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How Hotels Keep Shower Mould Away With a Natural Mixture
Glass shower screens gleaming, grout lines bright white and not a dark mark in any corner. Then, two days after…
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Toilet Plume: Why You Should Close the Lid Before Flushing
You are brushing your teeth at night, only half awake and scrolling through your phone with your free hand.
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How a Second Shower Rod Transforms Your Bathroom
A small hardware adjustment can make a striking difference in a bathroom, changing both the atmosphere and the…
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How Cola Removes Limescale From a Showerhead
I was standing there with an old bottle of cola, a resealable bag and a showerhead so clogged with limescale…
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Why Hotel Towels Stay Fluffy Without Fabric Softener
The towel looked immaculate on the shop shelf. It was thick and cloud-soft, exactly the sort you want to press…
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White Vinegar for Toilet Cistern Maintenance
White vinegar is making a comeback in our bathrooms. A toilet cistern collects limescale, bacteria and metal…
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The simple salt trick for cleaning your bathroom
The bathroom door is ajar, and the lighting is unforgiving. Every mark on the taps seems to shout at you…
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Why Eucalyptus in the Shower Makes Breathing Feel Easier
Something smells different this time. A crisp, green note, almost like menthol, slices through the steam. A…
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Why Toilet Paper Causes Plumbing Problems in Brazil
A minor bathroom irritation can quickly become a foul-smelling puzzle, ending in a plumbing bill that is…
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Why Your Small Bathroom Mirror Fogs Up So Fast
The bathroom door bangs shut, the shower starts hissing, and steam takes over before you have even found your…
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How to Save Water in the Shower With One Small Tweak
The hot water clouds the mirror until your reflection vanishes. You rest against the tiles for “just one more…
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How to Fix a Loose Bathroom Floor Tile
The first time you notice it, you may not be certain what happened. There is a muted crunch or hollow…
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How Opening Your Bathroom Window Prevents Mould After a Shower
The mirror is still misted over, the tiles feel warm beneath your feet, and the air hangs like a soft…
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Why Your Loofah May Be Crawling With Staph Bacteria
The point when I began to suspect that my loofah was working against me was completely unremarkable. Half…
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Why Toilet Cubicles Have a Floor Gap
That seemingly strange space beneath a toilet cubicle is entirely deliberate. The gap below a cubicle door…
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One Spoonful of Citric Acid for a Sparkling Shower
We all want gleaming glass, light-catching chrome and tiles that look freshly fitted. But as soon as you pick…
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The Bathroom Towel Test for Hidden Odours
Sprays disappear. Steam hangs around. Your sense of smell adjusts. Yet there is an easy, almost cheeky way to…
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How to Fix a Running Toilet: Flapper Chain and Float Adjustments
A faint hissing sound from the bathroom can steadily wear down your patience, increase your water bill and…
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The Hotel Maid’s Trick to Stop Shower Grout Mould Returning
Everyone knows that small stab of frustration when grout whitened yesterday has turned green again by morning.