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Sophie Roberts & Matt Jackson

Tomato ketchup trick that gets your sink sparkling without scrubbing

It's easy to find yourself spending a small fortune trying to keep your bathroom clean. But it turns out the answer to all of your problems might already be in the house.

It turns out tomato ketchup can work well for getting tough stains off your sink or bath tub. All you need to do is squirt some sauce onto the affected area and let it sit for at least an hour, says the Daily Star.

You should then be able to wipe any markings away with a cloth. Better yet, many say they didn’t even need to scrub

On the popular Mums Who Clean Facebook page, people showed how well the hack can work on taps and sinks. A cleaning fan showed a picture of the marks around her bathroom taps, which she covered with ketchup and was able to wipe away with ease.

The clean tap after being squirted with sauce (Mums Who Clean/Facebook)

She said: “Whoever came up with the tomato sauce tap hack, you’re a genius. Have tried everything, and nothing worked like this. No scrubbing, no effort. I’m blown away.”

Another agreed: “Thanks to this group I learnt the tomato sauce around the tap trick. OMG it’s amazing mine was terrible. Left it overnight.”

A third wrote: “I just put it all around the base, left it overnight and rinsed it off and cleaned as normal. It was perfect.” And a fourth added: “OMG, I haven’t heard of this before. I will be giving it a go tomorrow.”

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