Removing pet hair from your clothes and appliances is not an easy task.
Regardless of the steps you take to keep pet hairs at bay in your home, some hairs will inevitably end up on your clothes.
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But that also means it ends up in your washing machine and dryer.
Your clothes and other household items will never be truly clean if you don’t take steps to remove pet hair from these appliances.
And now a laundry professional claims that a kitchen staple and some dryer sheets can help make pet hair easier to clean up.
For starters, Elizabeth Yuko from life hacker suggests to clean your washing machine.
This can be done by running a half cup of white vinegar through a full cycle on an empty machine.
When the cycle is finished, wipe the inside of your machine with a clean, slightly damp cloth.
You can also put your dirty laundry in the dryer with a towel before washing.
Yuko says this can loosen pet hair from your clothes, trapping it in the lint filter.
You can put your clothes on low or no heat for about 10 minutes to achieve this.
When it comes to your dryer, Yuko again recommends cleaning the unit first.
It’s best to clean the lint filter after each use, she says.
In addition, you can bring a damp cloth to the inside of the dryer after each use to remove any extra hair.
She also suggests using dryer sheets while drying your clothes to help remove animal hair.
Some dryer sheets are also specially made to remove pet hair and can be a good investment.