For pet/urine stains, sprinkle baking soda, leave for 15 minutes to absorb the stain, then vacuum up. Cornstarch can also be used for oil/grease stains.

• For glass windows: mix 1 part of water and 1 part of white vinegar. Add few drops of liquid soap
• For plastic windows: mix 600 ml of water with 1 tbsp of washing soda (sodium carbonate) and a handful of pure soapflakes

• Spray windows cleaner on both sides of the glass
• Use crumpled newspaper to rub the glass
• To make it easier to see streaks during cleaning, use left-right strokes on one side and up-down strokes on the other

• Fill a spray bottle with 120 ml (4 fl oz) of water
• Add 10 drops of essential oil
• Replace the cap and shake well
• Spray in upward direction

This tip works for permanent marker stains on non-absorbent surface (glass, plastic, etc). Rub the stain with a cotton ball soaked with nail polish remover.

Fill the pan with water until half full and mix 3-4 tablespoons of baking soda. Boil it with low/medium heat until the burnt particles can be scraped.

Toss in one dryer sheet (e.g. Downy, Bounce, etc) into your gym bag. Change the sheet regularly.

Pour white vinegar to cover the base and leave for 1 hour. Rinse with cold water. Fill the kettle with cold water, bring to boil, and throw away the water.