Candlewax in carpets...place a brown paper bag over and run a warm iron over the bag. And I think the wine thing depends on the fabric and the quality of it.

For drying stuff faster, see if your washing machine can do a spin cycle independently. In winter I do two extra spins on all my loads and it really helps.

Citric acid is my favourite cleaning thing. I get it from a brew shop or from the spice section of some ethnic shops. It descales anything without making your house smell of vinegar, and even works on those stubborn bits in the loo if you put it on the brush neat. Good for soap scum too, and you can use it to make soda water!

Ooh, good thread

Does anyone have any tips for removing hair dye stains? I've managed to turn my bathroom red and bleach isn't shifting it!

Hair dye is a bitch to get off anything (and my hair hasn't been the colour it came out of my head since I was fourteen) but I think detergent in water with a tiny bit of ammonia can help as lots of dyes are based on it - be really careful with the ammonia though. Alcohol (like surgical spirit) gets quite a few stains off hard surfaces if your bath is stained  .

That silicon lube stops drawers sticking as well - get a drop on a bit of kitchen roll and wipe it along the leading edges. Am definitely going to buy some citric acid - I use white vinegar for cleaning things (a la How Clean is Your House) but it doesn't half stink.

Bicarbonate of soda and lemon juice are great for cleaning the fridge and sink. I also keep one of the plastic packets of washing tablets in my work bag, keeps it smelling fresh.

Whitening toothpaste mixed with something abrasive gets rid of fake tan stains. Then wipe some nail polish remover over the top! I do this on the palms of my hand

If you do gardening/polishing dirty silverware/general mucky tasks and have long nails, scratch some soap into them so the dirt doesn't get under your fingernails.

I'm sure most of you know beppy's can be a massive rip off, and natural sea sponges can be rubbish. John Lewis does a natural cellulose sponge which works for me for 4 hours, and doesn't smell at all.

Lucy is totally right about Bicarb soda in the fridge, awesome if you have a garlic addiction

To accelerate whitening kits' effectiveness, go have a sunbed, the UV catalyses the whitening reaction, cover up everywhere else if necessary.

My number one tip: Label all of your plugs! I spent years mixing up straighteners with hairdryer with fan with mobile charger. Now they're all labelled with paper and sticky tape over. Will save you soooo much time!
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My top tip for drying things without a tumble dryer is hang item in the airing cupboard.