Miss Thrifty

After posting about N’s super-glam and ladylike flat in Chelsea, I had to bring the tone down, didn’t I? I couldn’t resist…

It’s so easy to make your own toilet cleaner that, when I received my latest delivery of household cleaning goodies from Summer Naturals, I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t shared this one before.

Also, perhaps I have bogs on the brain but I have recently come across some weird and wonderful homespun toilet cleaning tips, which have ranged from glugging cola down the bowl to popping a couple of Alka-Seltzer tablets in there. (I don’t think the first will do the bathroom enamel any good. As for the second: Alka-Seltzer works out to be a relatively expensive cleaning method!)

So here is my toilet cleaner of choice.

You will need:

White vinegar

Bicarbonate of soda

An empty bottle

If you don’t have an empty bog cleaner bottle, an empty spray bottle will do.

Also useful:
- A knife or something sharp, for popping the lid off the empty bottle.
- A funnel, for getting the ingredients in there without making a mess.

To make your own toilet cleaner, add the two ingredients to the bottle in the following quantities:

Squirt, then let it sit for a while – just as you would with the gloopy toilet cleaner from the supermarket – and scrub. Done!

Image credit: alexbrn.