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Hooray, it’s cleaning time!
No matter how hard it seems sometimes or how lazy we often feel when we are supposed to start cleaning, there is no better feeling the world than having your entire house cleaned.
There is just something that gives you peace after the hard day of work in your favorite sofa, now clean more than ever.
To be fair, cleaning your living room is probably not a thing that gives you nightmares or keeps your procrastinating.
We all have that one room or that one thing in our household we avoid cleaning, and for most people – it's the toilet.
Of course, the toilet gets dirty, as well as all the other parts of our home. Then what holds us back from cleaning it more often and with at least a bit more joy?
Probably the fact that we are unfamiliar with the best method for cleaning it.
We value family and healthy life and therefore spend most of the time finding the best ways to improve our surroundings.
We've discovered what's the best way to clean your toilet bowl, and we'll explain to you how to use vinegar and baking soda to ensure that your toilet bowl is clean. Let's start!
Why baking soda and vinegar?
Each household in the world has these two components – baking soda and vinegar. They are known for their use in the kitchen but more and more people worldwide use them for cleaning purposes.
Since there is an ever growing number of people applying it, it is common sense to conclude that there must be some special thing that happens when you combine these two ingredients.
Now the question is – “Okay, what is so special when you combine baking soda and vinegar?”
Alert – here comes the science part: baking soda is ionically neutral, but you should know that its pH is higher than neutral.
In nerd language, it is the exact thing that makes it a perfect cleaner, meaning that it absorbs the odors, pass gas and dislodge particles and remove stains – which is why we find it very useful.
One thing you should know is that when you mix vinegar and baking soda there is an acid-base reaction. - Awesome, but what does it actually mean?
It means that you’ll get a substance that’s able to clean even the dirtiest surfaces, destroy the germs and bacteria, eliminate dust and grease and even unclog the drains.
Whenever you have a situation in your bathroom wondering whether there is any way to clean that mess, you should consider these two soldiers, as there are no better superheroes than them.
The combination of baking soda and vinegar might be familiar to you from your school days, thanks to the exploding volcanoes you were making. Now it's time to use these two ingredients in the best possible way.
Cleaning Toilet Bowl with Vinegar and Baking Soda
Now we'll explain to you how to clean your toilet bowl using vinegar and baking soda only.
We'll go step-by-step through the process until you have all the information needed to clean the toilet bowl with vinegar and baking soda.
1. Add one cup of baking soda
Grab an empty cup (you will use it to measure the amount of baking soda and vinegar you pour in the toiler) and fill it in with baking soda.
Make sure you pour down baking soda equally all around the insides of the toilet bowl.
- Add one cup of vinegar
Now use the same cup to measure the amount of vinegar you need. Pour down a cup of vinegar equally all around the insides of the toilet bowl.
2. Put the lid down
After pouring in the ingredients make sure that you put down the lid so you create a closed environment with limited sources of oxygen for baking soda and vinegar to mix.
3. Wait
Probably the toughest part – get out of the toilet, continue with cleaning some other parts of your household or just make a small break.
Read a book, drink a coffee, go for a walk – and get back to your little projects in no longer than 30 minutes.
4. Scrub the bowl
Get your gloves on and your cleaning brush in your hand – it is scrubbing time!
While you were taking a 30 minutes break, vinegar and baking soda used that time to combine well and break apart all the deposits.
Do not fear this part – thanks to the vinegar and baking soda, the scrubbing process will be quite easy!
5. Flush it!
Let it go, let it go…. Flush the toilet and watch as all of your toilet-related problems go away! All the dust, germs, bacteria, etc. will be gone with the water.
And that is it!
This is the entire process. It sounds easy and trust us – it really is. However, this combination of ingredients is quite strong.
Mixing baking soda and vinegar will definitely help you get rid of all the germs in your toilet with ease.
It is recommended to repeat this process at least once a week. We suppose that you usually clean your household at least once a week, so adding this activity to your list of chores should become your priority now.
It is enough to do this process only once per one cleaning session and your toilet will be clean – that is something that we guarantee.
If you’d prefer (as you would probably feel safer) you can even repeat this process more than once a week.
From our perspective, it is not needed. But if you want to, you can go ahead, as baking soda and vinegar are completely natural and won't make any damage to your drains.
It is also important to mention that this combination is completely environment-friendly and won't make any damage to the water ecosystem once it goes down the pipes.
Unlike the chemical substances, you can use this combination as much as you like and completely guilt-free!
On Cleaning Toilet Bowls with Vinegar and Baking Soda
Now that you know how easy and quick it is to completely clear your toilet bowl and keep your toilet clean and safe – we believe that you'll enjoy the cleaning process a bit more!
We hope that this text has helped you understand what is the best way to clean your toilet and what should your next step be.
We wish you all the best, let us know how the cleaning process goes!