Cleaner's 'brilliant' toilet trick removes limescale with 'minimal scrubbing'
Limescale buildup is one of the worst cleaning jobs to tackle - particularly if you live in a hard water area. Limescale is a substance mainly made up of calcium and magnesium and it can build up around taps, plugs, in showers and toilets.
One desperate homeowner recently took to the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook page asking for help and advice on getting rid of the very unsightly brown stain being left at the bottom of her toilet by limescale. It should be noted that limescale can turn brown after time.
It didn't take long for a professional to share the solution. One woman explained: "I clean houses for a living and have to deal with limescale like this all the time. Black Harpic is the best thing to get all of the limescale off, it is brilliant and requires minimal scrubbing." You can pick up a bottle of Black Harpic for £1.30 from Asda or Tesco.
Her top tip was repeated by many other users on the site, who agreed that using Black Harpic over time would get rid of the problem with one advising repeatedly putting some in the pan overnight.
It comes days after one cleaning enthusiast took to TikTok to share her cheap trick to keep her shower head sparkling, using an ingredient you'll already have in your home. In a bid to leave her shower gleaming, Amanda, who runs the account @amanda_cleans, secured a bag of vinegar around her shower head with a rubber band. She then submerged the head in vinegar for an hour.
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As she took the bag of vinegar off, giving it a wipe, it looked immediately sparkling - just like it was brand new. Amanda used "regular white vinegar like you would use for cooking". With over 7.9 million views and 276,000 likes, people were amazed by the hack - but they also had questions.
"Does the shower head not unscrew? Could just place it in a cup of vinegar," one person asked. Amanda replied that "this is way easier than taking the shower head off & on. It took 5 seconds to put up." "Why not put the vinegar on the sponge first?" another asked. "It has to soak for an hour. That's why," was the woman's response.
One person suggested that next time, Amanda add baking soda as "it's so satisfying." Natural ingredients like baking soda, white vinegar and lemon make for great substitutes to bleach and harsh chemicals - and they're incredibly cheap. You could buy all three ingredients, for less than £1.50, as baking soda costs 65p, white vinegar 29p and a bag of lemons is 55p.
Even better - they have multiple uses in your house. As well as working well in your pantry for recipes, they'll keep all facets of your home clean. You could also use white vinegar to clean your washing machine and it can even whiten your clothes according to Mrs Hinch . If you find you struggle to get stains out of clothing, white vinegar can help you keep your clothes stainless . One TikTok cleaning creator also showed that using chopped lemons and water could help clean your oven . Another savvy mum uses lemons and baking soda to clean her stovetop .
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