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Mum uses tomato ketchup to clean the grime off her bathroom drain in minutes – and the photos speak for themselves

SCRUBBING the bathroom drain is often the trickiest part of cleaning the house - what with dirt, grime, hair and sometimes mould to contend with.

But one savvy mum from Australia has come up with the perfect solution - and we can almost guarantee the answer is in your food cupboard.

We can almost guarantee it's in your food cupboard
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We can almost guarantee this cleaning product is in your food cupboardCredit: Facebook

Sharing her trick in a Facebook cleaning group, the woman revealed she used tomato ketchup to achieve a sparkling clean bathroom drain.

"I let it sit for 10 minutes and wiped it with a microfiber cloth," she wrote.

"I'm pretty happy with the results.

"Might give it one more go."

One woman shared the simple cleaning hack
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One woman shared the simple cleaning hackCredit: Facebook
It left the bathroom drain sparkling clean
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It left the bathroom drain sparkling cleanCredit: Facebook

Other members of the group were blown away by the hack, with several wanting to know how the ketchup achieved such incredible results.

One person put it down to the acids in the sauce, while another suggested adding salt to help exfoliate the dirt.

"It's a mixture of acids in the sauce that bring up the metals so well," they wrote.

Have you tried using a screw driver to clean your toilet?
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Have you tried using a screw driver to clean your toilet?Credit: Getty - Contributor

It's not the first time an unexpected product has been used as a cleaning hack.

Recently, we told you how to clean your blinds with kitchen tongs and how to scrub your BBQ with half an onion.

We also revealed how to use a screw driver to clean your toilet and the best way to clean your travel coffee mug - with cotton ear buds.

Earlier this week, we told you about the mum who was humiliated after she threw herself a "milestone" birthday party and only THREE people came.

We also revealed Home Bargains shoppers are going mad for £3.99 Christmas bauble bag.

And we showed you a confused toddler who fails to recognise her own dad after he shaves off his beard.

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