Our kitchen sink is a white Corian sink. I hate it. It's darn near impossible to keep looking clean, even if it is clean. It came with the house and I have tried and tried to find a cleaner that keeps it looking white instead of dingy and dirty.
When we moved in, there was a little bottle of cleaner under the sink made specifically for cleaning Corian surfaces. I used it once and the fumes from it just about knocked me over. It literally burned my lungs. It actually worked really well, but I decided I probably shouldn't use it. Anything that potent can't be healthy. So I set about on a quest for finding the perfect cleaning solution. I tried just plain soap and water with a lot of elbow grease. Adam thought to try toilet bowl cleaner and that did well until we switched to a greener, less toxic toilet bowl cleaner.
So then I set about trying to find a non-toxic cleaning method, especially with Archer and Lyla's little lungs in the house now. My standard cleaning solution of baking soda and vinegar didn't work. So I did some research and baking soda and hydrogen peroxide kept coming up. So I decided to give it a go. Let me tell you, it worked wonders!
Here's what I was working with before trying out the cleaning method.
I typically only use the left side of the sink. I always rinse it off and clean it with dish soap on a regular basis, but it was still just dirty-looking.
On a side note, Lyla was quite curious as to why I was standing on a stool and peering into the sink. She's a blogger in training.
I collected my supplies. All you need to make the cleaning solution is some hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, a bowl, and a spoon.
I started by adding some baking soda into the bowl. I probably used about a 1/4 cup of it. Then I added in little bits of hydrogen peroxide and stirred until the mixture was the consistency of toothpaste. At one point it got a little too runny, so I just added in some more baking soda.
Next, I smeared my mixture onto the stains on the sink. I started using a spoon to smear it on, but ended up just using my fingers. Then I let it be for about an hour. I hadn't intended to leave it on there for quite that long, but I got distracted with the babies and lost track of time. I was planning to let it sit for about 20 minutes. So I can only speak to its effectiveness if you leave it sitting for an hour.
The final step was to use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and scrub the cleaner around the sink. (I always cut my erasers in fourths so I can throw away the smaller section after I use it.) I didn't add any water, I just used the mixture. I made sure to clean all the way up the sides of the sink, too.
I was left with a sink that looked much cleaner! It wasn't perfectly glistening, but it looked a heck of a lot better than it did. And it didn't take much to make it happen. Plus, I felt a lot better knowing the cleaning method didn't involve any harsh chemicals or fumes. Gotta love a simple cleaning fix!
I’m going to try it today. Ours is a bone colored sink.
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