A weary homeowner has taken to the cleaning community group, Mrs Hinch, to discover the best way to get rid of mould from their silicone sealant.
Mrs Hinch is a Facebook cleaning community where members ask for advice on various cleaning topics and products. Most of the group’s recommendations involve natural homemade products used with everyday ingredients you have around the home.
Taking to the social media page, the anonymous homeowner asked: “How do I get rid of the black behind the kitchen taps? I know it’s from water.” They also attached a picture of black mould on their silicone sealant.
The cleaning community suggested using two key household items that they guarantee will get rid of mould—and it will cost you less than £3 from your local supermarket.
Mould thrives in warm and humid conditions, with the bathroom and kitchen inherently being the main hotspot in which the fungus loves to grow.
Silicone sealant is found along the length of showers, baths and sinks to stop water from reaching the fixtures and is used to avoid mould growth due to its waterproof qualities.
However, over time, due to its rubbery consistency, the silicone sealant can come away from the surface, allowing water to begin to collect behind it. This makes it the perfect place for mould to grow and also the hardest place to clean.
Cleaning experts on the Facebook community page suggested that using cotton wool and bleach will remove any stubborn mould. They shared: “Soak some cotton wool in bleach and place it there overnight works for me in my bathroom.”
Another person agreed and added: “This absolutely works. Using toilet paper with this works too. Nothing else worked in my shower.”
Cotton wool balls can be purchased at Sainsbury’s for £1.50, while bleach costs 70p. Together, they set you back just £2.20 and are said to work better than any store-bought product.
However, other cleaning experts also commented on their differing advice, with one stating: “Scrape off the old silicone, clean and reapply.”
Another added: “Killrock works like magic.” To which someone replied: “It does. I happened upon some paint on Killrock at The Range and it’s managed to get bits of limescale off loads of places I thought I’d be stuck either for life (it under the fridge water dispenser).”
