Soda bicarbonate: ideal on the bathtub carpet
© Adobe Stock Your Rubber Anti -slip carpet in your bathtub is molded?
The natural solution: baking soda which has fungicide virtues.Sprinkle on your carpet.Rub with a brush then rinse with warm water and let it dry.It is radical to remove mold and prevent their reappearance.
It also works very well to eliminate molds on the joints."Mix 200g of baking soda with 100ml of water, let act for 10 minutes on the joints then rinse" indicates Céline Touati, naturopath and nutritherapist.His tip?Spray a little white vinegar on the surface before rinsing for a maximum effect.
Grapefruit seed extract: recognized anti-fungal
© Adobe Stock "The grapefruit seed extract is a recognized anti-fungal" informs Céline Touati.It is completely natural and odorless and also disinfects surfaces.In addition, it prevents the reappearance of molds.The naturopath advises you to use it rather for the joints if you have a clear wall because it may leave yellow traces.
In use: Put a few drops of grapefruit seed extract, let act and rinse.
Tea Tree essential oil, antibacterial
© Adobe Stockles essential oils are also natural allies against fungi.You can for example opt for Tea Tree essential oil, with anti-fungal and antibacterial effects."The best is to pour 2 or 3 drops of Tea Tree essential oil in 300ml of white vinegar and to spray this mixture on surfaces with mold, but not on the walls because it can stain" Céline Touati.Other essential oils have fungicidal properties: HE of eucalyptus, peppermint, from thyme to LINALOL.
Lemon: Perfect for joints
© Adobe Stock Lemon is a mold killer: he has fungicide and antibacterial properties."As it can leave traces on the walls, it is better to reserve the use of lemon to remove molds on the joints" advises Céline Touati.
Instructions: put lemon juice or spend half a lemon in a surface (it's the most economical because you have already used the juice), leave to act for 30 minutes at one hour, then rinse with a dry cloth.
White vinegar: it does not leave traces
© Adobe Stockle Vinegar White has fungicid virtues, like baking soda."To remove molds on the walls, white vinegar is preferable to baking soda which can leave traces" informs Céline Touati.
Tip: Put the white vinegar in a vaporizer, rub the areas affected by mold with a paper towel, spray white vinegar, leave to act for several hours and rinse with a dry cloth.
If it is your shower curtain that has molds, soak it in vinegar water for an hour.
Black soap on the shower curtain
© Adobe Stock The Black Soap removes the mushrooms well on the fabrics.You can therefore use it to remove mold on your carpets and shower curtains.
In use recommended by Céline Touati: rub the fabric with a toothbrush coated with black soap, leave to act for 30 minutes, then rinse with water.If the fabric goes to the machine, put it by machine after this treatment.
