Do Not Toss Your Expired Hair Conditioner in The Trash Can: Six Safe Ways You Can Reuse Expired Hair Conditioner

If you hate wasting expired hair conditioners, this guide will help you know how you can utilize them in other unconventional ways.

Did you make a lot of DIY hair conditioners at home, got them for free with coupons or other products, just purchased one but didn’t like it, or have too many mini free samples from the hotel that you don’t want to discard? Before you toss them in the trash can, consider putting the excess to work. Below are some alternative and safe uses of expired conditioner that might be helpful for you.

Use it as a lubricant.

Did you know that you can utilize your expired hair conditioner to lubricate stuck zippers or ease door hinges? If difficult zips or creaky hinges are causing you trouble, apply some of your expired hair conditioners to lubricate them.

Fix shrunken sweaters

You can fix your favorite sweater that you accidentally shrunk while drying on high. Add one tablespoon of hair conditioner to a bucket filled with water and let the shrunken woolen sit submerged, allowing it to soften. Then gently stretch the sweater back to its former size.

Clean and soften your paint or make-up brushes

If your paint brushes have hardened or your make-up brushes require cleaning—soak them in lukewarm water, add some hair conditioner to the water—and keep the brushes dissolved for about 10 minutes. This solution will not just clean the bristles of your brushes, but also soften them.

Remove tight rings or bangles.

Apply some hair conditioner at your finger’s base and some above the ring and as close as you can get to the underside of the ring itself. Then gently hold the ring, and shimmy it off to free your finger. Also, you can use the same technique to remove tight bangles.

Polish your stainless steel appliances.

Are you shelling out a lot of money to purchase stainless steel cleaner every month to keep your appliances spick and span? Use your expired hair conditioner instead—to remove stubborn smudges and fingerprints from your appliances. Just pour some on a clean and dry cloth, dab it on the surface of the appliance, and gently rub it. Use another clean cloth to buff the surface and wipe off any excess conditioner.

Unclog a clogged drain.

Squirt some expired hair conditioner to treat clogged drains and spurt hot water to clear the passage. The conditioner will serve as a lubricant to clear the pipes and unclog the drain.

Expired hair conditioners may not be the best choice for skin and hair care, but you can put them to better use.