Limescale build up in the bathroom is a frequent nuisance, particularly around taps, shower heads and toilets.
Although the white chalky substance is mainly made up of calcium and magnesium, it often looks far more unappealing than around taps and inside kettles.
Limescale makes the toilet bowl look extremely off putting, even with the toilet being freshly cleaned.
One woman took to the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips and Tricks Facebook page, after feeling fed up with the state of her toilet bowl, the Express reports.
Tia Frances Caiger felt her toilet was almost “black with stains”, deciding to post the picture online with the caption: “Anyone able to suggest anything to me?
“My toilet has had thick limescale since we moved in last year, I have got the worst of it off with bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. Sadly this is the end result and no more will come off! It looks awful and I hate it! Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.”
The post gained lots of attraction, with people saying similar things. All agreeing that vinegar and baking soda doesn’t do the best job anymore, recommending an alternative product – citric acid.
Maria Louise said: “We used everything and literally the only thing that cleared it up is using citric acid.”
Abbie Marsh wrote: “I had the exact same and couldn’t seem to shift it with baking soda and vinegar. What worked was removing as much water out of the toilet as possible and leaving it as long as possible with citric acid.”
Abigail Heard said: “So empty the water out of the toilet, fill it with citric acid and leave it overnight and when you flush the toilet it will all come off.
“I did it to a toilet last week and I was so shocked by how easy it came away lol. I used to use white vinegar and baking soda but it never worked as good.”
Donna Jones commented: “I live in a very hard water area and this can happen so easily if not kept on top of. But when it was that thick the only way I could get rid was to use citric acid and using it regularly has kept it away.”
Although if you can’t get your hands on citric acid, then don’t fear, Mr Hinch fans also recommended Harpic Power Plus in either a gel or tablet form, as long as you don’t mind using chemicals.
Louise Anne said: “Harpic in the black bottle! Put it in overnight, it peels off the next morning. So satisfying.”
Emma Ross wrote: “Black Harpic 100 percent. I couldn’t believe it when I used it. Would have turned out better if I drained the toilet first though.”
Although Lorraine Shepherd urged people in the comments that no matter what products are used to remove the limescale, to drain their toilet. “Whatever you use empty the water first it will always work better without the water in there.”
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