Continuous use of the iron can cause dirt and limescale to form on the soleplate, which could stain the garments and make ironing ineffective. But how do you clean the blackened soleplate of the iron? Not everyone knows it, but there is a very useful trick. Here’s what it is.
Ironing is not the most pleasant thing to do at home, especially for the laziest people, when the iron becomes less smooth and the soleplate blackens, everything becomes even more tragic.
It can happen that our iron is damaged due to dirt and limescale, the soleplate can turn black and no longer slide smoothly on the clothes to be ironed. Maintenance, therefore, is necessary and here’s how to clean it.
Cleaning the iron: here are the most effective household ingredients
When the iron breaks it is a tragedy: ironing clothes becomes a torment and you will have to resort to a new appliance. That’s why the maintenance of the iron is important, also through natural and homemade methods that can help.
Not everyone knows, in fact, that there are two very simple ingredients to find at home that, magically, manage to remove all the black from the soleplate of the iron.
These are toothpaste and baking soda: but how do they manage to clean the iron?
First of all, take our iron, turn it over to the side of the straightener and sprinkle the toothpaste on top, evenly.
Once finished, sprinkle a little baking soda onthe surface, making the coverage on the stains homogeneous. Now, let it act for at least 5-10 minutes, then with a paper towel or cloth remove the patina that has formed: you will see that the black stains will be totally gone.
Other natural ingredients to clean your iron
The soleplate of the iron can also be cleaned with other ingredients, in addition to those already suggested above.
In fact, ice can be very useful, to remove accumulations of dirt or rust on the plate. When the iron is perfectly cold, place it on a baking dish filled with ice cubes, leaving it like this for ten minutes.
The dirty part will have hardened and with a plastic object, spatula or splint, try to detach it. With baking soda and vinegar, then, wash the plate and remove the residues.
For descaling and cleaning the iron, salt and vinegar together are excellent. Mix one part vinegar with one part salt, in a saucepan. Heat the mixture, until the vinegar boils. With this mixture, you have to cover the cold soleplate of the iron, spreading it with a cloth or sheets of newspaper.
Rub well until the stains and dirt that we want to eradicate disappear completely: you will see that your iron will be as good as new.
