Use This TikTok Hack To Clean That Stubborn Sticky Spot Off Your Floor
Basic day-to-day cleaning is usually pretty easy. It's a straightforward task to clean surfaces by wiping them down with a sponge or a mop. However, it can become a problem when the mess is sticky. One hack involving hand sanitizer that's making the rounds on TikTok provides a new way to remove stuck-on spots from tile floors with ease.
The best way to prevent surfaces from getting sticky in the first place is to attack the spill right away. When floors have been left with grime and dirt for a while, conquering the mess becomes much more difficult. If it's a wet spill, clean up the substance before it has time to dry up. Even dry spills benefit from being cleaned up promptly so you can avoid any further dirt from getting into the tile grout or being spread around. Of course, that isn't always a possibility. Many times, no matter how hard you try to keep your home spotless, little messes pop up, especially if you have kids. That's where easy cleaning hacks, like this one, come in handy.
Hand sanitizer can be used to clean stuck-on messes
It may seem like an odd product to use for cleaning the floor, but a little hand sanitizer can go a long way. You can loosen the sticky spill without having to go to extreme scrubbing lengths to do so. In the TikTok posted by @imjustamom1, this method is performed on a tile floor. Keep in mind that if you have an acrylic floor, hand sanitizer may damage it.
Simply quirt a good amount of hand sanitizer onto the spot and then place a few paper towels directly on top of it. Let the sanitizer work its magic for a few minutes, leaving the paper towels to sit. Then, using the same paper towels, wipe the area, applying pressure. This will help loosen up the gunk underneath and you will watch as the sticky mess disappears.
As the TikTok user says in the video, we should all be working smarter, not harder. This hack is a prime example of just that. If the floor still feels a bit sticky after using the paper towels, repeat the process. You can always proceed to do a quick mop as well.