A woman went viral after revealing the ‘best way to clean your sofa’ – but not everyone agrees with her controversial method.
Kate, known as @kate_cleanhome, has more than 276,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares her tried and true cleaning and organizing tricks.
The 30-year-old recently caused a stir when she shown how she cleans her sofa with a pot lid, a cloth and a detergent container.
The video begins with Kate laying out a square towel on the counter and placing a medium sized glass lid on top.
TikTok user Kate, known as @kate_cleanhome, went viral after demonstrating how to clean her sofa using a saucepan lid, cloth and detergent container
The video begins with Kate laying out a square towel on the counter and placing a medium sized glass lid on top
The cleaning guru lifts the corners of the fabric and ties them to the handle so that the lid is completely covered
She lifts the corners of the fabric and ties them to the handle so that the lid is completely covered.
The cleaning guru then boils water and pours it into a pot with a detergent container.
After taking a close-up of the stains on her couch, she dips her makeshift mop in the solution and begins cleaning the fabric.
She ends the clip by panning the camera to show how clean her sofa is after the DIY steam cleaning.
“The best way to clean your sofa,” she wrote in the caption. ‘It really works.’
The video has been viewed a whopping 81.2 million times and received more than 5,700 comments.
Then Kate boils water and pours it into a saucepan with a detergent capsule
After taking a close-up of the stains on her couch, she dips her makeshift mop in the solution and begins cleaning the fabric
“The best way to clean your sofa,” she wrote in the caption. ‘It really works’
The video has garnered a whopping 81.2 million views and more than 5,700 comments, but not everyone was impressed
‘I did this! It works out!’ a fan replied.
“The best hack with such great results,” agreed another.
“I work at a top furniture store and we do this with antibacterial chemicals to keep everything clean because people are coming in.” [and] “sit and lie on the furniture,” shared another.
However, not everyone was a fan of the hack.
Many people feared that the detergent capsule would leave residue on the couch.
“I feel like after several applications a residue builds up and becomes sticky,” commented one viewer.
“I’ve tried it and it really isn’t that great, at least for me,” noted another.
“You need a range hood to really get it clean.” “Just get a carpet cleaner instead,” advised someone else. “They usually have a smaller end that you can use on sofas.”
