I whitened my bathroom grout with 90p item

Bathroom grout cleaning has got to be one of the worst household chores – it’s porous, hard to get to and shows every little stain. Many people don’t even notice that their grout is getting dirty until it discolours, turning grey, orange, brown or even black. Aside from dirty grout making walls look unsightly, it also creates the perfect hotspot for germs and bacteria, and even mould to thrive in. Upon browsing Mrs Hinch Facebook cleaning pages, many cleaning enthusiasts were suggesting two certain types of methods to clean grout – bleach and weirdly, shaving foam. I decided against using the bleach method as many bathroom experts advise against using this. Not only will bleach work to erode grout over time, it will cause the area to become even dirtier by leaving a film behind, which attracts dirt. I put shaving foam to the test on my stained grout (Image: EXPRESS) Instead, I decided to give shaving foam a try. I didn’t have very high hopes for this hack, but seeing as though there were a lot of suggestions for it, I was intrigued to see if it would be effective. The grout isn’t something I particularly focus on when cleaning the bathroom, so it’s no wonder that stains have built up in this area. The grout closer to the bath even had early signs of mould growth due to the lack of ventilation in the bathroom. For this cleaning hack, any type of shaving foam can be used. I used the Boots Shave Foam , which retails for £1, however, when purchased using the Boots card it came to 90p. I used an old toothbrush to apply the shaving foam to the grout and lightly scrubbed the area (Image: EXPRESS) A few seconds after scrubbing the grout, I noticed that the area had started to whiten (Image: EXPRESS) To start with, I sprayed a small amount of shaving foam into a small plastic container and used an old toothbrush – one I set aside for cleaning – to apply the foam to the grout. With no need to leave the shaving foam to sit on the grout for a few minutes, as with other grout cleaning methods, straight away I gently scrubbed the stained grout, making sure not to scrub too harshly. A few seconds after scrubbing the grout, I noticed that the area had started to whiten. To get a better look at the small area of grout I had used the shaving foam on, I used a wet microfibre cloth to wipe away the shaving foam. Curious to see if it would have any affect on mould, I put it to the test on a mouldy area of grout (Image: EXPRESS) Overall, this shaving foam hack did may my bathroom grout did look whiter (Image: GETTY) While the shaving foam didn’t make the grout look brand new, I was impressed with the results. Curious to see if it would have any effect on grout that had mould, I repeated the process on an area of grout that had small mould stains. Although it did take longer to clean and require more effort to scrub, the shaving foam did effectively remove the mould on the grout. Overall, this shaving foam hack did make my bathroom grout look white, and this method was far cheaper than using a specialist product.