How to Wash a Dish Sponge in 5 Minutes: A Folk Method

02.02.2024 18:01

Every housewife should know how to clean a sponge from grease, food residue, and also disinfect it in order to continue washing dishes safely.

One folk method will help you perform this procedure and save money; it will clean your sponge in just 5 minutes.

To do this, you need to pour two glasses of hot water into a bowl, and then add just two tablespoons of salt.

The sponge should be left in this solution.

If you want to enhance the cleaning effect, you can leave the item in this solution for several hours.

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Then all that remains is to rinse it under running water.

If you don’t plan to use a sponge for dishes anymore, but want to use it when cleaning your home, you can wash off the remaining grease using bleach.

You need to mix half a glass of the product with 2 liters of clean hot water, and then leave the sponge in this solution for 5-10 minutes. There will be no trace of dirt left.

After this, you just need to thoroughly rinse the item under running water, and then you can safely use it to clean plumbing.

Earlier we talked about how often you need to change your dish sponge.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor