If your cleaning cupboard is anything like mine, you won’t really know what is in there. And while it’s not everyone’s idea of fun on a sunny Saturday, I decided it was time for a clear out.
Clearly, I had needed to do this for a while — I had two of some products because I had no clue what was hiding in the back. One product was one I used to use all the time on my kitchen sink: Cif Cream with micro crystals. But would it work on my bathroom taps?
Limescale is a chalky residue that is deposited on surfaces and appliances that use water, like taps, sinks and kettles.
It is mainly made up of calcium carbonate and is relatively harmless, but it can look unsightly and is often difficult to remove, as it doesn’t always come away with conventional cleaning.
So often, people look for special hacks and methods to banish the limescale left behind by hard water.
And you don’t have to live in a hard water area to get limescale,. I don’t live in a hard water area but can see build-ups of limescale from hot water.
To test whether the Cif Cream was going to work on my bathroom tap, I took an old toothbrush and put some on the brush – almost like I was squeezing toothpaste onto it.
I then used the toothbrush to apply the Cif Cream, which you can get on Amazon, £7.49 for two 500ml bottles, to the areas where I could see the limescale.
Then I let it sit for a couple of minutes before starting to brush it, not too hard, with a light but firm pressure. This was an old soft-bristle brush, but I think it would have worked with the green scouring side of a dish sponge, too.
I find with Cif Cream, it can leave a chalky film, so you have to wash it off properly. And when I did I was amazed with the results.
The lime scale was completely gone, and my tap looks super shiny and bright.