The 8 ways you can use cola as a magic cleaning product – it’ll get chewing gum out of hair in a flash for starters
MOST of us have a cupboard that’s stacked to the brim with cleaning products.
But for certain things, we should be turning to our fridge rather than that cupboard, according to one person, who shared the eight secret ways cola can be used as a magic cleaning product.
In the video on TikTok, he kicked off by citing cola as a brilliant way to remove chewing gum from hair without having to resort to hacking off the locks.
“If you get gum in your hair, put the hair in a bowl and pour cola over it,” he said, showing a woman leaning over with her hair in the bowl.
“The gum will come off easily.”
Secondly, combining cola with laundry detergent can help eliminate black mould, he said, as he sprayed it onto the area affected.
You can also mix the drink with washing up liquid and pop it in a spray bottle to use on kitchen grease.
Or, if you’ve got a tonne of yellow stains in your toilet, add some washing powder to cola, put in a spray bottle and liberally spray the mixture on the stains.
“It immediately removes the smell, and yellow stains,” he said.
Mix together white vinegar and cola to spray on your windows and glass areas for clean, streak-free finish.
And to get rid of rust, put the rusty item in a cup or bowl of cola for around half an hour.
Once you remove it and wipe it with a flannel, you’ll see that the rust has all but disappeared.
If you’ve got limescale in your kettle you want to get rid of, you don’t need to shell out on expensive products that claim to do that.
Instead, pour cola into the kettle and heat it up.
After it boils, pour the cola away and the kettle will be “good as new”.
And lastly, if you have a stubborn black grease stain on the bottom of a pan, add a centimetre of toothpaste, some table salt, baking powder, white vinegar, washing up liquid and cola to your sink.
Add some water, stir it all up and then leave the item in there to soak for 30 minutes.
“Rinse it clean with water and it can last for another 10 years,” he concluded.
People in the comments section were quick to admit they didn’t know the cleaning power of cola.
“Wish I knew about the bubblegum and hair one,” one wrote.
“Things would have been so different for my kids!”
“Very interesting,” another added.
And a third commented: “Nice one!”
But others insisted the video is just another reason we shouldn’t drink cola.
“And we’re DRINKING THAT?! can’t be good,” one wrote.
“That is why I don’t drink cola,” another added.
As a third commented: “Long story short: do whatever, just do not drink it!”