If you have ever employed a domestic cleaning service come and spruce up your house or apartment, no doubt you were impressed by the many tricks of the trade that they were able to use to clean your home more efficiently and thoroughly. These domestic cleaners always have the knack to make their work look easy.
Many people find hard water stains to be frustrating and difficult to clean. By learning a few domestic cleaning tips, you can clean hard water marks with a lot less strain and keep them coming back.
Hard water is created when water has a high mineral content. It keeps soap from producing a good lather and it also dries out skin and can form deposits that clog plumbing.
Hard water also increases the amount of soap scum that adheres to sinks and shower walls and can even cause permanent stains. Domestic cleaners often make use of the very best cleaning products and tools on the market to get rid of these unsightly and damaging hot water marks.
Although many supermarkets and shops sell cleaning products that are purposely made to remove hard water stains, there are also home-made remedies that are often equally as effective, infinitely less expensive, and more environmentally friendly.
Two of the best substances that you can use as a home-made domestic cleaning product due to their high acidity are white vinegar and lemon juice. Apply either of these at full strength and their natural acidought to eat away and loosen the hard water from almost any surface.
If the vinegar or lemon juice alone does not seem to do the trick, here is another domestic cleaning trick you can try your hand at. Simply combine one cup of vinegar or lemon juice with half a cup of borax, baking soda, or cream of tartar. In order to safely combine the two ingredients, put the powder compound in a bowl or cup. Slowly pour the liquid into the powder and stir well until it forms a paste.
Apply the paste you have just created to the hard water stain using a rubber glove or spatula. Let it stand for ten to fifteen minutes. Once the paste has had a chance to soften the stain, scrub it with a sponge or brush. If the stain has not completely disappeared, make another batch and repeat the process.
In order to prevent hard water stains from reoccurring, you should make it a common practice to wipe down the bathtub, shower and sink areas with a dry towel after each use. It does not take more than a few seconds and will soon become a habit.
If your bathroom or kitchen is suffering from really bad hard water marks then you could save yourself a lot of time and energy by calling a cleaning company that supplies regular domestic cleaning. Not only will they remove all traces of these troublesome stains, they will also take preventive measures to ensure that the place remains sparkling.
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