Benefits of Grapefruit for Cleaning Bathrooms Page all
KOMPAS.com – Lemon is one of the ingredients that is often used in household products such as natural antibacterial cleaners, stain or grease removers, and deodorizers.
However, lemons aren’t the only type of citrus fruit that has the ability to clean dirt.
Other citrus fruits, such as grapefruit, have the same benefits as lemons in cleaning dirty surfaces, especially bathrooms.
According to various sources, grapefruit or red grapefruit comes from Barbados, an archipelago located on the border of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
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This fruit has an appearance resembling an orange, with orange skin and reddish flesh.
How to clean a bathroom with grapefruit was shown by the TikTok @ aligrams3 account.
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In his post, he shows how to use grapefruit and sugar to get rid of soap scum and odors in the bathroom.
First, he sprinkled sugar on half of the grapefruit, then used the fruit to scrub the bath before rinsing it off with water.
According to the @ aligrams3 video, the fruit acids help remove soap scum and leave behind a citrus scent.
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Due to their larger size than lemons, grapefruit allows us to clean large areas more quickly.
Grapefruit illustrationAccording to Becky Rapinchuk, cleaning expert at the Clean Mama blog, grapefruit and lemon work well as natural cleansers due to their low sugar content.
On the other hand, a sweeter fruit with a little citric acid, such as oranges, is unlikely to produce the same result when used to clean stains.
However, Rapinchuk prefers to use a different abrasive for rubbing rather than sugar.
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“I prefer salt or baking soda with citrus fruits because they don’t leave a sticky residue that sugar can leave,” she says.
If you use sugar, make sure to rinse the cleaned area thoroughly after scrubbing.
Keep in mind, the trick to clean the bathroom with grapefruit is not necessarily suitable for every surface.
Citrus fruits, including grapefruit, work well on hard, non-porous surfaces such as ceramic or porcelain tiles, metal, and glass.
Meanwhile, surfaces made of natural stone such as travertine, granite, or marble should not be cleaned with grapefruit, because acids can damage the surface.
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