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Blackened Tile Joints? How To Blanch Them With Baking Soda + Lemon.

Blackened Tile Joints? How To Blanch Them With Baking Soda + Lemon.

The joints of your floor tiles have blackened?

It's normal over time, they always end up getting dirty...

No need to buy a special cleaner to whiten tile joints!

Fortunately, there is a simple and effective trick for cleaning dirty tile joints.

All you need is to make a mixture with baking soda and lemon. Look, it's quite simple:

Blackened Tile Joints? How To Blanch Them With Baking Soda + Lemon.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result
  • Why does it work?

How to

1. Put baking soda in a container.

2. Pour the same proportion of lemon juice into it.

3. Mix to obtain a paste:it sparkles!

4. Apply the paste directly to the joints.

Blackened Tile Joints? How To Blanch Them With Baking Soda + Lemon.

5. Leave on for 15 min.

6. Scrub the joints with an old toothbrush.

7. Rinse thoroughly with clear water.

Result

Blackened Tile Joints? How To Blanch Them With Baking Soda + Lemon.

There you go, the joints of your tiles have regained all their whiteness :-)

Easy, fast and efficient, right?

No more blackened tile joints, full of dirt or mold!

It's still cleaner that way, isn't it?

Now grout looks like new, thanks to your natural scouring cream.

It also works to whiten dirty joints in tiles, kitchen floors or bathrooms.

It is also very practical for cleaning the joints of the tiles after laying the tiles.

Why does it work?

Bicarbonate is a very effective multi-purpose cleaner. Its grainy side makes it easier to remove dirt.

Thanks to its acidity and pH of 2.5, lemon is also an excellent cleanser.

It effectively eliminates bacteria, germs, limescale and odors. It is also known to whiten dirty surfaces.

These 2 combined natural products therefore make an excellent cleaning product.