Toilet cleaner

The house we live in needs constant care in order to make it pleasant and comfortable to live in. This is especially true of the toilet room. In order to always have cleanliness in it, you should definitely know which toilet remedy you need to have in your home and what is the best today.

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How to choose a toilet cleaner?

When choosing a toilet cleaner, keep in mind that they are divided into different categories, such as:

• universal;
• special;
• preventive;
• remedy for blockages.

Special means for cleaning the toilet, is made in such forms as:

• powder;
• gel;
• cream;
• paste;
• liquid.

Important! Which option to give preference to - determine for yourself, based on the requirements of price, economical expense and effectiveness.

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Forms of release of funds for toilets - pros and cons

Before choosing the option that is most suitable for you, consider the following features of each:

1. The gel-shaped toilet cleaner is very economical to use, as its thick consistency slowly and evenly flows down the walls of the toilet, and the special curved shape makes application under the rim as efficient as possible. As a result, the risk of getting caustic and harmful substances to the skin on the skin is practically eliminated. The principle of application is very simple - you need to leave the gel on the bowl for a while and then rinse the water several times.
2. Means for cleaning the toilet in the form of a cleaning powder has its plus in its availability. But when it is applied to the surface, dirt should be thoroughly wiped using special brushes. With this procedure, you can damage and scratch the coating of the surface being cleaned, in addition, you will have to work hard if your bathroom is in a state of neglect. Be sure to consider these factors when buying.
3. A liquid toilet cleaner is quite effective in removing contaminants, but is uneconomical in its use. The liquid mass quickly drains on the surface and it needs to be applied quite a lot to achieve a good cleaning result.
4. Detergent for the toilet, in the form of a cream or paste, is intended for delicate and gentle cleaning of surfaces, but does not always give an excellent cleaning result. Although to a greater extent it depends on the quality of the brand. Really effective pastes, the application of which does not require much effort and time, will be quite expensive.

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Toilet prophylaxis

The use of these funds is not recommended for thorough cleaning of the bathroom. Their main purpose is to maintain freshness, purity and prevent the formation of persistent and corrosive pollution on the walls of the toilet.

Prophylactic agents are as follows:

1. Stickers - easily attached to a dry surface. It is necessary to attach a sticker under the inner wall of the bowl, just below its rim. The active substance foams well with every rinse, which provides a pleasant aroma in the room. Quite economical to use. It prevents the accumulation of a large focus of microbes and warns the appearance of calcareous deposits.
2. Replaceable blocks - are mounted under the wall of the toilet with a special latch.Balls or liquid are placed in the block, which provide a fresh aroma in the bathroom, remove the focus of the accumulation of microbes, protect the surface from the appearance of difficult to remove plaque.
3. Tablets - are thrown directly into the inside of the drain tank, which provides a pleasant aroma, disinfection, eliminates plaque from the walls of the toilet bowl, after each flushing.
4. Magnetic ring - a novelty for cleaning the toilet. It is placed in a drain tank. When the device enters the tank, the water softens, thereby the salts that make up the tap water do not settle on the walls of the toilet bowl in the form of limescale, but are easily removed after each flushing.

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Composition of cleaning products

Regardless of the form of release, almost all toilet facilities contain the following components:

• Surfactants are substances that break down the structure of contaminants. It is part of any chemical cleaning agent.
• Acid - enhances the action of surfactants. Effectively removes dirt such as rust and limescale.
• Alkalis - able to eliminate blockages provoked by organic elements, effectively dissolve fats.
• Chlorine - performs a disinfectant action. It has a sharp, unpleasant strong odor.

Important! In addition, perfume compositions, perfumes can be added so that the smell is not pungent, but more or less pleasant and fresh.

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Modern means for washing the toilet

We suggest you choose the best effective tool for cleaning the toilet, based on consumer reviews:

1. Bref - goes on sale in the form of a liquid, gel, powder. It removes various contaminants from the walls of the toilet bowl and also has an antibacterial effect.
2. Sun wedge is a universal remedy that effectively cleans plumbing: bath, shower, sink, toilet.
3. Cillit - effectively removes rust and limescale. Refreshes the bathroom.
4. Active duckling - specially designed for toilet treatment. perfectly copes with pollution even in hard-to-reach places, destroys 99.9% of microbes, cleans lime deposits and rust, leaves behind a pleasant fresh aroma.
5. Sanitary gel - sanitary-hygienic gel for deodorization and cleaning of plumbing at an affordable price. Do not use on enameled surfaces. Manufacturer Russia.
6. Domestos - available in gel form. It is distinguished by disinfecting, cleansing, refreshing properties.
7. Sanitol is a special gel for plumbing. Performs high-quality sanitation of bathtubs, toilets, sinks, as well as tiles, enameled and metal surfaces from rust, salts, and lime deposits. It has an antibacterial effect. Manufacturer Russia.
8. Yplon is a concentrated universal product that removes dirt from all types of surfaces, also suitable for plumbing. Whitens, refreshes, copes with almost all types of bacteria.

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Folk Toilet Cleaners

Folk remedies for the toilet are also no less effective in dealing with various pollution in the bathroom. The main thing is to apply them correctly.

The most popular options are the following:

1. Acetic acid. With it, you remove small dirt and deposits from the surface of the toilet. Pour acetic acid into the toilet and leave for a while, rinse with plenty of water, while walking with a brush.
2. Baking soda - removes organic blockages, grease plugs if diluted with a little water and poured into the toilet.
3. Lemon acid. Pour hot water into the toilet and pour 40 g of citric acid into it, leave it for 2 hours, brush the treated surface with a brush - you will forget about rust in the bathroom or limescale.
4. Coca Cola. It corrodes and cleans the surface of various deposits. Pour the carbonated drink into the toilet, wait an hour and flush the surface with water.
5. Hydrogen peroxide, ammonia and water, mixed in a proportion of 250 ml per 1 tbsp.2l, perfectly removes dirt from the walls of the toilet. Pour the resulting solution into it and leave for at least 1 hour.
6. Hydrochloric acid corrodes and removes stubborn dirt from surfaces. Distribute 200 ml of acid over the contaminated surface and leave for 30 minutes. Then clean the treated surface with a brush and rinse it well with water. Use hydrochloric acid in the most advanced cases and do not apply it to plastic pipes. Work with gloves.
7. White. Dissolves and removes persistent dirt from plumbing. Pour the contents of the bottle into the toilet and leave it overnight. In the morning, remove the limescale with a brush and rinse with water.

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Surely, now you know what is the best way to clean the toilet, you should choose so that your bathroom shines again with cleanliness and a fresh aroma always reigned in it. But remember that this is always the case, do not forget to use a preventative tool for the toilet.