Citric acid, multi-purpose cleaner
Citric acid, a powerful anti-scale cleaner.
Citric acid is naturally found in lemons.
Citric acid is food grade, environmentally friendly and completely biodegradable. It is antibacterial and fungicidal.
It is a powerful anti-limescale cleaner, it descales, cleans and dissolves limescale in the kitchen and household appliances or in the bathroom
Let's review the main uses:
Washing machine: 6 to 8 teaspoons in the drum (without the laundry) at 95°.
Taps:
Mix 2 to 5 tablespoons of citric acid in a litre of water, scrub with a sponge and then rinse.
Rust
Whether it is on tiles or iron, make a paste of citric acid with a little water and let it act for half an hour, rub, remove the rust and rinse well.
The iron
The soleplate of the iron should be soaked in a basin of water with 2 tablespoons of citric acid for 1 hour, repeat if necessary. Then wipe and dry.
The toilet bowl
Heat one litre of water, mix 3 tablespoons of citric acid and put in the toilet bowl, leave for half an hour, scrub and rinse.
Food additive: taste enhancer, acidifier for drinks, used in cosmetics,
Multi-purpose:
Be careful citric acid can discolour fabrics, do not use on marble and porous stones.
Recipe for dishwasher soap from test purchase:
350g citric acid
350g soda crystals
250g sodium percarbonate (bleach)
50 g baking soda