Most people in Kenya scrub their tiles every week and the white stains come back within days. You are not scrubbing wrong. The product you are using is not designed for what you are trying to remove.
What is that white stuff and where does it come from
The white chalky build-up you see around your taps, inside your shower, along the grout lines between your tiles and on the bottom of your kettle is called limescale. It forms when water evaporates and leaves behind the calcium and magnesium minerals that were dissolved in it.
Nairobi, Thika, Kiambu, Machakos and most towns drawing water from boreholes have hard water, meaning the mineral content is high. The harder the water, the faster the limescale builds up and the more stubborn it is to remove.
Why regular mopping does not remove limescale
Limescale is alkaline. Regular mops, soaps and detergents are also alkaline or neutral. You cannot dissolve an alkaline substance with another alkaline substance. Limescale requires an acid to break it down. Biozone Tile Cleaner contains the right acidic formula to dissolve limescale without damaging your tiles or grouting.
Important: Do not use Tile Cleaner on natural stone tiles such as marble or unpolished granite without testing on a small area first. Acid can dull some natural stone finishes. For most ceramic and porcelain tiles it is completely safe.
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How to remove limescale from bathroom tiles step by step
- Apply Tile Cleaner undiluted directly onto the white stain or affected grout lines
- Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes. You will see it start to fizz slightly as it dissolves the mineral deposits
- Scrub with a firm brush, particularly on grout lines
- Rinse thoroughly with clean water
- For very thick build-up that has been there for months, apply again and leave for 15 minutes before scrubbing
How to stop it coming back as fast
After removing the limescale, wipe your tiles and shower walls dry after each use. This one habit, more than any cleaning product, slows the build-up significantly. For hotel and apartment bathrooms with heavy use, apply a thin coat of Tile Cleaner diluted 1:5 once a week as a maintenance treatment rather than waiting for the build-up to return.
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