I lifted the plug off my sink and the inside was so gross it made me want to throw up – I used 2 products to clean it
A CLEANING pro has drawn our attention to a household chore often overlooked.
But it might stay that way judging by some of the comments to her post.
It’s going to take a strong stomach for this cleaning job.
Purdy & Figg (@purdyandfigg) was tackling the dirt and slime that lurked beneath a sink’s plug.
She’s seen it all in her work life, but the grime under the plug was off the slime scale.
It was so gross and disgusting she wanted to throw up.
She had a hack, however, using two products to bring it up sparkling new again.
This lady is the queen of “cleaning hacks,” and has a loyal following, 309,000 at the last count.
She promises her cleaning tips and tricks will “transform your home into a spa.”
But this trick tested the resolve of her loyal fans.
“This is your sign to clean inside your sink,” she said as she removed the plug by unscrewing the bolt.
It revealed a dark chamber of secrets, grime and disgusting unmentionables.
“This was shocking. So much gross build-up,” she said, adding some vomiting emojis to get her point across.
First, wearing an essential pair of rubber gloves, she removed the surface dirt.
Next she added her two products that were going to cut through the layers of grossness.
“Bicarb to neutralize odor straight down. Then white vinegar for tough cleaning,” she said.
When she had finished, she gave a final scrub, a rinse, and a wipe with a clean cloth.
“Definitely an improvement,” she said of the spotless plug.
There was huge interest in her tip with 229,000 likes and hundreds of comments.
Most of them found the idea of this household chore challenging.
One commenter said: “I don’t think I’m emotionally ready to do that with my sink.”
“I’m just not mentally and emotionally ready to see what the last owners of the house, and me in the last six months, have built up,” said another.
“Some things are just better left unseen,” wrote a third person.
“I’m going to leave it for the next person that owns the house,” was the reaction of a fourth.
It was a job too far for another commenter: “Every day I learn something else that I need to clean. I’m exhausted at this point,”