While I have written a fair bit about cleaning on this blog — a chore I do not like — today I want to share something different, how not to clean. Specifically, 7 TikTok cleaning hacks to avoid according to The Washington Post. Some of the hacks are a waste of time, others could potentially kill you.

The hacks to avoid are:

1. mixing cleaning products together – potentially lethal
2. Mopping floors with laundry detergent
3. Cleaning upholstery with a detergent pod and boiling water
4. Boiling Pine-Sol – also potentially dangerous
5. Vacuuming with laundry scent beads
6. Putting laundry products such as detergent pods and scent beads into decorative jars for aesthetic reasons.
7. Fabuloso in the toilet tank

For more detail, head over to the Washington Post.