11 Products That’ll Make Keeping Your Car Clean Super Easy

Best Trash Can for Car

Where to buy: $17.99 (originally $29.99), Amazon

With a car trash can, your kids will have no excuse for leaving empty wrappers everywhere. We love High Road StashAway Car Trash Can because it comes with a leakproof built-in garbage bag that can hold up to one-and-a-half gallons of trash. Its most important feature, especially on long car rides, is the StuffTop lid, which prevents stinky food odors from leaking into the car. The three storage pockets on the sides are just an added bonus. 

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Best Car Trunk Organizer

Where to buy: $24.99, Amazon

If there are half a dozen things rolling around your trunk at any given moment, you could benefit from a car trunk storage organizer, like this one from FORTEM. It's lightweight  and foldable so you can easily break it down and stow it away when you don't need it. It comes with a reinforced base and sturdy walls so it can hold your heavy objects without a problem, nonslip strips to prevent it from sliding around, and mesh side pockets to provide extra storage. You can't really lose with this one!

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Best Car Seat Cleaner

Where to buy: $16.99, Amazon

After years of shuttling kids to and from sports practice and transporting the family on cross-country road trips, your car seats could probably use a deep clean. That's where the CarGuys Super Cleaner saves the day. Not only does this multi-surface cleaner work on fabric and upholstery, but it's safe for leather, canvas, wood trim, metal, plastic, and rubber. In fact, CarGuys boasts that its Super Cleaner will replace 80 percent of your cleaning products. Use it on your car's interior and exterior, and then bring it indoors for when your home needs a good scrubbing.

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Car Organizer for Back Seat

Where to buy: $15.98, Amazon

Take advantage of vertical storage space with a back seat car organizer, like this one from AMEIQ. It also doubles as a front seat organizer, and can hold your travel mug, phone, snacks, and even your purse. If you have pets that are always trying to hop from the back seat to the front, hang this stretchy mesh organizer between the two front head rests to form a barrier and keep Fido safe. 

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Best Car Vacuum

Where to buy: $27.97, Amazon

Thousands of people love HOTOR's handheld vacuum, which comes with three attachment heads to help with all your cleaning needs — whether you're getting rid of pet hair or your food crumbs. The built-in LED light allows you see under seats so you can suck up every last piece of dirt or dust. Plus, the removable dust cup makes it easy to dump the contents when you're done vacuuming. 

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Headrest Hooks

Where to buy: $7.95, Amazon

Keep clutter off the ground with a useful set of car headrest hooks. Now you can hang your bags, umbrellas, and jackets so they don't roll around the floor of your car. One cleaning hack we love is to use our headrest hooks to hold a plastic bag that functions as a DIY in-car trash can for food wrappers and other random bits and bobs that need to be tossed. We recommend throwing the bag away as soon as you get home if it contains food waste so its contents don't rot and stink up your car. 

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Best Car Seat Protector for Dogs

Where to buy: $34.99, Amazon

Fido loves his car rides and you enjoy his company — but now your back seats are covered in fur. With a car seat protector, you don't have to worry about pet hair getting everywhere. URPOWER's dog seat covers come highly rated by pet owners who love that their fur babies can ride along without dirtying the car. The hammock design makes it easy to lift your dog in and out of the car, which is especially useful if you have a senior dog that has trouble jumping. This seat cover is waterproof so you can rest easy knowing your leather seats won't get ruined after your pup has a little to much fun at the dog park fountain. After your car ride, simply toss the hammock into the washing machine to remove pet hair.

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Best Kick Mat for Car Seats

Where to buy: $17.97, Amazon

You'll love these kick mat car seat protectors if your little one has a bad habit of kicking the back of your car seats. Not only will this prevent scratches and scuffs, but it also doubles as hanging storage. These extra large seat protectors will cover every inch of your seat so your kids' dirty shoes won't ruin your seats. 

"I have a 2015 Honda Odyssey and these fit perfectly on the back of the front seats. Installation was super easy and quick. Sitting in the front seats, you can't feel the straps, so no issues with comfort :). I chose these because of the large bottom pocket - perfect for full size magazines, notebooks, and books (that my son would otherwise keep on the floor!). The 2 mesh pockets at the top are a nice size too - as you can see in the pic I have 3 dvds in the larger mesh pocket and they fit pretty well. They're not super tight against the backs of the seats which is good for two reasons: 1) it still allows access to the built-in pocket on the back of the seats, and 2) the slack gives more stuffing ability! I just started using them so I can't comment on the durability, but they feel well put-together and I don't foresee any problems," one mom wrote on Amazon. 

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Best Pet Hair Remover for Car

Where to buy: $24.95, Amazon

Sometimes you don't want to lug a vacuum out of the hose to suck up all the pet hair in your car — and we don't blame you. Lucky for you, there's the ChomChom Roller, which specializes in removing removing pet hair in cars. It's made without sticky paper so you can use it again and again without it losing its hair-removing powers. The secret is its patented brush, which picks up cat and dog hair that's embedded in your car seats. When you're done rolling, open the chamber and dump out the fur inside.

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File Organizer for Car

Where to buy: $8.96 (originally $9.99), Amazon

Keep your glovebox neat and tidy with a mini file organizer. Now you have a place to store your registration, important receipts, coupons, and any records you'll need handy. 

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Silicone Baking Cups

Where to buy: $7.99, Amazon

If you're desperate to know how to keep cup holders clean, this life hack is for you. Simply line your car's cup holders with a silicone baking cup and watch as dirt, spare  change, and food particles accumulate. When the cups are looking a bit dirty, simply toss the contents in the trash. If your baking cups are dirty, all you need is to run them under some water and potentially give them a good scrub with your kitchen sponge. Opt for jumbo-size if you have a larger car. 

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