Why Housewives Rub Mirrors with Potatoes: An Interesting Way to Save on Cleaning

09.02.2023 17:02

The household chemicals on the shelves of specialized stores make your eyes water, but housewives still continue to read the sections with folk tricks.

So many admit that ordinary potatoes are not inferior to special compounds in terms of mirror care. Dedicated to those who do not know everything about the benefits of potatoes.

If you believe the reviews of experienced housewives, then it would be a sin to go into the bathroom while cleaning without a raw tuber in your hands. We will tell you what this vegetable can do.

1. Combined with baking soda and salt, potatoes can clean your bathtub of limescale, hardened soap flakes, and even remove rust.

In the same way, you can tidy up a sink that has turned yellow due to hard water.

Potatoes
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In this case, the surface of the bathtub or sink should be wetted, then sprinkled with soda and fine salt.

Next, take a cut tuber (whole or sliced) and begin to intensively rub the scattered products into the dirty areas.

As a result, a paste-like mixture of soda and salt should form, which it would be a good idea to leave on the stains for 20-40 minutes.

After the cleaning session, wash off the remaining powder with water and wipe with a sponge.

2. To clean glass shelves or a mirror in the bathroom, simply rub the glass surface with a slice of peeled potato. Leave the piece of furniture for 5-10 minutes, and then wash off the dried potato starch and plaque without much effort.

By the way, potatoes are used to wipe glasses lenses, which prevents fogging, and also to remove stains from clothing.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor