Any cleaner will tell you that limescale is their arch-nemesis – it’s annoyingly stubborn to remove and spoils the overall look of your home. However, one crafty cleaner has offered a ‘miraculous’ trick which simply wipes it away without any fuss.
You don’t have to spend on costly cleaning agents, surprisingly there’s a solution lying right in your pantry – white vinegar.
This magic ingredient, commonly used for non-sticking poached eggs or exterminating garden weeds, is just the thing we often overlook at home. The cleaning-centric TikTok account @blue.bubbble recently let its followers in on this amazing hack.
In a video clip featuring a shower fixture completely caked in white limescale, the cleaner demonstrates all you need is to “spray with white vinegar, let it sit, and watch the magic happen”.
The influencer adheres a piece of absorbent kitchen roll onto the surface area and sprays it generously with white vinegar until its fully soaked. As they leave it to do its job, when the kitchen roll is cleared off, you can clearly see that a significant amount of limescale has been removed.
For the final touches, the cleaner employs a brush to scrub away remaining marks. Once it’s rinsed off, the fixture is transformed back into its original squeaky-clean state.
White vinegar, a staple in the cleaning arsenal, can be easily found at your local supermarket or online, with a 750ml spray from Amazon costing just £2.50.
However, while it’s often hailed as a miracle cleaner, experts caution against its use on certain items. Sarah Dempsey from Myjobquote.co.uk highlights four specific things you should “never” clean with white vinegar.
Firstly, avoid using it on mirrors to prevent damage to the backing. While it excels at cutting through grime and neutralising odours, Sarah warns not to use it on washing machines due to potential harm to rubber seals.
The same goes for dishwashers, where it could weaken rubber components. Lastly, she advises that stone and marble worktops can be ‘dulled’ by vinegar, and natural stone may even be ‘etched’, so it’s wise to steer clear of using it on these surfaces.
