Uses for Bounce Dryer Sheets
April 28, 2006 by gayla
Filed under Cleaning, Frugal Living, General Housekeeping and Homemaking, Laundry, Product News and Reviews
You have possibly received these in your email box several times over the years, like I have, but in case you haven’t here are 21 uses for Bounce fabric softener sheets besides fabric softening.
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1. All this time you’ve just been putting Bounce in the dryer! It
will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels
mice.
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2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars
that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.
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3. It takes the odor out of books and p hoto albums that don’t get
opened too often.
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4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop
when outdoors during mosquito season.
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5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer)
screen.
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6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe
your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from
resettling.
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7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of
Bounce.
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8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual sheet of
Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
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9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.
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10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a
sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
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11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce
inside empty luggage before storing.
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12. To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce
under the front seat.
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13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan,
fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static
agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.
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14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at
the bottom of the wastebasket.
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15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will
magnetically attract all the loose hairs.
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16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the
blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.
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17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet
of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
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18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of
Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
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19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your
shoes or sneakers overnight.
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20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees
away.
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21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before
folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.
Thanks for the tips. Somehow, in all of the forwards I do get, I missed this one. Will have to tie one to my 2-yr. old this summer. A mosquito or two, and he ends up looking like Hitch after the seafood allergy. Yikes!
I will have to keep that in mind when we go camping.
are the sheets “fresh” and not used from the dryer when not indicated otherwise??
Hi Marie, Thanks for stopping by. Yes, I believe the sheets are fresh unless indicated, especially when they’ll be used for their scent.
I have heard of all the wonderful uses of Bounce sheets but I use the unscented kind. Are these as useful in repelling ants, mice, and other insects and the scented kind? Please answer soon as I need to debug some pretty plants soon!!!
Hi Robin,
I haven’t tried the unscented sheets, so I can’t tell you from experience. Do tell us if it works for you or not.
I have posted a use for used dryer sheets that is very simular to one of your uses. I use the used unsented Bounce to clean the hair from the lavatory. I always look for post of people with simular problems or solutions and found you.
A word of caution on the use of dryer sheets for mosquito control. A friend tried this trick by wiping the sheet over her arms, cheeks and forehead. Sweat carried the chemical to eyes which she wiped away with her hands compounding the problem. Painful stinging and hazing of her vision resulted. She flushed her eyes with water repeatedly and after a nights sleep the hazyness went away the stinging lasted through the next day. Yes she used the dryer sheet incorrectly by wiping down with it instead of tying it to a belt loop. But the chance of transfer from handling to the eyes is still possible especially for young children. FYI.
I save all my dryer sheets.
I get a nice piece of fabric 12″ X 12″
lay a stack of dryer sheets in it.
I fold the fabric over to cover the sheets.
Roll it up to look like a hot dog bun basically
and sew all open ends.
You will see a hole in the middle that is where you pour some fabric softner.
only about 1/4 capful and squeeze the tube of fabric and throw in dryer leave in dryer.
Until you need to add more fabric softner insode of it.
Works for me.
I also use a little really soft washable stuffed bear.I pour a capful of fabric softner on it and let it sink in the bear then toss into dryer and walah!
he lives in my dryer..
and loves fabric softner poured all over his tummy..
works well any little soft washable stuffed animal will do…