cleaning the toilet naturally?

[rainbowmoon]

is there a way to clean it using something natural. like, say baking soda paste? we have very hard water here and it stains. I have made alot of my own cleaners for years but STILL buy toilet bowl cleaner, which I want to cut out. TIA!

[hubris]

Yup, you can use baking soda, vinegar, Borax, hydrogen peroxide (or powdered Oxygen bleach, which is essentially the same thing). Experiment with different substances and a brush until you find something that works.

For dissolving stains, you might want to dust the bowl with BS right after flushing/refilling the bowl so that it can stick to the wet sides and give you something to scrub with the brush.

[rainbowmoon]

thanks

I am going to try the baking soda.

[bhawkins]

I use a good shake of baking soda followed by some vinegar. Let it sit, then scrub. Works for me!

[JBaxter]

I dump a can of generic cola in and scrub aftter about 15 min. The crap eats everything!

[artemis33]

An overnight soak with Borax really helps with the stains. Esp. if you use the method PP mentioned of sprinkling it in as the toilet is filling so it will stick a bit to the sides.

I am still having a hard time keeping the under the rim area clean with the natural cleaners though. Maybe I'm not using enough elbow grease

I also us Bon Ami - which is just calcium carbonate - for scouring the tub and toilet. Less scrubbing than baking soda, less rinsing than borax.

Still use the others at times though.

[kneedeepnkidz]

Use a pumice stone to rub off hard water stains. Drain the water and go to town!