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How to clean limescale from a shower cubicle: tips and tricks

In many areas of our life we ​​will find ourselves fighting against a common enemy: limestone. In this article we will focus on how to clean limescale from a shower stall.

If you haven’t already, read our article on how to choose the best shower enclosure.

What is limestone

To understand why it is so present in our lives and in our homes, it is good to ask ourselves what limestone is. The answer is not very difficult: limestone is nothing more than a rock composed for the most part of calcite.

So now the question is another: how does this rock get into my shower cubicle? Well, limestone comes with water.

Our water is rich in minerals, useful for our body and which clearly do not evaporate with it. When the water evaporates, the minerals remain on surfaces such as in our shower stalls, pots, tiles and so on.

So how is it eliminated?

Daily cleaning

One of the best ways to prevent limescale build-up on your shower enclosure is daily cleaning.

Arm yourself with patience and a soft cloth, at this point all you have to do is dry the water on the walls of your shower box. By cleaning your crystals in this way, you will avoid the formation of limescale.

Another handy tool you can add to your paraphernalia is a windshield wiper blade – just wipe it over the crystal and you’re done.

Vinegar and baking soda to clean the shower box

In our guide on how to clean limescale from your shower cubicle, in addition to prevention methods, we can only mention our most valid allies: vinegar and baking soda.

Vinegar, known for its descaling properties, has always been used to clean our homes. This is why it is also useful in the maintenance of our shower enclosure.

Another ally is baking soda. This has a whitening and slightly abrasive action, therefore it should always be used with caution and without rubbing the surfaces too much, but leaving it to act calmly. This is very useful for limescale encrusted shower enclosures.

Anti-limescale systems

How to clean limescale from the shower cubicle without doing anything or almost nothing? Limescale is such an important problem that companies in the area have worked to find a solution. Today, in fact, the best quality shower enclosures are equipped with anti-limescale systems.

A light protective layer covers the crystals. This allows the water to flow, leaving the glass clear and dry.

Surely the best way to clean the windows of your shower enclosures.

Shower enclosures recommended

On our online store we have numerous shower stalls, of the best quality and equipped with perfect and long-lasting anti-limescale systems.

Among these we can certainly mention the Cesana boxes, a leading Italian company and creator of products that have raised the bar of quality and design.

And if you already have a shower box, on our website you will find a practical kit to apply an anti-limescale layer to your critals. This way this guide on how to clean limescale from a shower stall will have been useless.