A SAVVY woman has shared how she banished limescale on her shower head without spending hours scrubbing. Lindsay Etheridge shared the clever trick on social media revealing the transformation. 3 Mrs Hinch fans shared their favourite hack to clean shower heads Credit: Facebook/Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips 3 The limescale was gone in no time Credit: Facebook/Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips 3 She used a plastic bag and white vinegar to banish the hard water build up Credit: Facebook/Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips "For those that haven’t tried white vinegar for cleaning shower heads," Lindsay said as she showed the results of the cleaning hack.
Before cleaning the shower head, it was clogged with lots of limescale disrupting the water flow. Limescale is a substance mainly made up of calcium and magnesium which is left behind when hard water evaporates explains Taps UK. It produces a hard, chalky deposit and builds up where water is heated or left standing.
READ MORE CLEANING HACKS MOULD MISSION I’m a cleaning pro - a 79p B&M buy can rid your bathroom of mould in no time HEATING UP The essential cleaning task you need to do before putting on your heating But Lindsay hated how unsightly it looked and took measures into her own hands. She grabbed a plastic bag and filled it with white vinegar before tying it onto the shower head. She then let it sit for 18 hours before removing the bag.
"I then used a toothbrush and damp cloth. Took all of 20 seconds," she added. Most read in Fabulous TOUGH LOVE I'.