Your shower may hold the key to easy home cleaning.

Despite all the complicatedcleaning productsout there, sometimes, the best cleaning solution is the simplest one.

Shampoo is the secret ingredient for aone-stop cleaningcure.

Shampoo

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Just take a squirt of shampoo, lather it up, and use it to scrub away tricky messes.

However, chemist Alexis Rochester recommends keeping baby shampoo on hand for household cleaning.

Heres how to cleanse your home with a handy bottle of shampoo.

Lighten Up Kitchen Update

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Tackle Kitchen Grease

Grease build-ups in the kitchen are all too common.

Scrub The Sink

Shampoos grease-tackling prowess isnt limited to kitchen grease stains.

Use shampoo as a bathroom cleaner too.

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Clean Brushes

Hair brushes and makeup brushes alike can become caked with greasy debris.

Mop Tile Floors

In a pinch, shampoo can be substituted for floor cleaner.

And were not talking about carpet shampoothats a different thing altogether.

Regular old hair shampoo can be used to fight stains before they set in and become permanent.

Be sure to mix your shampoo with water and use a soft brush for delicate fabrics.

The same goes for leather jackets, accessories, and evenfurniture.