Taps often become crusty and yellow due to limescale build up (Image: Getty)
If you have ever noticed discoloured stains around your tap then it is likely limescale, and can be tricky to remove unless you use the right product.
is a hard that is made up of minerals from water evaporating and will crystallise to bond to a surface which makes it incredibly difficult to scrub away.
However, Karon Grieve, a expert and founder of , has shared there is a “simple, effective, cheap, environmentally friendly and totally natural way” to clean limescale.
Karon said: “You know the deal, that unwanted crusty addition that appears round the edge of the tap, usually the cold one.
“Of course, you can use all manner of chemical and commercial products to get rid of it, but honestly why bother when you have the very tool in the kitchen – a used lemon.”
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The easiest way to clean limescale is with a lemon (Image: Getty)
It may seem strange, but lemons are one of the best natural remedies to clean taps as they contain a high amount of citric acid, which will react to the minerals in limescale stains to break them down.
Citric acid is incredibly effective at removing limescale but is also a mild acid which will be gentle on the metal casing around your taps and will not damage them like many commercial products would.
This is a quick and cheap way to clean your sink taps that will make cleaning your sink a lot easier, plus will leave behind a fresh pleasant scent.
How to use lemons to get rid of tap limescale
To clean limescale from a tap, all you need is a fresh lemon, a plastic bag and some elastic bands.
Simply cut a lemon in half and press one slice into the limescale-stained tap sprout.
Hold the lemon in place, cover it with a plastic bag and then tie it with an elastic band to secure it.
You tap will be sparkling clean without having to scrub it or use harsh chemicals (Image: Getty)
Karon said: “Put one of the thousands of elastic bands the post office kindly supplies us with on a daily basis to good use and secure the bag/lemon combo with this.”
Then simply leave the lemon slice on the tap overnight to give the citric acid time to break down the limescale.
The next day, simply remove the lemon slice and wipe the tap. The limescale should come away easily so your sink is completely clean.
Karon said: “Et voila! Lovely sparkly taps. Now that’s how to use lemon to remove limescale from taps and wasn’t that easy!”