The cheap time-saving hack will iron your clothes for you

Ironing is a chore. It is time consuming and many of us could do other things in our time-poor lives.

Now one woman has come up with a simple hack that could help you ditch your iron for good and all you need is an inexpensive household item.

Rachael Eppley shared a video to her TikTok page which revealed the simple trick to smoothing out her linen clothes and all she used was a spray bottle and water.

“I am super behind on laundry. That’s why I love linen clothes! I can pull them out of the huge pile of laundry, spray them down and look put together in no time!” she wrote.

To get your clothes wrinkle free, Eppley suggests lightly spraying water over the clothes while you wear them to do away with creases.

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While Eppley’s hack will ensure your clothes remain crease free, when the time comes to use the iron, the last thing you want is to inadvertently tarnish your freshly cleaned clothes by using a grimy iron.

Enter Jacqueline Stein, a professional organiser with a flair for turning homes into havens.

In a recent Instagram post on her Home Reimagined page, Stein imparted invaluable wisdom on the often-overlooked task of cleaning your trusty iron.

Stein urged her followers not to wait until unsightly marks ruin their clothing before considering a cleanup.

“If you are noticing a residue or calcium build up in your clothing iron’s water tank, or rust/burn marks on your iron, it is probably time to clean it!” Stein said.

Here’s the step-by-step guide Stein shared for a foolproof iron-cleaning process:

• Mixing together the following and pour into the irons reservoir: 1/2 – 3/4 cup distilled water and ¼ – 1/2 cup vinegar.
• Plug in & turn your iron to a steam setting. Hold or press the steam button until you get steam flowing out of it. *This is heating up & removing limescale in the reservoir & pushing out build up in steam vents!
• Before tuning off the iron, use some cotton swabs to remove any mineral deposits or sediment build up from the steam vents.
• Unplug & let cool completely before emptying out remaining solution.
• To clean the bottom (the “Soleplate”), mix together 2 tablespoons of baking soda and 1 tablespoon of water. Spread out the mixture onto soleplate. Let sit for a minute, then wipe off with a clean damp cloth.
• Cover the ironing board with a large thick towel. Then fill the iron’s water chamber with ONLY distilled water, & turn back on.
• Select the steam setting & run it over the thick towel. Releasing steam to push out & remove any baking soda or gunk stuck in the reservoir & steam vents.
• Once clean, turn off and unplug the iron. Letting it cool before dumping out excess water.