I talk a lot about using natural cleaners. I really don’t like putting all those chemicals into the air and water. At times I wonder if vinegar, baking soda and the like really clean as well as the chemical concoctions. After all, perception is reality and when I smell those cleaners I perceive that things are cleaner. When I use and baking soda there is no telltale cleaner smell, so is it really doing the job?
Well, today I found out that vinegar really does clean. And it cleans those hard to clean things that are an embarrassment. I’m so excited about this that I’m going to embarrass myself and show you my toilet.
There it is in all it’s hard water stained glory. When I bought this house four years ago the toilets looked horrible. I didn’t want to use harsh chemicals so I spent hours on my hands and knees scrubbing the inside of the toilet with a pumice stone. It worked but it was a lot of hard work and because my water is so hard, had to be repeated often. As you can imagine, I didn’t do it often because it wasn’t a lot of fun.
Today, I tried something else. I turned off the water to my toilet, flushed it and then scooped as much water as I could out of it. Then I cut up some old dish towels into strips, soaked them in vinegar and covered the inside of the toilet with them. I let it sit for several hours.
After about four hours I removed the towels and scrubbed the toilet with the toilet brush. I couldn’t believe how well it worked! No scrubbing on my knees, no yucky chemicals getting into the water, just vinegar and a little time.
Here is the after picture. No scrubbing involved. I’m so proud I just want to invite people in to use the bathroom!
