4 Other Uses for Shaving Cream

Shaving cream’s usefulness isn’t limited to the bathroom. Here are four other uses for shaving cream. 

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Uses for Shaving Cream: Clean Your Hands

Uses for Shaving Cream: Clean Your Hands

Did you know there are other uses for shaving cream? The next time your hands get dirty on a camping trip, save that hard-lugged water for cooking and drinking. Squirt a little shaving cream into your hands and rub as hard as you would liquid soap. Then wipe your hands off with a towel.

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Uses for Shaving Cream: Prevent Bathroom Mirror Fog-Up

Uses for Shaving Cream: Prevent Bathroom Mirror Fog-Up

Check out this great use for shaving cream. Before you shower, wipe some shaving cream onto your bathroom mirror. It will stop it from fogging up so you won’t waste time waiting for the mirror to clear up to start shaving, or have trouble peering through wipe-streaks created by your towel.

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Uses for Shaving Cream: Remove Stains from Carpeting

Uses for Shaving Cream: Remove Stains from Carpeting

That’s right, another use for shaving cream is cleaning your carpet. If juice gets spilled on your carpet, put some shaving cream on the spot. Blot the stain, pat it with a wet sponge, squirt some shaving cream on it and then wipe clean with a damp sponge. Use the same technique on your clothes for small stains; shaving cream can remove that spot of breakfast you discovered you’re wearing during your once-over in the bathroom.

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Uses for Shaving Cream: Silence a Squeaky Door Hinge

Uses for Shaving Cream: Silence a Squeaky Door Hinge

Here’s a surprising use for shaving cream. A squeaky door hinge can be incredibly annoying. With its ability to seep into nooks and crannies, a little shaving cream on the hinge will solve the problem.

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