Three ways to finally get rid of stubborn toilet bowl stains
Cleaning the toilet is unappealing enough without stubborn brown stains refusing to budge.
These marks are caused by hard water mineral deposits that look quite unsightly and can make your cleaning efforts feel like a waste of time.
It is possible to remove them, but you'll need to do a little more than your weekly cleaning routine to do it.
Watch the video above.
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Removing old stains is hugely satisfying. Getty Images/iStockphoto
Here are three ways to remove hard water stains from toilets:
Citric acid
Before we get to store bought products, let's consider something from your pantry first.
Citric acid is a tried and tested hard water stain remover that often gets mentioned as a solution for this problem in Facebook cleaning groups and on TikTok.
Some have reported that tipping the whole can of citric acid into the toilet bowl, leaving overnight and then flushing has great results.
But you can probably get the job done with less of the product. Queen of Clean Lynsey Crombie just sprinkles enough citric acid to cover the area above the water line in the toilet bowl before leaving it to work its magic overnight.
Meanwhile, ceramics brand Villery & Boch advises mixing two to three tablespoons of citric acid with a litre of water to make a toilet bowl descaler.
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These stains can remain no matter how well you clean the toilet each week. Getty
Pumice stone
If that doesn't work or you prefer faster results, pumice stones might be worth trying.
These are a secret weapon in the cleaning world and being used for all sorts of problems around the home.
Basically all you need to do is wet the stone and then lightly rub against the stain to remove it.
This is the most hands-on way to remove toilet bowl stains but is has been known to get good results.
This could be the solution to stubborn hard water stains. TikTok/@lynsey_queenofclean
Scalex
Along with citric acid, Scalex is frequently mentioned in Facebook cleaning groups whenever there is a post about solutions for toilet bowl stains.
The product costs just $12.99 at Bunnings and can be used in dishwashers, washing machines and showerheads as well as toilet bowls.
It has a 4.8 star rating from 70 reviews on the Bunnings website, with most comments about how well the product has worked on toilet bowl stains.
"I did one 12 hour soak with 3 full teaspoons dissolved in hot water. This got rid of the majority of the staining although there was still some minor staining right at the bottom. I then emptied the bowl water and put a concentrated dose of 2 teaspoons in one cup of water. Just enough water to cover the remaining stains. This removed the remaining stains," one said.
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