Remove toilet limescale within a 'few minutes' with 1 item - not vinegar, bleach or soda
Limescale developing along the toilet bowl is inevitable over time, but it's easy to remove the offensive chalky substance.
Limescale will develop wherever water comes into contact daily, hence why toilet bowls, taps and showers are prone to looking grimy.
ScaleGuard stated that around 60 percent of the UK is classified as having hard or very hard water. This means the majority of water running through the taps and down the toilet in the UK has a high mineral content.
These minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, cause limescale to build up around the home. When limescale builds up along the toilet bowl, it's time to do the chore of cleaning the toilet.
Bathroom retailer Victoria Plum did say that bleach, white vinegar and baking soda can remove limescale, but so could WD40 – although it may not be the best idea.
WD40 is "really good at removing limescale from your toilet", Victoria Plum noted, as it's "particularly good at softening rust and limescale deposits in the toilet".
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Thames Water – the water utility company – would strongly advise against using WD40 because of the oils it contains.
WD40 contains oils and oils are one of the things that can cause sewege blockages, as well as wet wipes – even the "flushable" ones.
"Take chemicals, solvents, engine oil and paint to your local refuse or recycling site," Thames Water advised.
If you were to use bleach, it might take as long as 30 minutes to work before it removes the limescale. White vinegar can take even longer, usually requiring an overnight treatment.
When combining white vinegar with baking soda, however, it may only need to rest on limescale for 10 minutes before it starts working.
One of the best items to use for limescale removal is products that have been designed for that specific purpose.
For instance, Asda sell Harpic Power Plus Toilet Cleaner Gel for £1.65 and Tesco sell Harpic Limescale Remover Regular Toilet Cleaner Gel for £1.50.
A correction has been made to this article; a previous version only shared Victoria Plum's recommendation for WD40 to remove limescale and now Thames Water's important comment that oil must not be flushed down the down has been included.
