Say goodbye to sticky residue! Discover a professional organiser's secret to removing adhesive labels in seconds
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As anyone familiar with organising their home knows, brand labels are inconvenient eyesores (not to mention downright annoying) when all you want to do is neatly arrange your products. And besides that, labels (and their sticky remnants) can ruin otherwise perfectly good items (we’ve all had a new book tainted with residue from the price tag, right?)!
It can also be incredibly frustrating trying to peel off those pesky adhesive labels from our favourite purchases.
But why ruin our fingernails or resort to using time-consuming methods when there's a pro tip from an expert organiser right at our fingertips?
Anita Birges, a Sydney-based pro organiser with over 111,000 followers on social media, shares her easy-to-follow tips and tricks to help make our lives clean and clutter-free.
Recently, she divulged an ‘oldie but a goodie’ method for removing adhesive labels within seconds using just a single tool – and you won’t believe how simple it is!
‘Don't you hate when you're trying to take labels off, and it leaves a sticky residue?’ She said in a video she uploaded to her Instagram account, a sentiment many can relate with.
‘I've got just the thing for you, and all you need is a hair dryer,’ she continued.
To demonstrate the trick, Birges focused her hair dryer at medium heat on the adhesive label of a clear Kmart organising container.
She advised repeating the process at least three to four times to ensure the label comes off cleanly and leaves no residue behind.
When the adhesive is sufficiently melted, the label will peel off with ease, leaving absolutely no sticky residue behind. As someone who despises leaving brand stickers on the items she organises, this trick is nothing short of a lifesaver for Birges.
‘Brand stickers are unsightly and visual clutter,’ she wrote in the caption of her video.
‘Products come with loads of brand stickers on them, and I always need to remove them in a hurry. It's an absolute non-negotiable for me to leave them on.’
The reactions to her adhesive-removing trick poured in, with grateful followers showing their appreciation.
‘Genius!’ Wrote one person, while another enthused, ‘This lady is my cleaning/organising guru... she just gets it!’
‘Definitely going to try this one!’ One shared.
Other internet users confirmed the effectiveness of Anita’s tip.
‘Yes! This works so well, and I use it all the time,’ someone wrote.
‘What if you’ve been scraping at it and now just have tiny sticky bits of label and adhesive on there? Have tried detergent, boiling water and dishwasher and still not coming off,’ one person asked.
If you, just like this one commenter, have already tried other methods of label removal and now have a mess of tiny sticky bits and adhesive residue, never fear. Birges also has a solution for you.
‘For stickers and labels that you have already tried to peel off in the past, and you have that residue or half a sticker still on, I suggest using a “goo remover” like WD40 or go to your local hardware store and pick some up,’ Birges advised.
She also warned against using abrasive methods such as hand sanitiser or rubbing alcohol, which can damage the product. Instead, opt to wipe the residue off with a soft microfibre cloth for best results.
‘Hand sanitiser, rubbing alcohol or anything abrasive does NOT WORK,’ she said.
Did you know about this tip? Or do you have another method for removing stubborn adhesive stickers? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!
It can also be incredibly frustrating trying to peel off those pesky adhesive labels from our favourite purchases.
But why ruin our fingernails or resort to using time-consuming methods when there's a pro tip from an expert organiser right at our fingertips?
Anita Birges, a Sydney-based pro organiser with over 111,000 followers on social media, shares her easy-to-follow tips and tricks to help make our lives clean and clutter-free.
Recently, she divulged an ‘oldie but a goodie’ method for removing adhesive labels within seconds using just a single tool – and you won’t believe how simple it is!
‘Don't you hate when you're trying to take labels off, and it leaves a sticky residue?’ She said in a video she uploaded to her Instagram account, a sentiment many can relate with.
‘I've got just the thing for you, and all you need is a hair dryer,’ she continued.
To demonstrate the trick, Birges focused her hair dryer at medium heat on the adhesive label of a clear Kmart organising container.
She advised repeating the process at least three to four times to ensure the label comes off cleanly and leaves no residue behind.
When the adhesive is sufficiently melted, the label will peel off with ease, leaving absolutely no sticky residue behind. As someone who despises leaving brand stickers on the items she organises, this trick is nothing short of a lifesaver for Birges.
‘Brand stickers are unsightly and visual clutter,’ she wrote in the caption of her video.
‘Products come with loads of brand stickers on them, and I always need to remove them in a hurry. It's an absolute non-negotiable for me to leave them on.’
The reactions to her adhesive-removing trick poured in, with grateful followers showing their appreciation.
‘Genius!’ Wrote one person, while another enthused, ‘This lady is my cleaning/organising guru... she just gets it!’
‘Definitely going to try this one!’ One shared.
Other internet users confirmed the effectiveness of Anita’s tip.
‘Yes! This works so well, and I use it all the time,’ someone wrote.
‘What if you’ve been scraping at it and now just have tiny sticky bits of label and adhesive on there? Have tried detergent, boiling water and dishwasher and still not coming off,’ one person asked.
If you, just like this one commenter, have already tried other methods of label removal and now have a mess of tiny sticky bits and adhesive residue, never fear. Birges also has a solution for you.
‘For stickers and labels that you have already tried to peel off in the past, and you have that residue or half a sticker still on, I suggest using a “goo remover” like WD40 or go to your local hardware store and pick some up,’ Birges advised.
She also warned against using abrasive methods such as hand sanitiser or rubbing alcohol, which can damage the product. Instead, opt to wipe the residue off with a soft microfibre cloth for best results.
‘Hand sanitiser, rubbing alcohol or anything abrasive does NOT WORK,’ she said.
Key Takeaways
- Professional organiser Anita Birges shared a tip to remove adhesive labels from new products using a hair dryer.
- By running the hair dryer on medium heat over the label, it melts the adhesive, allowing it to peel off easily without leaving residue.
- Many in the comments section were thankful to learn of this hack and praised Birges for her organising tips.
- Birges suggests using a 'goo remover' like WD40 for removing sticky residue from previous label removal attempts and for avoiding damaging the product.