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Although keeping your toilet bowl clean is necessary, it’s not always fun.
These 8 weird and wacky-yet-effective fixes for cleaning toilet bowls really work.
Scrub with atoilet brush, then flush.
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If this isn’t effective, it may be time for Tip #2.
Gently scrub the stain until it’s gone, and then flush the toilet to rinse.
White Vinegar Toilet Bowl Bath
Most people reach for bleach andtoilet brushto obliterate toilet germs and stains.
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However, Green living expertMark Lallanillasays that plain oldwhite vinegaris an effective cleaner.
To eliminatehard water stains, soak toilet paper in vinegar and place directly on top of the stain.
Let the vinegar-soaked paper sit overnight.
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The next morning, flush to rinse and the stains should be gone.
Shaving cream has foaming properties that can eliminate uric acid crystals and their associated odor.
Spray a generous amount of shaving cream into the toilet bowl and let it sit for around 10 minutes.
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These plume aerosols can last for hours, and some can last for days.
The toilet bowl brush should berinsed and cleanedafter every use, and disinfected once a month.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Shaving Cream
Lemon juice can help lighten skin. Just be careful not to get it in your eyes.Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock
