If you have noticed your shower head is looking a little worse for wear, then a low-effort and affordable trick could really help. Cleaning the showerhead is often a very overlooked task, but it's a necessary one, as built-up dirt and limescale can wreak havoc on your water. If you've noticed water spurting out in all directions from the tiny holes in your showerhead then that's an indication that it's probably time to give it a deep clean.
And according to fans of Mrs Hinch on social media , there's a simple and low-effort way to do this using a staple kitchen ingredient that costs as little as 35p. The trick was posted on the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook page, as one woman was looking for advice on how to make her grubby-looking showerhead look clean again after sharing a picture of it covered in dirt. Having unscrewed it to really show the extent of the grime, she said: "Recommendations on how to get this rain shower head clean again please?" Although Scotland is not known for having much hard water like other areas in the UK, the problem of dirt and grime inside the shower head can still cause issues with the supply.
However, all you need to solve the problem is a bottle of white vinegar and a plastic bag, according to the group members who flooded the post's comments with one very common suggestion. One person said: "White vinegar in a sandwich bag put it in seal it and let it sit in vinegar then wash off after couple hours." Another said: "Put in a plastic bag with .
