Lifestyle blogger Maria shared her £1.75 secret for banishing kettle limescale (Image: Getty)
A and money saving enthusiast has shared a surefire way to banish from your kettle without breaking the bank.
Maria, also known as on , has been documenting her month attempting to save money on regular household .
In a recent video, she explained she has been trying to keep costs as low as possible as the energy price cap has increased, as well as saving on waste.
She said: “With the energy price rises, I don’t want to be paying a penny more than I need to be.”
Living in an area with hard water, Maria explained that limescale is a common issue.
Maria attempted to get rid of the limescale initially with lemon (Image: Getty)
She continued: “With all this limescale it means that my kettle is having to work harder to boil the water, which means that I’m paying more than what I should be.”
Testing out the cheapest way to clean limescale – with lemons – Maria found that the grime was too thick to be banished altogether.
She continued: “Instead I bought citric acid… I bought a whole tub of for the price of one sachet of kettle descaler.
“Not only is the kettle now gleaming, it comes to the boil much faster than before. And the whole process only took ten minutes with no nasty chemicals.”
To make sure the citric acid is washed out properly, Maria explained that you should boil the kettle once after tipping out the product, before rinsing with cold water as an extra precaution.
Maria’s video has been viewed over a massive 443,400 times already, receiving 28,000 likes and 371 comments.
While people praised the frugal blogger, others suggested using vinegar to get rid of limescale.
@portamrs said: “Half a cup vinegar + half a cup water, boil, leave for an hour = basically a new kettle.”
User @amselot agreed: “If vinegar (the cleaning type) is cheaper (it is where I live), give that a try. I mix it with water and bring it to a boil. Boil water for a rinse and then it’s good to go.”
Another suggested: “And you could possibly use the citric acid on your shower head to clean it out,” while one person said, “Lemon juice works better than whole lemons in my experience! never tried citric acid tho, maybe I should.”
If you’re not sure where to find citric acid, you can purchase a 250g tub of for just £1.75 at Asda.