A fan of social media influencer and cleaning guru Mrs Hinch has shared an easy and cheap cleaning hack that left her "shocked" at the amount of hair hiding in her daughter's bedroom carpet.
Posting on the Hinch Army Cleaning Tips Facebook page, mum Manda Good said no matter how much she vacuumed her daughter's carpet it still looked dull.
But thanks to a simple and cheap 59p trick she picked up from fellow Hinchers that helped remove a giant hairball, she said the carpet was now looking like new again, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Manda said: "You lovely Hinchers have done it again. I have a lovely silver grey carpet which lately has become a bit dull and I’m always hoovering but it had lost its lovely look. I saw the post about trapped hair and how hoovering doesn’t get it out. So I bought a squeegee for 59p and gave it a go."
The result really impressed her, she said. "This is my daughter's bedroom carpet. She has very long hair. I was totally shocked at how much came up and a bit disgusted to be honest. My carpet now looks brand new again! If you haven’t tried it yet do it!"
Hundreds of other Mrs Hinch fans were just as impressed with the tactic. Mum of two Mrs Hinch, 32, whose real name is Sophie Hinchcliffe, said the squeegee is great for getting in the corners.
Mrs Hinch created her profile @MrsHinchHome_X_ in March 2018 when her husband Jamie began to decorate the Maldon home they had bought.
In July 2018 she started sharing her cleaning routines - and her followers sky rocketed. She said: "It just spiralled and I couldn't be more grateful. It started off as around 200 or 500 [followers] a month and now it's as many as 35,000 a day. It's in the last four to six weeks that it has gone viral. I've got followers from Ireland, the US and Australia and they are all amazing."
Her dedicated followers have started calling themselves the 'Hinch Army', using #HinchArmy to share their own successes using some of Sophie's methods and recommended products. She believes that the success of the page is down to her being true to herself and sharing her love for having fun when cleaning.
She added: "I'm a worrier and I struggle with anxiety. For me, to keep my mind off what was worrying me would be to clean and organise something and love the end result. It took my mind off worrying. It helps me control my panic attacks too.
"Since I've started the account others have messaged me saying I've changed their lives and helped them with their mental health, which to me is simply amazing."
She added: "It's been overwhelming but amazing. People are sharing before and after photos of their homes and I'm just so pleased my account has helped so many people together.
"I don't bombard cleaning on my grid page. It's mainly on my stories and my page then shows the results of fun cleaning, aka Hinching. I name all my cloths and cleaning equipment, which may sound odd to some, but it is a laugh for us all and now everyone is getting involved. It's unbelievable. I get thousands of messages each day like this."
Follow Sophie on Instagram for more tips and tricks for keeping a clean home.
