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Home Remedy To Clean Stainless Steel Sinks

Is your stainless steel sink dull and sticky? The leftover oil on the utensil makes the sink gummy. The sink needs to be cleaned regularly to keep it clean. But keeping clean is not everything, you will want to retain the natural shine of the stainless steel. For this we tend to rely on chemical detergents however, in long run it only ends affecting the surface. It is advisable to use natural home remedies to clean the stainless sink and use chemical cleaners only as and when required. The most practiced home remedies using natural ingredients are – cleaning with baking soda, vinegar and olive oil. Here is the tip to make your sink shines naturally. First, open the tap and let the water run for sometime to rinse. Remove all the utensils or any other items from the sink and follow any of the methods given below.

First method :
Powder the surface of the stainless steel sink with baking soda. Using a dry wiper, gently rub the surface. If required, add little water to make a paste of the powder. Scrub until it is properly cleaned. If it does not clean easily, sprinkle some more baking soda and scrub again. After it is been cleaned, spray vinegar over the surface thoroughly. Now polish the surface with a wipe and see the shine.

Second method:
Dampen a soft cloth with olive oil, rub the sink surface with the dampened cloth. Wipe off the oil from the surface using a clean cloth dampen with vinegar. If the oil residue does not go off, dampen another cloth with vinegar and rub again until it shines.

The above tips are proven useful for many. It gives amazing result and also easy to follow. Unlike chemical cleaner, there is no harm in following this method everyday. Also the ingredients are easily available. These methods are called 'green' method.