microfiber furniture. Simply dab the alcohol into the stain and let it absorb into the fabric. Use a cloth to dab it in, and you won’t have to worry about the alcohol ruining your clothes or other clothing.

Clean Furniture

Soothe Skin Irritation

As previously stated, rubbing alcohol has a variety of beneficial effects on the skin. Although most of us are aware that rubbing alcohol may be used to remove nail polish, many are unaware that it can also be used to ease skin irritations. Yes, this is correct! Putting rubbing alcohol on an area of your skin that has been affected by shaving — whether it be your face, armpits, or bikini line — will relieve the irritation. It will aid in the calming of the skin and the prevention of it becoming too uncomfortable.

Soothe Skin Irritation

Make Sure The Mirror Is Clean

Mirrors, at least in my opinion, seldom receive the affection they deserve. My mirrors are always dirty, no matter how hard I try. It seems like there is always something that manages to get on them at least once a day. My mirror seems to be continuously smeared with water, hairspray, sunscreen, and makeup; I feel like I’m constantly wiping it down. Fortunately, rubbing alcohol is an excellent solution for removing debris from a mirror. Simply apply a small amount to a rag and wipe your mirror clean; it should be as good as new.

Make Sure The Mirror Is Clean

Preventing Collar Stains

Are there times when you take off your white shirt at the end of the day only to discover that your collar is covered with stains? No matter what the source of the problem is (makeup, self-tanning lotion, dirt, oils, or something else else), I always end up with a dirty collar. In the morning, you may simply avoid this by wiping your neck with rubbing alcohol as you get dressed. It will remove any oils, dirt, or makeup from your skin and keep it looking spick and span throughout the day.

Preventing Collar Stains

Help An Achy Body

While most people are aware that applying a heating pad or ice pack to one’s body when one is feeling achy is beneficial, did you know that rubbing alcohol could be beneficial as well? Because you have the ability! When you’re feeling a little achy, all you have to do is apply a little alcohol on your skin. The alcohol will actually assist in bringing blood to the surface of the skin, which will ultimately relax your muscles and relieve your discomfort. Just be careful not to overindulge in alcoholic beverages; you don’t want to end up smelling like booze!

Help An Achy Body

How To Clean Bathroom Faucets

However, while cleaning wipes and other solutions are effective on bathroom appliances, they are not necessarily effective in leaving them sparkling. Sure, they may keep them clean, but who wants to use bathroom fixtures that are drab and uninteresting? That is not the case with me! To make your bathroom faucets and shower fixtures look as if they were just installed, dab them with some rubbing alcohol. Simply apply a small amount on a rag and wipe off the fixtures fully. I promise that your bathroom appliances will look like they were just installed! Make use of the alcohol once a week to ensure that they always seem good.

How To Clean Bathroom Faucets

Deodorize Your Shoes

Using shoes while working out, going to the gym, or engaging in any other physical activity produces a pungent smell. Your best bet is to use rubbing alcohol to clean up this mess. In a spray bottle, mix 1 cup each of water and rubbing alcohol. The shoe insoles should be sprayed and then left to dry in the sun.

Deodorize Your Shoes

Refresh Your Tennis Shoes

Your favorite shoes can now easily be cleaned of mud and stains. Use a brush, cotton ball, or sponge to spot clean your shoes after adding enough rubbing alcohol to a dish.

Refresh Your Tennis Shoes

Sanitize Toys

Try the safe & quick rubbing alcohol solution to sterilize your toddler’s toys instead of using cleaning products that are loaded with chemicals. To get rid of dangerous germs and bacteria, dab several baby wipes with rubbing alcohol and rub the toys.

Sanitize Toys

Disinfect Gardening Tools

In order to stop pests and diseases from spreading from one plant to another, gardening equipment needs to be cleaned and disinfected. Start by washing your tools with soapy water. Next, liberally spritz the tools with undiluted rubbing alcohol. Since it evaporates right away, there’s no need to rinse with water.

Disinfect Gardening Tools

Eliminate Grime

Devices including computers, laptops, keyboards, and smartphones can accumulate dirt and pathogens. For this job, rubbing alcohol is ideal because it evaporates rapidly and doesn’t harm anything. To clean your devices, simply wipe them down with a towel that has been lightly dampened with rubbing alcohol.

DIY All Natural Granite Cleaner

Degrease Your Kitchen

Even the worst oil may be removed with rubbing alcohol off cupboards, counters, oven vents, and stovetops. Fill an empty spray bottle with a 2:1 mixture of water and rubbing alcohol to combat the oily issue. Sprinkle it on the appropriate area, and then wipe it down with a cloth or sponge. This hack is also quick, simple, and efficient.

Degrease Your Kitchen

Cleaning Makeup Brushes

Because they accumulate oil and leftover cosmetics, makeup brushes can get pretty untidy. It is essential to clean and disinfect them once a month because of this. Place just enough rubbing alcohol in a small dish. After that, twirl the brush for 15 to 20 seconds after soaking the bristles in it for a minute. It should be washed in warm water and dried outside.

Cleaning Makeup Brushes

Dry Erase Boards Cleaner

It’s annoying if the last lesson’s writings are still visible on the dry erase board even after cleaning. Rubbish alcohol is your greatest bet for restoring the new appearance of your whiteboard. In a spray bottle, combine 1 cup each of water and rubbing alcohol. On the board, spritz it and then rub with a dry cloth.

Dry Erase Boards Cleaner

Getting Rid of Fruit Flies

Rubbish booze is for you if you are frequently bothered by little, annoying fruit flies. To instantly kill fruit flies, place rubbing alcohol in an empty fine-mist spray bottle and fill to the top.

Getting Rid Of Fruit Flies

Homemade Room Deodorizer

All-purpose rubbing alcohol can be used to cover up your home’s offensive stench. A spray bottle should contain 2 cups of water, 1 cup of rubbing alcohol, and 10 to 20 drops of lemon essential oil. Spray it all over the home after a good shake.

Homemade Room Deodorizer

Make a Reed Diffuser

There is no need to purchase reed diffusers when you can easily construct one using rubbing alcohol. Add a few drops of rubbing alcohol, 10-15 drops of your preferred essential oil, and 1/4 cup of almond oil to a tiny glass bottle. Your reed diffuser is complete once you insert a pair of wooden skewers into it.

Make A Reed Diffuser

Clean Bathroom Fixtures

Rubbing alcohol is your new best buddy for cleaning chrome bathroom fixtures since it leaves a shine without streaks, disinfects, and evaporates quickly. Rub the chrome fixtures with rubbing alcohol that has been adequately poured onto a clean cloth. Given how quickly it evaporates, there is no need to rinse.

Clean Bathroom Fixtures

Remove Dog Ticks

Tick removal is difficult, especially when it involves your pet. Rubber alcohol will make this process easier and less unpleasant because it will weaken the ticks’ hold. Apply rubbing alcohol to a cotton swab after dipping it, then apply it to the tick. Pull it out immediately after a brief interval.

Remove Dog Ticks

Deep Clean Eyeglasses

An good cleaning for eyeglasses is rubbing alcohol. It disinfects them in addition to cleaning them. Spray your eyeglasses with a solution of 1 part water and 1 part rubbing alcohol, then wipe them with a lens cleaning cloth.

Deep Clean Eyeglasses

Make Tie-Dye Art

Want to truly WOW your children? When combined with a few other common items, rubbing alcohol may produce the best tie-dye effects on practically anything! For optimal results, prepare the colours by combining them with rubbing alcohol. Just keep in mind to put on latex gloves before dipping your fabric in the color. Also, kids, be cautious when using scissors!

Make Tie Dye Art

Make a DIY Air Freshener

Utilize your preferred essential oils to create a homemade air freshener. Create your own air freshener by mixing warm water, baking soda, rubbing alcohol, and your preferred essential oils in a hairspray container. Boom!

Make A DIY Air Freshener

Remove Labels From Jars Before You Can Reuse Them

One of my favorite uses for rubbing alcohol is this. Rubbish alcohol can be used to clean any container of labels or fingerprints. Everything in your home may be organized with just a few containers! You can reuse the unlabeled jars when the dye has been completely removed by the alcohol.

Remove Labels From Jars Before You Can Reuse Them

Use Rubbing Alcohol To Clean Microfiber Furniture

Up until it gets particularly dirty or ruined, microfiber furniture is simple to maintain. Spot-clean microfiber furniture clothing with some rubbing alcohol and a brush to get rid of spots. Wherever you can, you should still take the covers off to wash them. I advise testing this out first in a discreet area before doing it somewhere apparent because the alcohol can also stain the microfiber depending on its color and type.

Use Rubbing Alcohol To Clean Microfiber Furniture

Level Up Artwork By Blending Colors Of Your Colored Pencils

Try breaking out the colored pencils if you’re holed up with kids. Show them how you (or your child) used colored pencils to combine your artwork.

Alcohol causes the wax binder to dissolve, allowing the various hues to mingle together like paint. Simply layer your colors and then use a cotton bud to dab some rubbing alcohol over the top. This will blend the various color layers into a rich, consistent color.

Level Up Artwork By Blending Colors Of Your Colored Pencils

Clean Stainless Steel

In a similar manner, stains on stainless steel can be eliminated with a cotton ball bathed in rubbing alcohol. I’ll soon test this on my refrigerator! Rubbish alcohol will make it simple to clean, leaving everything pristine, including knives and spoons that simply cannot be cleaned with water and soap and stainless steel refrigerators. You may use this trick to clean your laptop, mouse, and keyboard as well!

Clean Stainless Steel