Cillit Naturals Ingredients - White Vinegar

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The final step is running the hottest cycle your machine can muster, and giving the outside of your machine a good wipe.

Emergency action: before reaching for any chemicals, fill a bowl with hot water and a tablespoon of washing-up liquid and soak the item or dab the stain. However, you need to be careful when applying this formula to glass, plastic, ceramic, acrylic, steel and ceramic hobs as it may scratch the surface if you apply too much pressure. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Although natural it is poisonous so take extreme care if there are children/pets around and always wear gloves. To soften the laundry, pour 30ml of white vinegar into the softener compartment of the washing machine. Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional. It can also be corrosive to metals, so this product is best used on your bathroom enamelware or glass.

However, for best results, you will need to use it regularly, ideally at least once a week to stop limescale building up in the first place. It’s ideal for tiles, shower heads and shower trays, and is safe to use on all ceramic and plastic sanitaryware. If you don’t happen to have any vinegar, or if you just don’t the smell, other acidic substances also work, with lemon or lime juice being good alternatives.

For washing machines, you need to pour a large cup of either vinegar or lemon juice into the machine and then run your usual washing cycle. This is because one of its main purposes is to remove residue, which means that it adapts very well to removing limescale staining.