WE’RE a nation of tea lovers but what a lot of people don’t realise is that tea stains.
Tea and coffee both have tannins which cling to porous sufficed like cups and mugs.
These stains will not always come out after they’ve been washed whether you do it by hand or put them in the dishwasher.
One cleaning fan reached out to Mrs Hinch’s fans to get a hack for getting rid of tea and coffee stains.
In the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook group, the cleaning asked: “Please can anyone tell me how I can get this stain out of my mug?
“It always gets washed in the dishwasher so I don’t understand why it has gone like that in the first place, thank you.”
But it looks like the cleaning fans’ prayers were answered when tons of Facebook users flocked to help her out.
One user said: “I always soak my cups and teaspoons once every six months or so in bleach, works a treat and brings them up like new.
“Best trick I was ever taught, I got sick of buying new teaspoons and then my good old mum mentioned bleach and it’s game-changing.”
Another said: “I soak my mugs once a week with water and bleach.”
“No need to buy anything specific, just a little bleach and water and soak it for five minutes.”
Someone else wrote: “Use a spot of bleach with hot water before leaving to sit a while. Make sure to rinse thoroughly.”
If you are looking to get these products make sure to shop around both Asda and Sainsbury’s currently have bleach on sale for 70p.
Make sure you have the right protective gear when using bleach as can cause irritation.
Gloves are always recommended and make sure the bleach is thoroughly washed out before you go to make a cup of tea.
Other group members recommended using denture tablets to clean mugs and crockery instead of bleach.
Someone said: “Use denture tablets. They’re cheap to buy and work a charm. I don’t like using bleach to whiten mugs.”
When placed in a mug with hot water, the tablet will begin to fizz and work to remove the brown stains, working in under 10 minutes.
You’re better off buying denture tablets in bulk, you can get 20 for £1 in B&M.
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