37 Cleaning Gadgets That Will Make Disgusting Things Clean Again

Not all cleaning jobs are created equal. You need the right tools to help you tackle the toughest, grossest, and gnarliest jobs. These are those tools.

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Clear Your Shower Drain Easily With the Zip-It Drain Cleaning Tool

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The Zip-It drain cleaning tool is armed with sharp little teeth so it will grab up all that nasty, slimy, gunk out of your drain.

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The HomeDoReMi Keyboard Cleaner Cleans More Than Just Your Keyboard

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This admittedly weird, reusable slime can get into all the tiny crevices of your electronic devices. You can use the HomeDoReMi keyboard cleaner in your car too.

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There is no Limit to the Usefulness of Zwipes Microfiber Cleaning Cloths

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Zwipes microfiber cleaning cloths are super absorbent and leave a streak-free shine on every surface. Clean your counters and windows with just water!

Effective and Comedic, the Angry Mama Microwave Cleaner Can Take on Even the Dirtiest Microwaves

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Add a mixture of water and vinegar into your Angry Mama, place it in the microwave on high, and watch her steam. When she calms down, a simple wipe and all the cooked on grime easily comes off!

Do Your Clothes a Favor and Clean Your Washer With Affresh Washer Machine Cleaner

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After dozens and dozens of loads of dirty laundry, your washing machine needs some TLC. Affresh washer machine cleaner tablets are convenient to use and will keep your washer in great shape.

If You Have Pets, You Need Nature’s Miracle Stain & Odor Remover

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It’s a fact of life that pets make dirt. Sometimes unsightly, smelly, hard to remove dirt. Nature’s Miracle stain and odor remover makes even the toughest pet stains disappear.

Retainer Cleaning Tablets Will Take the Gross Out of Any Removable Dental Appliance

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Retainers, dentures, mouth guards, and any other dental or orthodontic appliances are covered in bacteria and germs. It’s best not to think too much about it, but definitely clean them with these retainer cleaning tablets

There is Probably Nothing More Gross and Satisfying Than Biore Pore Strips

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You may not realize your nose is gross until you peel off your Biore Pore Strip.

Easily Wipe Away Sticky Adhesives From Any Surface With Goo Gone

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Until manufacturers realize that stickers on glass is a terrible idea, every household needs a bottle of Goo Gone. Why are those stickers so darn sticky anyway?

The Name Says it All With Magic Eraser

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Magic Erasers really do seem like magic. These handy little sponge-thingies clean away scuff marks, mystery marks, and dirt from your walls, molding, and other surfaces. You won’t even notice how marked up all your molding is until you start to clean it.

Bar Keepers Friend Cleanser and Polish is an Abrasive Scrub That Will Make Even the Dingiest Surfaces Shine Again

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Go ahead, clean your kitchen sink. Now clean it again with Bar Keepers Friend and you’ll see just how dirty it was! This stuff will make your house gleam!

There is no End to the Number of Ways You Can Use Citra Solv Concentrate

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Dilute it to clean your floors. Add a little to your dirtiest, smelliest, greasiest laundry. Add a little to your favorite cleansers to make them really pack a punch. Use it straight to remove the toughest, stickiest messes. People who use Citra Solv Concentrate use it for everything and wonder how they ever lived without it.

Get Pet Hair Out of Any Carpet or Upholstery With a Fur-Zoff Pet Hair Remover

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Sure, a lint roller might get your pet’s fur off of your clothes, but what about the stuff deep in your carpets or even your car? You will be amazed, and maybe grossed out, when you see how much hair comes up with one swipe of the Fur-Zoff pet hair remover.

Simple and Effective, Dust-Off Compressed Gas Duster Cleans Even the Tiniest Nooks and Crannies

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Quickly rid your keyboard and all of your electronics of dust with a spray of Dust-Off compressed gas.

For the Tiny Spaces You Really Want to Scrub Clean, Try This Anti Static Brush Kit

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With a variety of shapes and sizes, this anti static brush kit will satisfy all of your most anal cleaning needs. There is nowhere for grime to hide!

Get All Those Hard to Reach Places With This Window Blind Brush Cleaner

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Window blinds and air conditioning vents present a hard to reach problem when it comes to cleaning. But this clever window blind brush dust cleaner easily reaches into all those slats.

Sof Sole Sneaker Balls Take the Stink Out of Your Sneakers

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Add these handy Sof Sole sneaker balls to shoes, gym bags, lockers, and anywhere else where sweaty smells thrive. Each of these little balls will provide about six months of odor free living.

Use Hibiclens Antimicrobial/Antiseptic Skin Cleanser When Soap and Water Just Won’t Cut it

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Hibiclens antimicrobial/antiseptic skin cleanser is an effective first aid cleanser, and so much more. Reviewers rave about the cleanser’s many uses from wound care, to a cure all for folliculitis, fungal and other skin infections, and even smelly scalps!

The FURemover Broom Removes Pet Fur From Carpet and So Much More

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Sure, the FURemover broom handily collects pet fur out of your carpets with its clever rubber bristles, but it also easily cleans up all sorts of spills, even liquids thanks to it’s built in squeegee!

Save Yourself From Chronically Infected Piercings with H2Ocean Piercing Aftercare Spray

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Caring for a new piercing definitely falls in the gross cleaning category. People swear by H2Ocean piercing aftercare spray to keep new piercings grody-free and to finally cure chronically grody piercings.

Keep You Bowl Sparkly Clean With Pumie Toilet Bowl Ring Remover

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Between lime and hard water, even the cleanest toilets sometimes look like frat house toilets. If you have toilet rings, then you know that no ordinary cleaner or toilet brush will make a difference. Enter Pumie toilet bowl ring remover – the answer to all your toilet ring problems.

With an Adjustable Handle and Two Bendable Dusters, No Dusty Surface is Safe From the O-Cedar Microfiber Duster Set

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If it’s been awhile since you dusted the top edge of the molding above your doors or the top of your fans, then prepare to be shocked. The O-Cedar microfiber duster set can reach just about every surface in your home, and effectively clear it of dust and grime with one easy swipe.

If You Sometimes Eat While Wearing Clothes, Then the Tide To Go Instant Stain Remover is For You

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It doesn’t matter who you are, splashes, spills, and other food mishaps happen. Luckily, these Tide To Go sticks work like a charm and fit easily in your purse.

The Black and Decker Power Scrubber Takes the Elbow Grease Out of Scrubbing

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This battery operated little power scrubber by Black and Decker makes short work of even the toughest jobs. It is fully immersible so you can scrub anything from your tub, to your cook top, to pots and pans soaking in your sink.

Eliminate Odors Anywhere Naturally With the Moso Air Purifying Bag

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Filled with natural bamboo charcoal, the Moso air purifying bag keeps your closets, drawers, car, anywhere dry and odor free.

Easily Clean Minor Wounds and Abrasions Without the Sting With Neosporin Wound Cleanser

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It says it’s for kids, but I don’t think adults particularly enjoy it when cleaning a fresh wound stings like crazy. Let’s all keep infection at bay while also not hurting our fresh injuries with this Neosporin wound cleanser.

The Handheld Vacuum Cleans Up Dry Debris and Fresh Spills

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With a number of convenient attachments, powerful suction, and a plug that fits into a car cigarette lighter, the HOTOR Handheld Vacuum will help you keep your car neat and tidy. It even sucks up liquids!

People Who Love Their Cars Love Wheel Cleaner by CarGuys

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If you are the type of person who lovingly keeps your car looking great, you’ll want to check out this wheel cleaner by CarGuys. If you’re not that type of person, but you know someone who is, add this to a gift basket with a couple of microfiber cleaning cloths and you’ve got yourself a great gift!

Even X-14 Mildew Stain Remover’s Name Sounds Tough

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For the toughest bathroom stains, the dirtiest grout, the grossest showers, you need a serious cleanser. And we all know serious cleansers have tough names. X-14 sounds like some top secret lab experiment, and it will destroy your mildew stains.

OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover is Another All-House, All-Purpose, How-Did-I-Ever-Survive-Without-It Cleaner

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From laundry to tubs to tile floors, it seems there’s nothing OxiClean can’t do.

Why Buy Any Other Grill Brush When You Can Buy the Best BBQ Grill Brush?

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With three brush heads combined into one and woven steal bristles, the Best BBQ grill brush lives up to its name.

The Rub-a-Way Bar Odor Absorber Easily Rubs Out Any Offensive Odors

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Some odors like to stick around. If you handle a lot of fish or garlic you know what I mean. This little Rub-a-Way Bar must be full of sorcery because it totally erases odors. No more smelly hands after cooking. Some people have even had luck using it to eliminate armpit odor!

If You Want a Clean Toilet With As Little Effort From You As Possible, Then You Need Zep Acidic Toilet Bowl Cleaner

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Something science-y is happening here, and I don’t know or care what. Just pour some Zep acidic toilet bowl cleaner into the dirtiest toilet, leave it for a few hours, and voila! Shining clean bowl!

Say Goodbye Forever to the Smell of Cat Litter With NonScents Cat Litter Deodorizer

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No matter how much you love cats, no one likes the smell of cat litter. You can kiss that particular odor goodbye with a sprinkle of NonScents over your regular litter. Your home will smell cat-free.

The DogBuddy Pooper Scooper is Unlike Any Other Pooper Scooper We’ve Seen

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You can’t have a discussion about gross messes without talking about cleaning up after your pooch. Walking around, (or, worse, jogging!) with a bag full of your best friend’s poop is fully gross. The DogBuddy pooper scooper is an ingenious why-didn’t-I-think-of-that little pooper scooper. It clips onto your leash, can be used with any plastic bags, and contains the mess within until you can dispose of it.

For Serious Scrub Power in Every Nook and Cranny, There is no Match For This OXO Good Grips Deep Clean Brush Set

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Unlike other mini cleaning brushes, these bristles are for the tough jobs. This OXO deep clean brush set will make your grout shine, will get rid of that weird ring around your faucets, and will even make your shower door track a not-gross place.

Never Suffer Fruit Flies Again With These Sticky Stake Traps

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Tiny flying insects can’t resist the sticky stake traps, and they can’t escape them either. Place a stake inconspicuously in your houseplants, and rid your house forever of the little pests!