If you share your home with a beloved pet, you’ll know the struggle of pet hair clinging to every surface. Generally, keeping your space hair-free can feel like an uphill battle as a pet owner, but there are ways to keep the brunt of it at bay.
Here are the best ways get rid of pet hair on every surface in your home:
Carpets and upholstery
Use a rubber glove, like the kind you wear to wash dishes, for dog hair removal. Simply dampen it and rub your glove-clad palm over the surface of your furniture to wipe up the hair. This trick works just as well for cat hair removal, too. If you don’t have a rubber glove, try lightly rubbing a damp sponge over your upholstery.
On carpets, try a broom with rubber bristles to loosen pet hair from carpet fibres and scrape them into a manageable pile. If you don’t have this type of broom, a window squeegee can accomplish the same thing.
For deep cleaning, go over tough areas multiple times with a vacuum in different directions to loosen embedded pet hair.
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Hard surfaces
To keep furniture hair-free, spray a soft cloth with furniture polish or dusting spray before wiping down surfaces, suggests Hill’s Pet Nutrition. This helps attract stray hair and reduces the static that makes hair stick.
For sweeping, use a microfibre mop, which carries a static charge and attracts hair better than a standard mop. Robot vacuums can also help, though they are best for maintenance rather than heavy shedding.
Clothes and bedding
For a quick fix, use a sticky lint roller or a reusable velvet lint brush to remove pet hair from clothing and bedding. In a pinch, the sticky side of masking or packing tape works well too.
If you have time, toss clothes into the tumble dryer for 10 minutes on a no-heat setting. The pet hair will collect in the lint trap, making your clothes hair-free with minimal effort. Adding anti-lint laundry balls can further help pull pet hair away from fabric.
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Grooming helps
Regularly brushing and grooming your pets can capture shedding hair before it spreads around your home. For thick-coated dogs, use an undercoat brush designed to remove loose fur. Cats may enjoy a grooming comb with deep tines that also provides a gentle back scratch.
If your pet dislikes brushing, try a grooming glove that grabs loose hair as you pet them. For larger dogs, a vacuum brush attachment can help, if they tolerate it. Always reward your pet with a treat afterward.
Getting rid of airborne pet hair
Pet hair and dander can float in the air, exacerbating allergies. An air purifier with a filter designed for pet dander and hair can help keep the air clean and reduce the amount of hair settling on surfaces.
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