{"id":2291,"date":"2024-01-17T00:33:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T00:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2024-01-17T00:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T00:33:09","slug":"how-to-clean-the-iron-with-the-salt-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=2291","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO CLEAN THE IRON WITH THE SALT TRICK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of ironing using steam, the&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>iron&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;and especially the&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>soleplate&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;are&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>attacked by limescale<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;and encrustations, as well as by stains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact,&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;this appliance must be cleaned thoroughly every month,&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;otherwise you risk transferring the dirt onto your clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A very quick trick for carefully polishing and washing the iron is using&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>salt<\/strong>&nbsp;;&nbsp;Let&#8217;s see together how to use it right away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holes and plate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Without a doubt, the most tiring element to clean when we talk about the iron is the&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>soleplate together with the holes<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the plate, being made of steel,&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;can easily blacken<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;over the years, also due to water and contact with clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The holes, however, are affected and blocked by limestone because the water vapor that remains inside them has difficulty going away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solution is to heat the iron plate&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>without making it hot<\/strong>&nbsp;, then you will have to pass a&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;sponge full of fine salt<\/strong>&nbsp;over it &nbsp;and leave it to act for about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this time it will be necessary&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;to rinse well<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;with a microfibre cloth and you will see that the holes and the plate will become shiny and super clean again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can use another trick that requires&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;salt and baking paper<\/strong>&nbsp;: place the paper on the ironing board, heat the iron and when it is hot, pass it over the salt repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The salt will dissolve instantly, sticking to the stains, at which point you will simply need to wipe with a sponge and the straightener will be perfect again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stubborn stains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Removing&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>stubborn stains<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;from the iron is the first thing you can do with simple fine salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oh I forgot!&nbsp;If you like these Natural Tips I can send them to you every day directly on WHATSAPP!&nbsp;Subscribe to my channel!&nbsp;I am waiting for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, many times, both on the plate and on other parts of the appliance, stubborn stains form, due to many different factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will simply have to mix&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;1 tablespoon<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;of salt with&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>very few drops of hot water<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;until you obtain a mixture with the consistency of a gel.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>spread the mixture on a soft sponge&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;and rub on the affected areas;&nbsp;rinse with plenty of hot water and dry thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All stains will be gone in the blink of an eye!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water heater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>boiler&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;is the element of the iron that&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>collects a disproportionate quantity of limescale<\/strong>&nbsp;, which is why it is advisable to always put limescale-free and demineralised water inside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To descale the boiler you will have to&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>fill it with demineralised water&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;and about&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;2 tablespoons&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;of fine salt, turn on the boiler and&nbsp;<strong>steam at least 3\/4 of the mixture<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;so that all the encrusted stains can go away effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of washing, if there is still some water left, empty it and let it dry thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to prevent stains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, you have to ask yourself how to prevent these very stubborn stains on the iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see together some&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>simple measures<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;that can help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>at the end of each ironing, pass&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>a cloth soaked in vinegar<\/strong>&nbsp;over the soleplate to prevent stains and limescale;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>always use&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;demineralised water<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;to avoid deposits of various scales;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>do a wash&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>at least once a month<\/strong>&nbsp;, so as not to make the dirt worse;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when stubborn stains appear,&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;never use aggressive products<\/strong>&nbsp;, but prefer Marseille soap, rubbing it on the slightly heated affected area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of ironing using steam, the&nbsp;&nbsp;iron&nbsp;&nbsp;and especially the&nbsp;&nbsp;soleplate&nbsp;&nbsp;are&nbsp;&nbsp;attacked by limescale&nbsp;&nbsp;and encrustations, as well as by stains. In fact,&nbsp;&nbsp;this appliance must be cleaned thoroughly every month,&nbsp;&nbsp;otherwise you risk transferring the dirt onto your clothes. A very quick trick for carefully polishing and washing the iron is using&nbsp;&nbsp;salt&nbsp;;&nbsp;Let&#8217;s see together how to use it right&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2297,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291\/revisions\/2297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}