How and how can you quickly wash glassware to shine?

Today, more and more housewives have to think about how to wash glassware, because products from this material are becoming more popular every year. Given the fact that at the same time, the popularity of all naturals is growing, people are trying to wash items so personal use with the most safe compounds.

Despite the fact that for the most part modern household chemicals are considered environmentally friendly and harmless to the human body, folk remedies are still leading. For example, to clean and make glassware shine, you can use many improvised natural ingredients.

How to wash glassware?

In the presence of drops of fat, food debris in the grooves, and even limescale, noticeably spoiling glass dishes, you can use one of the following means:

• Food foil and baby soap. We take a piece of food foil and crush it thoroughly, turning it into a “metal sponge”. We place the glass thing under a stream of hot water and begin to wipe its surface with foil. After the desired result is achieved, rinse the product with very warm water mixed with shavings of baby soap. We rinse the dishes with a cool jet from the tap and rub them with a linen cloth.

Tip: To clean the products covered with old fat with high quality and without fuss, first you need to roll them in fine table salt and leave for half an hour. After that, we clean the dirt from the surface mechanically and proceed to cleaning using one of the above methods.

• Mustard Powder. In the sink or basin, we collect warm water, dilute 2 teaspoons of dry mustard powder in it. We are preparing another basin with warm water. Glass objects are soaked in mustard solution for literally five minutes. We get them one by one and wipe them with a damp cloth, and then rinse with warm water. Washing things directly in mustard is not necessary! If it was not possible to clear the dirt the first time, we repeat the whole procedure again.

• Ammonia. An effective way to relieve glassware from drops and stains so that it sparkles and shines. Immediately before the items are used, soak them for one hour in a solution prepared from water and ammonia (a teaspoon of the product for every liter of water). After that, gently wash with a soft cloth, wipe dry, without rinsing, and expose for half an hour to fresh air.

• 9% vinegar. This method is best used immediately after using the dishes. Items must be cleaned of food debris and soaked in a sink with warm water and two tablespoons of 9% vinegar. For maximum effect, each product must be washed for at least a minute. Then rinse the dishes in clean water and dry.

• Baking soda. With its help, you can quickly clean massive products covered with persistent stains. First, rinse it in warm water, then dip a damp cloth or sponge in soda and rub the surface for 1-2 minutes. Processed items should be washed first in warm, then in cold water.

• Crushed eggshell. With its help, it is possible to easily wash glass household items with a narrow neck from the inside. We chop the washed and dried egg shells into a powder, put them in dirty dishes, add a little water mixed with shavings of baby soap. Pinch the neck and shake the item thoroughly for several minutes. We wash it with warm, then cold water. If necessary, repeat again.

• Potato chips. It can be used in the same way as in the previous method, or used to rub massive surfaces.The main thing is to wash with gentle movements without strong pressure and thoroughly rinse the product with cold water.

The above methods allow not only to wash glass utensils well, but also to prevent the formation of chips, stains, "rusty" spots on the surface.

How to make glassware stay clean and shiny longer?

A few centuries ago, people came up with how to process glassware before using it to increase the resistance of products to external influences and dirt.

The procedure is called hardening and is as follows:

1. We take a deep pan, pour a layer of sand on its bottom.
2. We lay out the glassware in one layer and fill it with cold water. It is desirable that it be cleaned, and not from the tap.
3. Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to a minimum and keep the dishes in hot water for another quarter of an hour.
4. Add 2 tablespoons of salt and simmer for half an hour.
5. Remove the structure from the fire and let the liquid cool naturally. Only after that we take out all the objects from the pan and rinse them under cool running water. You do not need to wash products with household chemicals or folk remedies.

It must be remembered that sudden changes in temperature can be detrimental to glass. It is better to make smooth transitions - from hot to warm, and only then to cold or cool.