Have stubborn rust stains in your toilet bowl? If you live in an older apartment then chances are you do. As much as we try to stay green with our cleaning products, sometimes it seems like you have to go harsh to tackle a major stain like rust. But we just read on the queen of clean that Tang sprinkled around the bowl and left for an hour or two will do the trick. And it's non toxic.
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Apparently the Tang works because of the citric acid that oxidizes the rust stain. So anything powdery (for the grit) that contains citric acid will do it, even lemon flavored kool aid. What a relief to not have to bust out the harsh chemicals. An added bonus is that we don't have to worry if someone leaves the lid up and our kitty goes in for a drink that she'll be ingesting harmful chemicals. And finally it'll leave your bathroom with that fresh tang scent!
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I tried the tang trick the other day and left it to soak. About a half hour later my husband asked me if I had taken a vitamin that day and when I said no he looked at me very strangely... Then I realized that he thought the tang in the toilet bowl was pee! :) He flushed it before it had long enough to soak, so I can't report on how well it worked in my toilet bowl!
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Citric acid is actually really cheap to buy, so why not just use that instead of wasting packaging other items? Plain citric acid is pretty safe.
Citric acid is in the baking/canning section of a grocery, or can be bought online from places that supply lab chemicals, dye places, brewing stores, and lots of food stores online.
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