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Hydrochloric acid: Hydrochloric acid is the common ingredient in many toilet cleaners. It is a highly corrosive chemical, which poses a worrying danger to children and pets, especially family members. When inhaling hydrochloric acid fumes, it is harmful to the nose, throat, and respiratory system, and if the acid reaches the skin, it results in corrosion.
Chlorine bleach: One of the harmful elements in cleaning products is a caustic substance that results in corrosion or destruction of living tissue in addition to burning the eyes, nose, and skin, and very easily results in worsening asthma symptoms.
Although chlorine and hydrochloric acid enable you to eliminate stains accumulated in the toilet, they pollute your home and expose you to health risks when sterilizing the bathroom with them. It is recommended not to use it to clean the toilet. There are many natural ingredients that you can use to clean your toilet, and you are allowed the freedom to choose the ingredients that you feel are safest for you and your family, in addition to being easily available and giving better performance.
Natural ways to clean the toilet:
White vinegar: You may feel bored because of hearing a lot of talk about the benefits of white vinegar in cleaning, but have you tried using it in cleaning? Vinegar is a mild acid that helps in disinfecting and removing odors.
Borax: Contrary to some inaccurate information provided by some sites, borax is not the same as boric acid, which is a toxic acid. In fact, sodium tetraborate is not toxic. It is salt and baking soda in large quantities, which makes it easy to eliminate dirt in the toilet. Borax is a multi-purpose cleaner that removes unpleasant odors and stains.
Lemon juice: Lemon juice contains citric acid, which binds with the minerals in the toilet bowl, making them easier to eliminate and may help reduce stubborn toilet stains left by hard water.
Essential oils: One of the best secret weapons is using essential oils in cleaning. Many of these vegetable oils boast antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Tea tree essential oil has been studied as one of the most useful essential oils for cleaning the bathroom, as well as lavender oil, citrus oil, peppermint oil, and rosemary oil.
Baking soda: One of the very useful elements in cleaning the toilet is using baking soda, as it has germ-fighting properties, in addition to helping you keep the toilet bowl free of debris, stains, and unsightly rings.
Tea tree oil scrub:
You can use this mixture to remove unpleasant odors and the antibacterial properties found in tea tree oil to kill germs in your toilet bowl and on the toilet surfaces. Mix 1/2 cup of baking soda, 1 cup of distilled white vinegar with 1/2 teaspoon of tea tree oil.
Combine vinegar and essential oils in a small spray bottle and spray the mixture inside the toilet and also on the toilet seat and lid. To deal with it, try letting the cleaner sit for several minutes, sprinkle baking soda inside the toilet bowl, and scrub inside the toilet using a toilet brush. Try using a clean, dry cloth to wipe the vinegar solution from the seat, lid, and handle.
Borax and white vinegar mixture: This mixture enables you to remove bad stains inside the toilet bowl. Therefore, when you mix the ingredients together and put them in the toilet bowl, you can remove unpleasant odors and stains in the bathroom.
Get 3/4 cup of borax, 1 cup of white vinegar, 10 drops of lavender oil and 5 drops of lemon essential oil and mix them to combine these ingredients in a spray bottle. Apply warm water around and inside the toilet bowl using a brush or simply let the mixture flow to moisten the inside of the bowl. Pour the entire mixture into the toilet bowl and allow it to sit for several hours in the toilet, or simply flush the mixture and leave it overnight in the toilet. During this period, make sure that no family members use the toilet during this period until you flush the toilet.
Mouthwash : When you are trying to clean the toilet, you can pour a bowl of mouthwash into the toilet bowl, especially one that contains ingredients such as alcohol, Listerine, into the bowl. Let the ingredients stand in the toilet bowl for 30 minutes, then use a toilet brush to scrub around it before cleaning. Mouthwash helps you disinfect the toilet bowl for a sparkling and clean toilet that helps you disinfect germs.
Plastic bag : When cleaning the toilet, try wrapping a plastic bag around your hands. You use it to protect your skin when it is difficult to reach tight areas in the bathroom and get rid of the toilet dirt.
Soda bottle: A soda bottle can help you remove dirt and bad odor from your toilet. Just try pouring the soda bottle and letting it sit for one hour and scrub while you continue pouring the soda bottle.
Vinegar: You can collect mineral and solid deposits inside the toilet, which create unattractive dark spots. To remove stubborn water lines in the toilet, try to remove the water so that it has less colored streaks. Soak paper towels in vinegar and pack the towels to get rid of the excess all over the bowl. Make sure the vinegar covers the nasty stains in the toilet. Leave the vinegar to soak for a few hours, then remove the paper towels to clean the toilet.
Pumice stone : After emptying the toilet bowl of accumulated water, you can scrub using a wet, uncolored pumice stone. If you scrub too hard or use a dry stone on dry spots, you will leave scratches on the porcelain.
Brush cleaning: Remove lime stains in the toilet bowl by spraying your household cleaner, then cleaning using a nylon cleaning brush, which helps you prevent the accumulation of stains in the toilet bowl.
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