Mom's Messy Miracles: Out of the Ordinary Ways to Use Dryer Sheets

May 27, 2014

Out of the Ordinary Ways to Use Dryer Sheets

In the giveaway for the Purex Crystals Dryer Sheets, I asked readers to tell me their uses for dryer sheets. I was so impressed with the responses, I wanted to share with everyone! I had no idea the crazy ways you can use dryer sheets.

20 Ways to Use Dryer Sheets

 

You can use dryer sheets:

  1. to freshen the inside of shoes
  2. inside dresser drawers
  3. in gym bags
  4. (used dryer sheets) to collect pet hair and lint off clothing
  5. to remove bugs off your car
  6. to keep your car fresh (hide it under the driver’s seat)
  7. to reduce static in your hair
  8. in a sealed tote to freshen things that cannot easily be washed
  9. in stored luggage
  10. outside in cracks around the house to keep the wasps from building nests
  11. on the baseboards to help keep them clean
  12. to line the litter box
  13. to dust
  14. to repel gnats
  15. to prevent mice from coming in an RV
  16. in your AC or heater units to freshen up the room
  17. in closets
  18. in diapers that you can’t throw away immediately (think diaper bag here!)
  19. in the bottom of a trashcan
  20. to clean your television, keyboard, computer or any other electronics

Most of these will work with used dryer sheets as well! Reuse those ones from your laundry!

If you have any other ideas, please share in the comments below!

41 comments:

  1. Oh wow thanks for sharing! I never thought about any of these what great ideas i will be using these ideas from now on :-).

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  2. Liz @ A Nut in a NutshellMay 27, 2014 at 10:44 AM

    My favorite way is in the bottom of my trashcans. It makes an enormous difference!

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  3. I use mine at the bottom of the trash can and I hide some in the bathroom sometimes!

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  4. Gosh you pretty much got me covered! I def use for the static in my hair.

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  5. I use them in my dirty dishes soaking in the sink. You know the ones with caked on food -just let it soak with a dryer sheet in it and the food will come right off.

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  6. I'm sorry.. you just said to keep mice out of the RV? Can you help explain.. I'm scared now! We just bought an RV! How do mice get inside of it and how do I use the sheets to avoid it.. WE live on acres so I bet we have field mice...

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  7. Apparently if you find how rodents get into something (house, RV, etc), you can stuff a dryer sheet in the hole and they won't chew through it to get in again

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  8. Good to know! That's a new one to me!

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  9. I've put them in my boys' shoes before. Works great!

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  10. interesting to know!

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  11. I haven't had dryer sheets in forever as we don't use softener. But, these ideas make me want to pick some up!

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  12. This post reminds me that I need to pick up some dryer sheets on my next trip to the grocery store. Great ideas!

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  13. Cool ideas! I'm going to try to dust with one.

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  14. Clancy Harrison RDMay 27, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    WOW- who would have thought. Thanks for all the great ideas.

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  15. I have heard of several of those. AA couple are new to me. Awesome.

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  16. Great list of tips. I use them when I have bad gunk in my crock pot.

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  17. I have used fabric sheets on my hair for years! Gonna have to try some of the other great tips

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  18. Some are some great uses. I ought to try some of these ideas

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  19. I had no idea you could use them in all those ways! Thanks for sharing!

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  20. Oh wow!! I have to bookmark this and Pin it! I didn't know about all of these. I do use mine for pet hair on the furniture and I also have a habit of using my old ones to clean off lint from the dryer door. It's just something I do each time I open the dryer.

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  21. Virginia @thatbaldchickMay 27, 2014 at 9:35 PM

    I use them on my 5yo's hair. She gets the worst fly aways, and they are great for taming them.

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  22. Yes, we use these much longer too! Love all of these ideas

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  23. I place dry sheet all over our RV when we store it for winter. WOrks great at keeping the RV fresh during the winter months.

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  24. I had no idea they repelled gnats, weird! I stuff them everywhere to make things smell better... especially in my boyfriend's snowboard boots- yuck!

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  25. I am allergic to dryer sheets in our laundry- so it is good to know they have other uses! I do use them to clean baseboards- it helps to repel dirt!

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  26. I have definitely used them on my hair and in drawers before, but hadn't heard of all these uses. Thanks for sharing this list!

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  27. I use mine inside drawers. There's lots of other great suggestions there too!

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  28. Jenn @ The Rebel ChickMay 27, 2014 at 11:45 PM

    I had never heard of using them to remove static from your hair. Interesting!

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  29. my kids love to help clean and they love using dryer sheets! i hadn't seen ALL of these before

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  30. My favorite is to repel gnats. I'm going to take this to a fruit filled restaurant & tell them about your ideA!

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  31. My favorite thing with dryer sheets is using them to keep bugs from biting my baby girl in the summer.

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  32. Love this list. Many of these I never thought of so thank you!

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  33. Wow. I couldn't help but bite at this.
    What a cool and unique list!

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  34. savoryexperimentsMay 28, 2014 at 4:10 PM

    I put them in my pillow shams, drawers and suitcase. I've heard they are great for cleaning glass shower doors, but never tried.

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  35. I love using them to freshen up things that can't be wash or can't be washed often.

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  36. I like the ideas of cleaning with dryer sheets. We don't even buy them but I would for dusting and cleaning baseboards and electronics.

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  37. OOOH I like the idea of dusting with them. Great tips!

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  38. What a great list of alternative uses. I love the gym bag idea!

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  39. We actually use our dryer sheets in several of the ways you mentioned. I put them in my husbands shoes and we keep them in all our dresser drawers to name a few :)

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  40. Debi@The Spring Mount 6 PackMay 29, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    I use them in drawers and in my luggage. I love the smell of dryer sheets

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  41. Whoa! I didn't realize there were so many uses for dryer sheets! How cool is it that they can repel gnats and mice?!

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