I’m a cleaning guru and my 1p hack will prevent hard water stains on your taps – it takes seconds

A CLEANING pro has shared how a common household item can prevent ugly water stains from ruining your taps - and it's so easy.

The whizz, Vidhi Duggad, from Mumbai, India, took to Instagram to reveal the nifty cleaning trick - and the key hero here is a candle.

According to Vidhi, who now focusses more on interior design, wax works like a charm to ''protect'' her chrome water faucets.

The best part? Not only is this hack cheap, but also effective and not time-consuming.

''Rub a wax candle stick over your faucet and polish with a dry cloth.''

She went on to instruct in : ''Then just wipe the water away - you are welcome.''

The simple trick has since taken the social media platform by storm, winning the guru more than whopping 18million views.

Meanwhile, for stainless steel sinks, experts advise to use kitchen essentials, such as vinegar and baking soda.

that you should fill a spray bottle with some white distilled vinegar and spray the vinegar on the sink.

After it's been sitting there for five minutes, sprinkle a generous amount of baking soda - this should start to fizzle as it interacts with the acidic vinegar.

This, the pros said, should be left for a few minutes and once the time's up, grab a clean cloth - a soft sponge works just fine too - and give the sink a good scrub.

If there are still water spots left, repeat the process until all the hard water stains are gone. 

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Vidhi, who's also the founder of The Blue Wall Studio focussing on décor, regularly shares home-related content on Instagram.