Glove to remove pet hair from Furniture

If you have a furry pet, you don't need me to tell you that animal hair can be the BANE OF YOUR EXISTENCE.

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If you have a furry pet, you don't need me to tell you that animal hair can be the BANE OF YOUR EXISTENCE.
Like, I love these guys, but I've basically signed up to deal with their freaking fur all over my clothes, couches, sheets, everything for the foreseeable future.
For awhile, I pretty much relied on lint rollers, but the washable ones were such a pain and the ones with disposable sheets made me feel like I was creating so much waste, so I scoured the internet for ways to keep pet hair from ruining my life.
AND FOLKS, I FOUND IT. I FOUND THE BEST ONE. Rubber dishwashing gloves.
I found the hack through YouTube user Making It Easy with Liz, though it's a trick that's in a million places on the internet, so it's hard to pinpoint where it originated. But look:
Other tutorials I've seen suggest using *slightly damp* gloves, but I found dry worked better on my velvet couch — and damp worked better on my linen bedding. So you probably have to experiment a bit.
You can watch the full tutorial right here, or you can just put on some rubber gloves and rub down the hair-covered surfaces around your home and voilà!
If you don't have rubber gloves around the house, these are the ones I recently upgraded to (with nubs!).
Hope that helped! Give your fur babies a kiss for me.
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What you'll need:
6 Steps to Removing Pet Hair
Find a Pair of Rubber Gloves
Pick Your Technique
Rub Down Your Furniture
Dunk Your Gloves
Rinse and Repeat
Clean Your Gloves
How can I get dog hair off my couch?
What is the best way to get cat hair off of furniture?
How do you de fur a couch?

Like, I love these guys, but I've basically signed up to deal with their freaking fur all over my clothes, couches, sheets, everything for the foreseeable future.

For awhile, I pretty much relied on lint rollers, but the washable ones were such a pain and the ones with disposable sheets made me feel like I was creating so much waste, so I scoured the internet for ways to keep pet hair from ruining my life.

AND FOLKS, I FOUND IT. I FOUND THE BEST ONE. Rubber dishwashing gloves.

I found the hack through YouTube user Making It Easy with Liz, though it's a trick that's in a million places on the internet, so it's hard to pinpoint where it originated. But look:

You can watch the full tutorial right here, or you can just put on some rubber gloves and rub down the hair-covered surfaces around your home and voilà!

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If you don't have rubber gloves around the house, these are the ones I recently upgraded to (with nubs!).

Hope that helped! Give your fur babies a kiss for me.

Difficulty

Easy

Simple project; big impact.

Time to complete

10 minutes

10–30 minutes

$0–$15

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What you'll need:

TOOLS

Disposable or reusable gloves

SUPPLIES

Hand or dish soap

It's the plight of pet owners everywhere: stuck-on pet hair on every piece of fabric in the house. Like most pet parents who need tried and true cleaning tips, you've probably tried all the vacuum attachments with minimal results. What if a basic scientific concept like friction could rid your favorite sofa of your golden retriever’s hair in minutes? Read on to learn how to use rubber gloves to remove pet hair in your home.

6 Steps to Removing Pet Hair

Find a Pair of Rubber Gloves
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Check your cabinets and storage for rubber gloves. You might even have a box of latex disposables left over from a DIY painting project, or you can don the colorful kitchen pair you use when scrubbing the roasting pan. Some pet owners swear by rubber gloves with tiny nubs or bumps to dislodge the pet hair.
Pick Your Technique
Some fabrics, like silk or delicate blends, release pet hair easier if you use a dry glove. Sturdier material such as velvet sheds the hair better if the gloves are slightly wet.
But keep the moisture in check. You don't want dripping gloves, just a light misting or quick pass through a faucet stream. Also, don’t forget to test an inconspicuous piece of fabric to see if the dampness leaves a mark before you get started.
Rub Down Your Furniture
Try different gloves for your various fabrics to find out which works best. For example, tight rubber gloves work for smaller surfaces like lampshades, while loose kitchen gloves are great for large areas like sofa cushions and curtains. Success depends on the strength of the static friction between the different fabrics and the rubber gloves.
Quickly rub the furniture in patterns of overlapping strokes to avoid missing spots. For example, rub the entire piece of fabric with vertical strokes first, then start over using horizontal strokes over the same area.
Dunk Your Gloves
Your first few passes will pick up a lot of pet hair, so you’ll need to de-shed into the trash can. Again, some pet owners prefer to keep the gloves dry and pick off the hair, but others like to dunk the gloves in a sink full of water, watch the hair instantly release, and then toss the floating blob of pet hair into the trash. If dry gloves work better on your furniture, dry them after dunking to start again, if needed.
Rinse and Repeat
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To free your furniture from fur, you might have to repeat the process a couple of times to get the job done right.
Clean Your Gloves
Of course, you can toss your disposable gloves into the trash, but your reusable gloves will need a thorough scrub with hand or dish soap to clean any lingering hair and residue. Hang them to dry, and you’re finished!

How can I get dog hair off my couch?

Prevention is the Best Medicine..

Use a Vacuum..

Use the Washing Machine..

Use a Rubber Glove..

Use Fabric Softener..

Furniture Polish..

Lint Roller..

Damp Sponge..

What is the best way to get cat hair off of furniture?

Dryer sheets (sometimes slightly dampened), pumice stones, lint rollers, and duct tape all work wonders for removing hair from various fabric surfaces. Dryer sheets are great for carpet and furniture, pumice stones on carpet, and lint rollers or duct tape on, well, just about anything. Suck it up, buttercup.

How do you de fur a couch?

Combine equal parts fabric softener and water in a spray bottle and shake to mix. Spray the solution lightly onto the upholstery of your sofa and use a soft cloth to wipe up the loosened pet hairs. Use a dryer sheet to rub the areas of the couch covered in pet hair.