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Why is it important to flush a clove of garlic down the toilet before going to sleep? The trick that changes everything


Garlic is an ingredient with many benefits that allows you to make delicious dishes. It can also have another little-known use that can help you with a painful domestic task: cleaning the toilet. One thing is certain: you will adopt this ingenious method in your daily life!

Garlic can be added to your toilet cleaning products. It will not only help you make them spotless but it will also get rid of bacteria and mold. Discover this homemade trick with stunning results!

Garlic in the toilet bowl?

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Garlic cloves – source : spm

Toilets are one of the dirtiest rooms in our homes. And for good reason, it is the lair of many dangerous bacteria (including E.coli), and fungi. This is why it is extremely important to regularly and thoroughly clean the toilet bowl. For this, you can use products that you already have at home like garlic. To disinfect the toilet, you only need one or two cloves of garlic, an ingredient with powerful antibacterial and antifungal properties.

Use whole garlic

Start by taking a clove of garlic before peeling and grinding it. Then just flush it down the toilet before you go to sleep and leave it on overnight. The next morning, simply flush the toilet.

Garlic will also remove yellowish marks around the toilet. Say goodbye to dirt and bacteria!

Use tea with garlic

This little-known trick is formidable and offers quick results. The principle? Infuse tea with a clove of garlic, a liquid that will help you disinfect the toilet thoroughly.

To start, you will need to put a glass of water in a saucepan which you will bring to a boil with tea. Then cut the garlic into small pieces and add it to the container. Turn off the heat, cover and let stand minutes.

After that, just pour the tea down the toilet. Magic, right?

Cleaning the toilet step by step

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Garlic – source: spm

Disinfect

First of all, you must apply bleach or disinfectant all over the toilet and let it act to eliminate all the germs.

Rub

You must then spread the cleaning product and rub the entire toilet well, leaving it to act for a few minutes . Don’t forget to disinfect the entire exterior: the lid, the base, etc. For the inside, you must scrub with the brush.

In the most difficult corners and to remove all the dirt, you can use an old toothbrush.

Rinse

Flush the toilet and using a damp cloth, remove the excess product.

· Wash the toilet brush

Remember to wash and disinfect the toilet brush at the end of cleaning. It is recommended to soak it in a bucket of hot water and bleach.

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