How To Remove Hard Water Stains, Naturally.

Hard water stains have the ability to make even the nicest shower doors look dingy and straight out of a barely-cleaned motel room.

Our tip? Make a natural epsom salt solution to scrub the stains away.

What you'll need —

• 1 Cup Epsom Salts
• 1/2 Cup Baking Soda
• 1/4 Cup Soap (We recommend our Castile Soap!)
• Cotton Cloth
• Paper Towel
• Mixing Bowl

What to do —

1. In a small bowl, mix together the epsom salts, baking soda, and soap.
2. Work the ingredients together to form a paste.
3. Scoop a handful of the mixture onto a clean cotton cloth, and work onto a dry hard-water stained surface in circular motions. (Like when you're cleaning your face!)
4. Let sit for 3 minutes.
5. Lightly scrub in circular motions with the cotton cloth once more. 
6. Rinse with warm water, and wipe with a paper towel (you don't want new stains forming!)

The science —

Ok cool! You did it! Here's how. Hard water stains (the bad guy) form when hard (aka mineral-rich) water evaporates, and leaves behind the minerals in a film-like grimy residue. The epsom salts (🔍Magnesium Sulfate) naturally soften the remnants away from their surfaces and also can serve as a mild abrasive. Baking soda (🔍Sodium Bicarbonate) is also gritty and can help scrub away the deposits. Soap helps provide cleansing power.