Sometimes a quick bathroom clean isn't enough to get rid of urine smells Share your email to get the latest property news We have more newsletters Share your email to get the latest property news We have more newsletters If you are annoyed by persistent urine odours in her bathroom despite regular cleaning, a savvy homemaker decided to ditch the traditional bleach approach and opted for an unconventional alternatives. The source of the bothersome smell typically lurks around the toilet bowl or the floor right at its base. While bleach is known to eliminate germs, it's not necessarily the tackling the urine stench.

Frantic with her failed attempts using bleach, one person decided to give another household item, shaving foam, a go. Sharing her triumph on the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips and Tricks Facebook page, Krystal Healsey said: "OK so I used bleach first to get rid of the urine smell in my boys' bathroom but that didn't work." READ MORE: 'The three-ingredient pasta recipe I cook every week that's perfect for busy weeknights' Soon she could proudly exclaim her victory, she said: "Then I used shaving foam after hearing about it loads and it worked like a dream.

The smell was gone quickly. It only took five minutes." Krystal did throw in a word of caution though, as her magic ingredient accidentally landed on the baseboard behind her toilet, stripping some paint off, reports the Express .

She said: "No big deal. I can fix it, but now I know that shaving foam removes paint from fl.