A woman was left feeling “disgusted” by the limescale in her toilet said one natural item the “only” thing that cleared it up
Fighting limescale in the loo is a relentless battle -—chalky taps, clogged shower heads and grimy toilets constantly need attention when you’re stuck in a hard water area.
Whilst limescale is primarily made up of calcium and magnesium compounds, the deposits can turn brown inside a toilet bowl. These unsightly brown marks make it seem like you never clean your home — even when you do!
One woman, desperate to remove the “thick” limescale coating her toilet, reached out to Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips and Tricks Facebook group, reports the Express.
Posting a photo of her brown-stained loo, all situated below the waterline, the woman begged: “Anyone able to suggest anything to me?”
She added: “My toilet has had thick limescale since we moved in last year… I have got the worst of it off with bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. Sadly this is the end result and no more will come off! It looks awful and I hate it! Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.”
The plea attracted countless replies with many cleaning fanatics recommending one natural ingredient — citric acid.
One member of the Facebook group offered a useful suggestion: “We used everything and literally the only thing that cleared it up is using citric acid.”
Supporting this advice, another person shared her own triumph: “I had the exact same and couldn’t seem to shift it with baking soda and vinegar.
“What worked was removing as much water out of the toilet as possible and leaving it as long as possible with citric acid.”
One person suggested: “Empty the water out of the toilet, fill it with citric acid and leave it overnight and when you flush the toilet it will all come off. I did it to a toilet last week and I was so shocked by how easy it came away.”
Another woman, empathising with the original poster, said: “I live in a very hard water area and this can happen so easily if not kept on top of.
“But when it was that thick the only way I could get rid was to use citric acid and using it regularly has kept it away.”
A different recommendation was Black Harpic Power Plus, which is available in supermarkets like Sainsbury’s, Asda and Waitrose. A fellow cleaning enthusiast gleefully shared: “Put it in overnight, it peels off the next morning. So satisfying!”.