Green Cleaning for Porcelain Sinks and Tubs

At the end of last year we moved into a new home. It was a tough move. We had been in our previous home for 5 years and had just gotten to that great lived in and the house looks great point. Now we have a new home, one that is stuck somewhere between the 80s and 90s - textured wallpaper, glitter popcorn ceilings, and all.

One thing that it has and that I love are porcelain tubs and sinks in great condition. Cleaning these provides a whole new challenge. Especially when you want to keep them in great condition and you have septic tank that begs you to not use harsh chemicals and bleach.

When we first moved in the kitchen sink was stained. Both from the previous owners and us leaving coffee sitting in it.



No amount of scrubbing was getting rid of it, so I knew I needed something stronger, but without using chemicals.

And by stronger, it only required two simple ingredients:
Baking Soda
1 Lemon

I simply sprinkled the baking soda into the sink, cut the lemon in half, squeezed some of the juice into the sink, and then used the lemon halves to scrub the baking soda into the sink.



A quick rinse with warm water and Voila! A clean sink!



Just so you don't think you need to have an endless supply of baking soda and lemons in your home to keep your sink clean, I've only done this twice in the 4 months we've been in our new home. Regular rinses will usually keep the stains away.