Expert issues warning about disgusting gunk in sink's overflow hole - use his cleaning tip

Expert issues warning about disgusting gunk in sink's overflow hole - use his cleaning tip (Image: Getty) The unpleasant buildup that forms in the plughole of your sink is a mix of soap residue, shaving cream, toothpaste, skin cells, phlegm, and bacteria clinging to hair. By the time this black gunk reaches the surface, it has already coated the pipes underneath, increasing the likelihood of a blockage. The overflow hole in a sink, as the name implies, acts as a safeguard, allowing water to escape if the plug is in place or blocked, and the tap is left running.

Unlike the plughole at the bottom of the basin, the overflow hole is located on the side near the top. John Simons, a bathroom expert from Badeloft Luxury Bathrooms , gave the lowdown on the composition of the gunk in the overflow hole and the best way to remove it. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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