If you have wood floors similar to the shade of black tea, it will rejuvenate your floor’s natural brown hue. Black tea will accentuate the wood grain and reduce the visibility of scratches, providing your floors with “clarity and shine.”
The tannic acid in the tea grants wood floors a “brilliant shine” and assists in repelling dust. Unlike numerous commercially available products, black tea doesn’t leave behind a sticky residue, reports the Express.
It is a budget-friendly, natural, homemade cleaning remedy that anyone can create.
Before using this cleaning solution, it is important to conduct a patch test in a hidden area in case you are disappointed with the outcome.
To prepare the cleaning solution, brew approximately six tea bags in just under a litre of boiling water for roughly 10 minutes. Then, remove the tea bags.
Allow the tea to cool completely before utilising the solution. The black tea can be applied to wooden floors using a clean, soft cloth.
Alternatively, you could use a spray bottle for application. Using a dry rag, quickly absorb the tea from the wet areas.
The black tea solution should be applied in sections to ensure it dries effectively. Some individuals may opt to use a mop to spread the black tea solution, but this method offers little control over the amount of liquid applied to your wooden floors, making them difficult to dry afterwards.
The expert warned: “I definitely do not recommend the wet mopping technique. It could be a quick way to wreck your floors.”
For those keen on trying this cleaning hack, the experts issued a cautionary note: “If you are going to use black tea, be very careful to use a minimal amount of the cleaning solution on your floors each time.”
It’s also important to remember that this black tea solution is only suitable for darkly stained floors. If the wooden floors are light, it might leave dark streaks.
