As of: February 28, 2024, 11:58 a.m
By: Andrea Stettner
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When toilet seats are yellowed, ordinary bathroom cleaners quickly reach their limits.
With the right home remedies, yellow spots can quickly be dealt with.
As unsavory as it sounds, yellow stains on and under the toilet seat usually come from old urine.
Such discolorations can also often be found on the toilet lid.
However, conventional cleaning products can hardly do anything against yellowing, because dried urine is extremely caustic and literally “eats” into the plastic over time.
That's why you need stronger home remedies to remove the unsightly stains from the deeper layers - such as dishwasher tabs.
Instructions: Clean the toilet seat with dishwashing tablets
Dishwasher tabs are designed to make yellowed toilet seats shine again.
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Dishwasher tablets not only ensure sparkling clean glasses and plates, but are also wonderful for whitening yellowed toilet seats.
That's how it works:
Run warm water into a large bucket or bathtub.
Dissolve five dishwashing tablets in the water.
Now unscrew the toilet seat and place it in the tub with the dishwashing tab solution.
Allow the toilet seat to take effect for several hours, or if the discoloration is stubborn, it is best to leave it overnight.
In the morning, the yellow stains should be wiped away with a cloth.
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Dishwasher tablets are considered a real miracle weapon in the household.
The toilet bowl and washing machine can also be easily cleaned with dishwasher tablets.
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More home remedies to remove yellow stains on the toilet seat
No dishwasher tablets in the house?
Then simply use heavy-duty detergent in powder form.
The bleaching agents it contains have a very similar effect and also ensure that your toilet seat becomes white again.
Citric acid also has a strong bleaching effect, but can also make the plastic porous, which is why you shouldn't overdo it with the exposure time.
Simply mix the citric acid powder (from the drugstore) with a little water to form a paste and spread it on the toilet seat.
After ten minutes of exposure, the yellow spots should be a thing of the past.
Then wipe well with a damp cloth.
The tried and tested home remedies for yellowed toilet seats also include oven spray or denture cleaner.
How can I prevent yellowing on the toilet seat?
To prevent yellowing, one thing in particular helps: clean the toilet seat regularly.
According to experts, you should use a cleaning cloth at least every other day to quickly remove fresh dirt on the top and bottom of the toilet seat.
The toilet itself should also be cleaned at least once a week to prevent stubborn limescale deposits and urine scale.
If the toilet is already heavily calcified, home remedies can help you get a flawless toilet.