Pinterest Tested: I Tested These Life Hacks. Some Worked, Some Didn’t!

If you are a long-time follower of this blog, you may remember my super popular Pinterest Tested series from many years ago. I’ve compiled all of those tests into this one post so they’re easier to find. There are a lot of helpful tips and tricks as well as some hilariously epic fails.

I dish the truth and nothing but the truth on these popular life hacks as seen on Pinterest. I test them for you so you can skip the ones that flop!

If I could only pick one of them for you to try, it would be the DIY Tub Cleaner. Life changing, folks. Seriously. I’ve converted everyone in my family to it. I get emails from readers who sing its praise. It’s just THAT GOOD. You’ll use it once and be converted.

Life Hacks: Which Ones Work?

No Scrub Miracle Tub Cleaner

This homemade tub cleaner will get your tub squeaky clean without scrubbing!

DIY Grout Cleaner

Homemade grout cleaner for tile floors

Microwave Cleaner

The easy way to clean the microwave.

"Miracle" Faucet Cleaner

Remove hard water buildup from around the faucets in your kitchen and bathrooms.

Stainless Steel Sink Cleaner

How to clean a stainless steel sink

Banana Smoothies and Healthy Cookies

Testing recipes from Pinterest

Homemade Laundry Soap

Does homemade laundry soap work well and is it cost effective?

Prim and Proper Updo

Testing out this hairdo from Pinterest.

Glowing Mountain Dew

Can you make a bottle of Mountain Dew Glow?

Pop Pop Popcorn!

Testing out these two popular popcorn recipes

Cleaning Cookie Sheets

How to get the baked-on crud off of cookie sheets

Homemade Dishwasher Detergent

Does this homemade dishwasher detergent work?

Growing Green Onions

Can you grow your own green onions?

Arm Pit Stain Remover

How to get the yellow armpit stains out of white shirts

Faucet Extender

Does this faucet extender hack work?

Sidewalk Chalk Paint

Make your own homemade sidewalk chalk paint

Homemade Cooking Spray

Can you make your own homemade cooking spray? Does it work as well as Pam?

Peel-Off Nail Polish Designs

Testing out this nail art idea from Pinterest

Single Serve Microwave Cookie

Can you make a cookie in the microwave?

Bleach, Then Dye Jeans

Can you bleach jeans and then dye them a new color?

Doll Hair Detangler

How to get rats out of doll hair.

Cauliflower Pizza and Refrigerator Oatmeal

Testing out two "healthy" recipes from Pinterest

Homemade Vanilla Wafers

Can you make homemade vanilla wafers?

Cleaning Stinky Towels

How to get the smell out of musty towels for good!

Fuller Lashes Using Baby Powder

Does baby powder work to make your eyelashes look longer?

Homemade Pore Strips

Can you make your own homemade pore strips?

Fixing Scratched DVD's

Does this odd trick work to fix scratched DVD's?

Fixing Crumbled Makeup

How to fix makeup that has broken and crumbled.

Brown Sugar Hair Straightener

Does this homemade solution help straighten your hair?

All-Natural Ant Killer

Can you use borax to kill ants? Does it work?

Vintage-Soft Tees

How to make a new t-shirt feel soft and broken in.

Removing Shower Grout Mold

How to get the mold out of your shower grout.

Microwave Potato Chips

Can you make potato chips in the microwave?

Listerine Foot Soak

Does soaking your feet in Listerine take off all the dead skin?

Vinegar/Steel Wool Wood Stain

Can you make homemade wood stain using vinegar and steel wool?

Removing Crud from Glass Bakeware

How to get your old Pyrex dishes clean again

Removing Black Marks from Dishes

How to get those pesky black scratch marks off of your dishes.

How To Clean The Holes In The Rim of Your Toilet Bowl

How to Clean Your Toilet... yep, I went there.

Have you had any Pinterest fails? Or even better, have you had a big success trying a life hack you’ve seen on the internet? I’d love to know! Share your experiences in the comments.