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Baking soda, citric acid, black soap... Our grandma tips for cleaning

What exactly is citric acid? It is a natural organic vegetable acid that can be found in many plants, fruits, wood and fungi with multiple functions:

Cut off your stainless steel taps: first make a solution based on 1 to 2 tablespoons of citric acid in 1 litre of water. Let it soak in the solution or wrap in a soaked cloth, let stand for several hours and then rinse.

Untie your toilet: to remove limestone deposits from the bottom of the toilet, pour citric acid and flush the toilet after a few hours.? Renew if necessary.

Untie your kettle and coffee machine: pour the above solution-1 to 2 cc of citric acid in 1 litre of water-into your coffee machine or kettle, run and leave ½ hours before rinsing thoroughly with clear water.

Beware, however, of the old coffee machines and kettles that are so entangled that the resistors can be damaged by too violent scaling. It is better to prevent and do small regular descaling than to try to remove a large layer of limestone from tired resistances.?

Protect your washing machine and dishwasher from limestone: pour 6 to 8 tablespoons of citric acid into the washing machine drum or dishwasher tank, then rotate the machine (empty).

Bring your burned pots and cups back to life: to remove tea or coffee stains from your bottoms of stainless steel cups, pots or pans, heat 2 tablespoons of citric acid in a cup of water, leave ½ hours at the bottom of the containers and rinse thoroughly.

Disinfect your kitchen and bathroom: to disinfect and clean your work surfaces, shower and bathtub, floors and wardrobes, pass the sponge and mop soaked with a solution of 4 cc of citric acid and 1 litre of hot water. You can add a few drops of a disinfectant essential oil such as tea tree or lemon. Rinse generously and wipe.

Eradicate rust: let your rusty objects rest overnight in a solution of 2 cc of citric acid and ½ litre of water, brush, rinse and then dry. You can also spray and soak rusty areas on your bikes, volts, furniture …

Remove the foam that invades your exterior: in a bucket, prepare a mixture of 600 g of citric acid, 8 litres of water, 150 g of baking soda, 20 ml of oily base (coconut oil, rapeseed, castor or sunflower) and a few drops of tea tree essential oil. Pour the mixture on your facades, roofs, balconies, walls, terraces … Let it work for 2 to 3 days then pass the broom and the water jet.