MOULD can grow just about anywhere in your home, but it’s most common in places like your bathroom where the environment is often damp.
Because of this you might discover pesky mould in your shower on grout and silicone sealant.
One woman had this exact problem and couldn’t work out how to get rid of it for good without forking out a fortune.
She took to the popular Facebook group Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips to ask for advice, sharing snaps of the gross discovery in her bathroom.
”The shower looked like this when we moved in. It makes me feel so sick I’ve just shut the door and avoided it,” mum Danielle Lewis wrote in the post.
”I bath anyway so it barely gets used. But I really have to get a handle on it.
”How do I clean it? What do I use?”
According to the mother, she’d sprayed Mould & Mildew Blaster and had left it on for 24 hours – but seemingly, with no luck.
Desperate for any advice, she went on: ”Please help, it makes me feel so dirty just being in the same bathroom.”
Luckily for Danielle – and anyone else dealing with the same issue – the post was soon inundated with close to 300 comments, as fellow fans of Mrs Hinch raced to offer a helping hand.
But while many suggested using special cleaning products, there were also a few of those who swore by a more purse-friendly option – regular household bleach.
One wrote: ”I bleached mine… left over night then scrubbed with a brush!”
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A third chimed in, also raving about the affordable method: ”Bleach and tissue, soak kitchen roll in it and place all along the mold and leave over night!
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Cleaning fans can snap up household bleach from most supermarkets, with Aldi offering the cleaning essential for a mere 65p – which is over 15x cheaper than Nayrmaer Mould Remover Gel on Amazon that will set you back £9.99.
‘Temporary fix’
However, one expert recently warned to steer clear of the popular hack – and revealed what to use instead.
Brett Knowles of BK Plumbing said: “This is only a temporary fix as it cleans the surface, but doesn’t kill the spores that cause mould.”
Steering clear of bleach is especially important if you’re trying to remove mould from silicone.
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“Eventually, this could lead to a leak through the area that’s peeling off. This will only cause further damage.”
While you could invest in a product designed to tackle this job, such as the Cillit Bang power cleaner black mould remover (750ml) priced at £4.75 at Sainsbury’s, there is a cheaper alternative.
“Vinegar is a natural method,” said Brett.
“It is effective at killing mould spores, as well as black mould. You will need two parts undiluted white vinegar and bicarbonate soda, and one part water.”
On Amazon, you can buy a five-litre bottle of white vinegar for around £6.
At Asda, you can pick up a 200g pack of bicarbonate of soda for 75p.