Kitchen Hacks: Transforming Potato Peels Into Useful Household Solutions

You must have heard of the usage of boiled potato water. But there are very few people who know the benefits of potato peels. Potato peels are enriched with iron, copper and zinc. That is why the water that comes out after boiling potatoes is also considered good for health. However, it proves to be great for cleaning as well. Read on to learn how you can use potato peels for cleaning. 

Using Potato Peel Water For Cleaning At Home

Potato peel can be used to clean the tap, basin and sink of your home which often gets dirty because of hard water stains. Check out the process here: 

• Take potato peels in a bowl and clean them thoroughly. This step will remove all the dust from the peels. 
• After this, take a glass of water in a vessel and boil it. 
• Once the water starts boiling, add one to two tablespoons of liquid dishwash. You can add detergent powder as well. 
• Now add one tablespoon of salt to it and switch off the gas. 
• Pour the water into the sink and basin once it gets cooled. 
• Take a brush and slowly rub the stains. 
• Now clean it with fresh water. 

How To Use Potato Peel Boiled Water To Clean Hard Stain From Plastics?

Hard water often leaves stains on the plastic mugs and buckets which don't get cleaned easily. However, you can clean (easy toilet cleaning hacks) using potato peel. Follow the steps to make potato peel solution for cleaning: 

• Boil potato peel and add a few drops of lemon juice to it. 
• Now add one tablespoon of salt. 
• Once the water starts appearing red, switch off the gas. 
• Allow it to cool for a while and then apply the same to the bucket and mug using a brush. 
• If the stain is hard then you can leave the solution on the mug and bucket for 10 minutes. 

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How To Use Potato Peel In Cleaning Rust

You can use potato peel to clean (carpet cleaning hacks) rust as well. It has been observed that steel utensils or bottles often get rusted if not cleaned properly. You can use potato peel in cleaning the same. Boil potato peels and pour the water along with the peel inside the utensils you want to clean. Now take a brush and rub it slowly.

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Follow these steps and make use of potato peel in cleaning. 

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