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Organization guru shares her ‘super simple and non-toxic’ hack for cleaning kids’ water bottles: ‘This is amazing’
- An organization expert has shared how she cleans her children’s water bottles
- Anita Birges, from Sydney, uses dishwashing liquid, uncooked rice and water.
A cleaning and organization guru has revealed a ‘non-toxic’ method to get rid of mold, grime and bacteria in kids’ water bottles.
Anita Birges, who runs Mise en Place Professional Organizing, used uncooked rice, dishwashing liquid, and warm water to make her dirty bottle look like new again.
Sydney’s mom shared the ‘super simple’ back-to-school hack on the Today Show and in a video posted on Instagram saying the trick works for vases too.
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Organization queen Anita Birges (pictured) from Sydney, has shared her quick and easy hack for cleaning kids’ water bottles from dirt and mold.
The mother uses uncooked rice, dishwashing liquid and warm water and said the trick is “super simple” and “non-toxic”.
‘Have you checked the children’s drink bottles before sending them back to school next week?’ she wrote in the caption of the clip.
‘Make sure you do, because you might find some nasty, moldy surprises in there.’
Anita put a third cup of uncooked rice in the bottle saying that the amount of rice can vary depending on the size of the container.
Then add a few drops of dishwashing liquid and fill the bottle halfway with warm water.
Anita puts uncooked rice, dishwashing liquid, and warm water into the bottle before closing the lid, shaking it, and draining the contents. She then adds a few drops of dishwashing liquid and fills the bottle halfway with warm water and shakes it before draining the contents.
Anita then closes the cap and shakes the bottle well before draining the contents.
I drain the contents through a strainer so the rice doesn’t go down the sink. TIP, you can reuse the same rice for all the drink bottles!’ she said.
‘BONUS TIP, this cleaning trick also works great with vases.’
Viewers were blown away by the handy suggestion and some shared their own water bottle cleaning methods.
‘Ummm this is amazing!’ a woman wrote.
‘I use a bottle brush…they were invented to clean all kinds of bottles,’ said a second.
‘You can also add vinegar or silica for the lemon, add boiling water, let sit for 30 minutes, rinse, done!’ suggested a third.
‘What about the smell? All of our clean water bottles smell horrible,” asked one mother to which Anita replied, “Try shaking them out with baking soda afterwards.”