Deep clean your washing machine without using toxins using 50p ingredient

You need to give your washing machine a deep clean every three to four months, and if you’re bothered about using needless toxins then one cleaning guru has just the trick

Every three to four months, it’s probably a good idea to give your washing machine a good deep clean. It can get a lot dirtier than you’d probably care to imagine, so giving it a little bit of TLC will go a long way. Thankfully, one cleaning guru has come to the rescue to explain how you can deep clean your washing machine in an eco-friendly way with no chemicals.

Experts @purdyandfigg showed how to clean your filter out (and proved how gross it can get!) by removing some of the hairy bits which will inevitably get stuck. They then make a mix out of hot water and essential oils, and leave the filter to soak for one hour.

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When she removes it from the substance, the filter looks much cleaner than it did previously, and she places it back into the washing machine.

Then, she instructs cleaning-lovers to soak cotton wool in white vinegar and place it along the edges of the washing machine drum because it ‘helps clean mildew’ – and nobody wants a mouldy washing machine.

She then proceeds to spray the washing machine and wipe it out. She then also recommends putting some bicarb in the drum of the washing machine, and then she puts it on a tub clean setting to ensure the washing machine is as clean as possible.

At the end, the washing machine is sparkly and looks as good as new – in the caption she admitted it ‘changed her whole routine’.

People were curious about the deep clean, with many asking more questions.

One wrote: “How long do you leave the cotton wool and vinegar in the seals for?”

She replied: “I would leave it between 30mins-one hour.”

“Love it”, another wrote.

Someone asked: “Why not wipe it out after every use? That way there’s no build up and you are consistently maintaining your machine!”

Another recommended a cheap washing machine cleaner, but @pudyandfigg responded: “Those types of cleaners contain lots of toxins and that’s not what we’re about.”

The whole clean would cost around 50p with the use of white vinegar, a few drops of essential oils and bicarb.

Would you deep clean your washing machine like this? Let us know in the comments.