Bathroom surfaces easily tend to yellow due to the passage of time and the formation of limescale due to continuous contact with water.
And let’s face it, it’s not nice at all to see bathroom fixtures lose their shine . Not to mention the shower tray which seems dirty even though it isn’t!
In this regard, today we will see together how to whiten the yellowed shower tray to make it look like new with these home and natural tricks!
Sodium bicarbonate
First of all, let’s start with sodium bicarbonate, an ingredient known for its stain-removing, cleaning and whitening properties and for its light abrasive action.
To use, you will need to mix 4 glasses of water and a glass of bicarbonate in a bowl until you obtain a sort of paste. Then, apply it on the shower tray, leave it to act for about 10 minutes before rinsing everything and… your shower tray will be as white as when you just bought it!
As if that wasn’t enough, bicarbonate of soda will also be a godsend for removing black mold stains that form in corners!
White vinegar
As effective as bicarbonate is white vinegar, which has been used since our grandmothers to whiten and polish surfaces. We remind you, in fact, that it is used on steel to make it shine!
Then pour half the amount of vinegar and half of water into a spray bottle, then spray a good amount of this product on the shower tray, focusing in particular on the areas with yellow stains. Finally, leave it to act for a while, rub with a soft sponge and rinse.
Goodbye yellow from your shower tray!
NB We remind you not to use vinegar on marble or natural stone tiles because it could corrode them.
Citric acid
As an alternative to vinegar, you can also use citric acid, an ecological compound derived from citrus fruits, known for its anti-limescale properties. We remind you, in fact, that it is often used to thoroughly clean appliances!
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All you need to do is mix 1.50 grams of citric acid in 1 liter of water and pour this mixture directly onto the shower tray. After that, leave it to act for a while before scrubbing with a non-abrasive sponge. Finally, rinse and your shower will be like new!
NB Also in this case you cannot use the remedy in the case of a marble or natural stone shower tray.
Lemon juice
When we talk about household ingredients capable of whitening and removing stains, how can we not mention lemon juice? This product, in fact, boasts whitening properties such that it can also be used to give laundry its original whiteness!
Then mix half a glass of lemon juice with 4 tablespoons of bicarbonate to form a sort of paste and then apply it along the surface of the shower tray. At this point, rub the shower tray with a non-abrasive sponge or an old toothbrush and rinse.
Marseille soap
After bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and lemon, how could Marseille soap be missing, the ingredient with such stain-removing properties that it is considered the basic ingredient of the DIY stain remover?
In this case, therefore, you will have to pour some flakes of soap into a basin containing warm water, dip a sponge in the mixture thus obtained and rub it on the shower tray. Finally, rinse and you’re done!
Hydrogen peroxide
If the shower tray still seems yellowed and lackluster, we have the right remedy for you: hydrogen peroxide , which although not exactly natural, is still ecological.
In this case, therefore, pour the hydrogen peroxide directly onto the shower tray, let it act for a while, then rub and rinse. Alternatively, you can also moisten cotton balls or cotton discs with hydrogen peroxide, place them along the surface of the shower tray and leave them to act for a few hours.
Finally, rub gently to remove the yellow stains, rinse and …what a shine!
NB We suggest using hydrogen peroxide at 10 volumes, i.e. 3%. Furthermore, the product in question cannot be used on marble or natural stone.