A stained and dirty toilet seat can turn into one of the grossest views in your home, completely invalidating the sparkle of the rest of the home.
Common misconceptions peg yellow stains on loo seats purely to urine, but the culprits could also be certain cleaning agents or even limescale. Mrs Hinch devotees have been dishing out their top tips for banishing the unsightly yellow marks from loo seats.
Seal Myers took to social media with a snap of her oddly bright yellow stained toilet seat, pleading: “Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove yellow stains from toilet seats? I’ve been using bleach a lot on my toilet recently and even to remove the stains, but it doesn’t lift. I think that’s what has stained it in the first place.”
Bleach is famed for its germ-killing and whitening abilities, so it can be confusing when it leaves behind yellow traces instead of spotlessness.
Turns out, bleach can mingle with various substances or materials, triggering a change in hue. On white canvases such as your loo seat, or even on porcelain bowls and textiles, these changes can manifest as glaringly yellow patches.
Ignore a blemished loo seat, and over time, those stains transform into persistent, stubborn eyesores.
For those battling stubborn stains, a certain product has become the talk among cleaning enthusiasts, more specifically, of the group members in a Mrs Hinch Facebook cleaning community.
The Flash Magic Eraser is being praised across the comment sections for its stain-removing prowess. Debbie Jones couldn’t hide her enthusiasm: “Magic erasers! Just wet it and rub the stain. It all comes off instantly. I saw results in under 10 seconds.”
Ciara Stewart was equally impressed, stating: “Definitely Flash Magic Erasers, worked on my white toilet seat brilliantly.”
Sharing her routine, Nikki Neil-Gordon notes: “I get this a lot as my girls put the seat and lid down after I’ve bleached. I try to leave the seat up until I flush the bleach away.
“I find a magic eraser dipped in a bit of warm water to make it damp does the trick. Give it a bit of a rub, but it definitely always comes off.”
Susan McAloon, convinced by another enthusiast’s advice, responded: “Believe me I’ve tried everything and this was the only thing that worked.”
Vicky Rawlings wrote: “Magic sponge. Mine is the same but mainly from the boys missing the hole and peeing on the seat then it dripping through.”
She detailed her strategy: “I use a magic sponge (although I cut it down into small pieces and do all the toilet seats and then throw the small piece away) or if I have a dishevelled one I have used I put it to one side for the toilet seats.”
This magical item claims to wipe away the toughest grime with little to no effort, advertised to “clean like magic” and equipped with “enough might to erase tough dirt everywhere”.
Those keen to try out the miracle worker can find the Flash Magic Eraser retailing at Wilko and Charlies for £1.99. A bargain indeed as each pack contains two sponges, coming down to just £1 per sponge.
There are other magic erasers on the market. Households can pick up a pack of 10 of these sponges from Amazon for only £1.99. This works out as 20p per sponge.
In the comments section, many recommended using Pink Stuff Paste and a bit of elbow grease to tackle stubborn stains.
Katie Arnold shared her pro tip: “Pink Paste and rub it in, works a treat. I use it on an old toothbrush.” Beth Watson endorsed the idea, posting: “Pink stuff paste 100 percent. I had stains on mine from bleach and it rubbed it off instantly.”
Meanwhile, Emma Jane Millop chimed in with: “Pink Stuff Paste, not the spray, 100 percent. I’ve got all boys in my house and it works like a treat.”
