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23 Tips And Products That'll Save You From Being Covered In Pet Hair

All the tools and tricks to get you out of hairy situations. The products in this post were updated in February 2018.

1. Get rid of pet hair with your dish gloves by running them along your carpets and upholstered furniture.

2. Try this ugly tool that works simply by rubbing lightly on hair-filled fabrics.

3. Use a rubber broom to sweep up pet hair from your carpets and furniture.

4. Pat your cat and remove loose hair at the same time with this handy mitt.

5. Get a reusable lint roller that you can just rinse clean.

6. Or try this reusable roller that's great for cleaning up larger surfaces.

7. Add dryer balls (or sheets) to your laundry. They'll reduce static and loosen up clingy pet hair.

8. Use fabric softener to also fight against static cling that makes pet hair stick to your clothes.

9. Bathe and groom your pet often to catch all that shedding hair before it ends up on your furniture.

10. Catch the hair before it covers all your things with a FURminator, but if you don't do it consistently they'll be back.

11. When it's not a huge mess, just try wetting your hands.

12. Groom your pet with a rubber brush that'll attract any loose hairs.

13. Seriously just vacuum your pet.

14. With that in mind, make sure to vacuum your house a few times a week.

15. And make sure to have a pet-hair friendly handheld vacuum available for quick cleanups.

16. Try gripping surfaces by using velcro hair curlers and some sellotape.

17. A dry sponge can help loosen, collect, and ball up all the fallen fur on your furniture.

18. Match your home decor colors to your pet's fur.

19. Too extreme? Drape pet-friendly blankets over your furniture for super easy cleanup.

20. Brush your furniture to collect all that fallen hair.

21. Use a tool that's strong enough to remove horse hair from furniture, for when you have a horse over.

22. Get bedding that's pet-proof.

23. And once you've collected all that hair, here is how you can use it!

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