TV’s Queen of Clean, Lynsey Crombie, reveals the places where you may not expect to find muck, and gives tips on how to banish unpleasant pongs.
All that water can leave musty pongs if it’s left on the floor and not getting any air flow around it.
When brushing, drips of saliva dribble down the handle. Over time, this creates a gross, stinky sludge at the bottom of your cup or holder.
It’s one of the dirtiest places in the house as water and other fluids can splash there and before long it starts to smell.
Gunk soon builds up in gaps in the sofa. Remove cushion covers if you can, do a cool wash and air-dry so they don’t shrink.
People don’t realise that hood filters capture all those smells from your cooking.
Dust can clog up air vents, meaning smells can’t escape so easily. But a quick blast of air – or steam – will clear them.