Most people rarely clean under the rim of the toilet.
If you forget this spot when cleaning, you will soon have to deal with nasty dirt.
Honestly, cleaning the toilet is certainly not one of your favorite household chores.
Nevertheless, it is necessary from time to time so that everyone feels comfortable in the little place.
Some experts even recommend cleaning the toilet every day.
However, one spot on the toilet bowl is often forgotten when cleaning: the edge of the toilet.
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Whether dirt or limescale - the toilet is difficult to clean under the rim.
Home remedies can help.
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Why does the toilet rim have to be cleaned regularly?
Urine and other legacies can usually be removed easily.
But if you fail to do this and only clean sporadically under the rim of the sink, solid, yellowish-brown deposits will form under the rim of the sink over time - the urine scale.
This is the result of a chemical reaction between the lime in the rinsing water, urea and urine.
Urine scale can also form in other places in the toilet and is then difficult to remove.
Cleaning can effectively prevent urine scale.
Three home remedies that help against dirt and limescale under the toilet rim
Especially if the toilet is rarely cleaned, it is not enough to clean under the rim with the tried-and-tested toilet cleaner.
In order to loosen limescale, dirt and urine scale under the rim, you then have to resort to more effective means.
But don't worry, here are a few simple home remedies that can help:
Vinegar wipes under the rim:
Soak some paper towels or toilet paper in vinegar essence and press them under the toilet rim.
Leave it on for some time or overnight and then remove the dirt with the toilet brush.
If you don't have the home remedy at home, you can soak the wipes in another bathroom cleaning product.
Citric acid and baking soda:
Two proven home remedies help to effectively descale toilet rims: Mix 100 g of baking soda with 30 g of lemon juice concentrate until the mixture crystallizes.
Then use a sponge to smear the anti-limescale paste under the rim of the sink and leave it there for around 30 minutes.
Then rinse off, clean with the toilet brush, done!
Pumice stone:
Pumice stone, which has a pointed end, has proven to be a useful tool for a clean toilet rim.
This is a great way to remove stubborn urine scale.
You forget these spots all the time when cleaning
You forget these spots all the time when cleaning
Especially with older toilets, the dirt is sometimes so bad that even the best household remedies cannot do anything.
In such cases, you can also use chemical cleaning agents that use acids or chlorine to combat dirt such as limescale and urine scale.
But then make sure that the bathroom is well ventilated during cleaning so that you don't inhale too many vapors and that you wear gloves.
And don't leave it on for too long, otherwise the toilet may discolour.
The rest of the toilet should also be scrubbed regularly.
Washing powder has proven to be a real miracle cure for toilet cleaning.
Do you prefer to clean your bathroom with natural home remedies?
Then try coke or baking soda.
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