That means it can be used as a substitute for cleaning your hands or wiping down a bathroom sink.

Use the basic, inexpensive foaming shaving cream without added gels, moisturizers, or colors for cleaning.

Learn how to use shaving cream around your home to keep your surfaces clean and fresh.

Applying cleaning paste with a microfiber cloth

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It also works great on painted kitchen cabinets.

Shaving cream can make stainless steel shiny again.

Shaving cream can help restore the shine.

White flat paint on wall being cleaned up by gray towel in hand

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Use it in a pinch as a substitute for your normal cleaning products.

But only use basic non-gel white foaming shaving cream without any additives or it could stain some surfaces.

Many swear that non-gel white foaming shaving cream can remove hard water stains, especially from glass shower doors.

coffee stain on white clothing

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Bathroom with big round mirror

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Green lint-free microfiber cloth drying off chrome sink faucet

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empty bathtub

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Damp green microfiber cloth rinsing blue microfiber couch with water

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