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    35 Cleaning Products For Your Slightly Embarrassing Messes

    Waxy buildup in your ears and *on* your AirPods, drains full of hair monsters, unsightly stained socks, and more problems that'll soon be in your rear-view mirror.

    1. A pumice stone toilet bowl cleaner to remove all sorts of stubborn rings that've been staring at you every time you're in the washroom. Nope, you do NOT need a new toilet. Your OG just requires some zhuzhing.

    2. And a automatic bleach toilet cleaning system because Rosey the Robot isn't available for bathroom cleaning, but this gadget will send cleaner into your bowl with each flush. It's a start!

    A reviewer photo of the installed system, which clips on to the tank and attaches to two of the toilet's internal tubes

    3. A denture cleaner because oh hey, your retainer still tastes and smells a bit funny even though you religiously brush it every night. Time to get a bit more aggressive with that cleaning routine. These fizzing tablets will blast away odor-causing bacteria, discoloration, and plaque from your Invisalign, retainers, dentures, night guards, and more.

    nasty clear retainer
    the same retainer looking completely new

    Promising review: "Cleaned my retainer I haven't worn in about 7 or 8 years. So I bought this for my top retainer to clean it up, but I also decided to test how good it was so I used my nasty old bottom retainer I haven't touched since high school and this was the result. Great product." —Rami B

    Get 96 tablets from Amazon for $15.99.

    4. A four-way cleaning brush to make big moves on those black suede (or nubuck!) boots you decided to shuffle around in the dirt while wearing last weekend. Their days are no longer numbered

    one dirty boot, one clean boot

    5. A hairbrush cleaning tool because lint, dry shampoo buildup, and oil can turn your most-used hair tool into a disaster area (even if you remove strands post-brush every single time).

    6. A scratchy lil' tool to FINALLY get all the pet hair off your fabric surfaces both inside your house and car. You'll wonder how you lived without up until now.

    7. A set of K-Cup cleaning pods in case your Keurig is starting to have problems and whips up some coffee that tastes a bit funky. Give these for a go for less than $10 before shelling out cash for a new machine! The glass on the left shows the progress with a few cycles

    8. A stainless-steel tongue scraper for a TRULY haunting before-and-after that'll also help get rid of bacteria causing funky breath. 

    before photo of a reviewer with a thick white film on their tongue
    the same reviewer's tongue with the white film scraped off

    Promising review: "I was a little unsure what to expect. I had never used something like this before, but my girlfriend says my breath stinks and she deserves better than that. I brush and floss, but there is still that 'thing'...that stank under the normal mouth breath. Using this has removed that. Not really sure how it works or why that layer of spit and stuff on your tongue has to smell so bad, but this removes it well and also feels kinda nice. Thank you!" —nick

    Get two from Amazon for $9.99.

    9. A red wine stain remover that can work on soooo many other stains your butter fingers create.

    10. A Bissell SpotBot as a hands-free spot scrubber you can leave and let scrub all sorts of pet messes. Turns out, you won't have to buy a runner to cover that spot after all!

    11. Or a carpet cleaning solution with results so impressive (just cast your eyes below this text!) that you may have to bleep out your own reaction. Get ready to break up with your carpet cleaner rental spot.

    reviewer pic of carpet being cleaned with a vacuum revealing a much lighter carpet color underneath

    12. Dishwasher-cleaning tablets that'll get rid of residue that ends up creating odor and buildup on your dishes — all while you're mentally somewhere else.

    13. AND water bottle-cleaning tablets to make sure everyone's go-to container actually gets cleaned. Handing your roomie a "clean" coffee travel mug will no longer elicit "ew"s.

    reviewer's before and after of dirty steel thermos from coffee, then the after cleaning pic of completely clean looking thermos

    14. A Tushy bidet attachment if you want to tackle those tidy whitie stains from the source...or just help cut down on your TP use.

    15. A drill brush cleaning kit you can attach to your drill/driver for an informercial-like cleaning sesh at the flip of a switch that'll have you seeking out all the dirty surfaces you've been ignoring.

    16. A steaming microwave cleaner for harnessing the power of anger to loosen up crud and dirt inside your microwave for wipeable messes. No evidence left behind of the approximately seven microwave meals you ate this week.

    17. An ~all-natural~ stain remover that'll work so well on those makeup-stained garments you gave up on as soon as you threw them in the laundry pile, you might swear.

    18. A rust-removing spray to work like a magic trick in neglected showers, minus the elbow grease. Spray it on a rusted surround, leave the room, and come back to diminished stains you can easily wipe away. Give your in-laws something else to talk about.

    19. A hard-water booster for your dishwasher that'll finally get your Pyrex bowls that you thought were donezo looking normal again. You and I both know those bowls are the best, despite your home's hard water.

    reviewer pic of cloudy pyrex bowl then completely clear, clean looking bowl

    20. A fume-free oven cleaner to revive an oven that you thought was too far gone and made you family gasp the last time they were over and helped you with food prep.

    21. A cleaning pen that'll *gently* revive the look of your jewels that you DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE have grown cloudy over time from hand-washing and lotion use. Time to let your jewelry *dazzle* again.

    reviewer pic of dim, not bright ring with emerald on it, then after pic of the gleaming clean ring

    22. A mold and mildew removal gel might just make you feel like you're in possession of a time turner once you simply apply, let set for six hours, then wipe away that mess you've been wasting your time and elbow grease scrubbing.

    reviewer's before pic of shower corner with tons of mold, mildew on it, then after pic of nearly spotless shower corner

    23. Cleaning goo to easily detail stuff like vents, keyboards, remotes, the tiny works that get used ALL the time and therefore get quite dirty!

    24. A scalp massager that when combined with your shampoo helps relieve you of itching, dandruff, and visible irritated spots. Also, it'll feel like a total treat.

    25. heavy-duty grout cleaner to bring back that WHITE grout long after you convinced that your bathroom floor was tiled with gray grout. No, you don't have to get a full-floor bath mat after all. 

    Reviewer's white tile and dark gray grout
    The same section of tile but the grout is now white

    Promising review: "I would give this product 10 stars if I could. My grout was disgusting and I thought I would never be able to get it truly clean. This product really works! It was fast and easy to use." —Matt Staggs

    Get it from Amazon for $19.95.

    26. And a grout pen so you don't have to stare at the stained grout and imagine what it used to look like. Grout takes up a teeny bit of space but, as you can see from the pics, makes a huge impact!

    27. Some rust stain-removing gel that'll get at the unsightly rust that just so happens to show its ugly face around sink drains. It's haunting you every time you brush your teeth, but it's time to banish it.

    reviewer's pic of rust around sink drain then it free of rust after using the product

    28. An eco-friendly hard water stain-remover here to annihilate the soap scum that's been evading you during cleaning sessions and haunting you every time you have a house guest. Plus, it doesn't smell bad and it's biodegradable.

    Reviewer before and after showing the cleaner removed hard water stains on a glass shower door

    29. An earwax removal kit that works *so* well that it's earned more than 7,400+ 5-star reviews. Sorry (not sorry) that you'll never unsee these pics. 

    an ear canal that's coated with a thick hard layer of wax
    the same ear canal with all of the ear wax removed

    Promising review: "After messing around with a cotton swab in my left ear (never do this), I managed to fully block all hearing in it. I ran around like a headless chicken for about 24 hours because the pressure in the ear was so intense. One treatment of Debrox and the blockage immediately subsided. Trick is to let it sit in the ear for at least five minutes. Drain the ear, wait another five minutes, then irrigate with the bulb and warm water, never cold. Seldom does a remedy work as advertised; this one does!" —Chazmax1

    Get it from Amazon for $5.98.

    30. And a pack of AirPod cleaners because you'll never live down that time your roommate accidentally mistook yours as their own. But they have a point. You should clean your AirPods!

    Blue square with lots of ear wax on it that was removed from an AirPod speaker

    31. A drain clog remover to once and for all unearth the annoying hair monster lurking down in your shower drain that has everyone in your household showering in icky standing water. Happy nightmares! 

    before photo of the drain snake sitting inside a drain
    Reviewer holding the snake, which has grabbed a massive chunk of hair from the drain

    Promising review: "When I pulled the orange plastic spiked strip from the package, I was immediately skeptical and felt like all those 5-star reviews were from people who exist in an alternate universe. I was tempted to initiate a return on Amazon but decided that I might as well gamble on a piece of $9 plastic before gambling $200 on a plumber. I slipped the plastic strip down my shower drain and literally FIVE SECONDS LATER I was pulling up gobs and gobs and gobs of hair. HOLY COW!!!!!!!! OHMYGOSH. I can't believe I still have any hair left on my head. SO MUCH REPULSIVE GUNK!!!! I saved my prize hairball on the shower floor to show my husband because I knew he would be as skeptical as I was. We both agree it looks like a small raccoon or a large squirrel lying helplessly on my shower floor. It's a grisly, messy, smelly and oh-so-rewarding job." —Chocolate and Chips

    Get a six-pack from Amazon for $8.98.

    32. Magic Erasers that'll just, (UGH they're so good), revive most anything around your home...including a grungy tub, dirt marks on your bathroom door, and other worse-for-wear spots that (contrary to the truth) make it seem like you could care less about cleaning.

    33. A pair of detail cleaning brushes to get into the nooks and crannies around your sink and drain that you can always see when you're sitting on the toilet and are eye-level with the grime on the bottom edge of your sink faucet. Or finally get that grout back to white (which you forgot was white!).

    34. Some stain-removing tablets because you're tired of getting teased about your seriously stained "white" socks. They're great at lifting spills, set-in stains, and other messe.

    35. A bottle of Green Gobbler drain clog dissolver that'll work FAR better than the other stuff at clearing your pipes. Plus, there's no awful smell! Standing water in the sink does NOT say "Welcome" to guests. 

    The formula is nontoxic and odorless.

    Promising review: "I had a stubborn toilet clog which neither my son nor I could clear with a plunger or a snake. I bought this product with hope...but ...skepticism. I used it the night I received it and when I flushed in the morning, nothing happened... until I got back to my bedroom and heard the water go down!! I like to use 'green' products that are effective. I'm sold on this one!" —Leland Girl

    Get it from Amazon for $11.97.

    Reviews have been edited for length and/or clarity.