Xa kufikwa kwiimveliso zokucoca ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo zasekhaya, izinto zokuqala eziza engqondweni mhlawumbi yiviniga emhlophe kunye nesoda yokubhaka. Kodwa asipheleli kwezi zimbini kuphela; eneneni, kukho ezinye iimveliso zokucoca ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo ezinokusetyenziswa okuninzi ekhayeni kwaye kwezinye iimeko zisebenza ngcono.
Loo nto yokucoca eluhlaza ebizwa ngokuba yi-"citric acid" inokukwenza ungakhathazeki ekuqaleni. Kodwa sisicoci sendlu esine-asidi esidumileyo esibekho kangangeenkulungwane—saqala sahlulwa kwijusi yelamuni ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1700. Ngoko ke i-citric acid icoceka njani? Siqokelele iindlela ezisixhenxe zokucoca indlu ukuze sikuncede ufumane okuninzi kuyo.
Ngaphambi kokuba singene kwindlela esetyenziswa ngayo i-citric acid, kufuneka siqale siqonde ukuba yintoni na. Le powder, ephuma kwiziqhamo ze-citrus, ineempawu ezifanayo zokucoca njenge-citric acid eqhelekileyo, kodwa isebenza ngcono nangakumbi. Ine-asidi, nto leyo eyenza kube lula ukususa i-limescale, kwaye ikwanayo nefuthe lokumhlophe. Enyanisweni, idla ngokucetyiswa njengendlela eyahlukileyo endaweni yeviniga emhlophe ecociweyo.
Nangona kunjalo, kukho umahluko phakathi kwezi zimbini. UGqr. Joanna Buckley, umququzeleli wezemfundo kwiRoyal Society of Chemistry, uthe: “I-asidi ye-citric kunye neviniga zombini zizithako ezisebenzayo kwiindawo ezininzi zokucoca izindlu, kwaye zombini ziyasebenza. Iviniga ine-pH ephakathi kwe-2 kunye ne-3, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe yi-asidi enamandla - okukhona i-pH iphantsi, kokukhona iba ne-asidi engaphezulu. I-asidi ye-citric (efana naleyo ifumaneka kwiziqhamo ze-citrus) ine-pH ephezulu kancinci, ngoko ke ayina-asidi ingako. Ngenxa yoko, inobungozi obuncinci bokonakalisa iindawo ezithambileyo, kwaye inomvuzo owongezelelweyo wokushiya ikhaya lakho linuka kamnandi, endaweni yokuba livumba njengevenkile yeentlanzi neetships!”
Nangona kunjalo, i-citric acid iseyinto ebangela umhlaza kwaye ngenxa yoko ayifanelekanga kuzo zonke iindawo. Njengokuba kukho iindawo ezisi-7 ekungafanele zicocwe ngeviniga, i-citric acid ayifanelekanga kwilitye lendalo, umgangatho womthi kunye neendawo eziphezulu. I-aluminium nayo ayifanelekanga.
Ukongeza ekucoceni indlu, i-citric acid ingasetyenziswa ekuphekeni, njengesinongo, nasekugcineni ukutya. Nangona kunjalo, soloko uhlola kwangaphambili ukuba uhlobo olukhethileyo lufanelekile na ekuphekeni. IDri-Pak luphawu oludumileyo, kodwa olu phawu alukho “kukhuselekile ekutyeni,” ngoko ke kufuneka lusetyenziswe kuphela ekucoceni.
Nangona i-citric acid ikhuselekile ukuyisebenzisa, kuyacetyiswa ukuba unxibe iiglavu xa ucoca ngayo ukuze ukhusele ulusu lwakho. Ukongeza, kufuneka unxibe iiglasi zokhuseleko kunye nemaski ukuthintela ukuphefumla i-citric acid.
Njengeviniga emhlophe ecociweyo, ungayicoca i-citric acid ukuze wenze isicoci somphezulu. Xuba nje iipunipoyi eziyi-2.5 ze-citric acid kunye ne-500 ml yamanzi afudumeleyo kwibhotile yokutshiza engenanto, shukumisa kakuhle, kwaye usebenzise umxube ophumayo ukutshiza imigangatho ye-laminate, iikhawuntara zeplastiki nezentsimbi kulo lonke ikhaya lakho.
Nceda uqaphele ukuba esi sisisombululo esibangela ukubola, ngoko ungayisebenzisi kwiindawo zelitye lendalo okanye zomthi.
Iviniga yinto eyaziwayo yokukhupha iincindi, kodwa i-citric acid iyasebenza ngokufanayo. Okokuqala, zalisa iketile ngamanzi phakathi uze uvule ubushushu. Cima umbane ngaphambi kokuba amanzi abile; injongo kukugcina amanzi eshushu.
Khupha isitya sentsimbi, wongeze ngononophelo iipunipoyi ezimbini ze-citric acid kumxube uze uyishiye imizuzu eli-15-20 isebenze (qiniseka ukuba ushiya inqaku ukuze kungabikho mntu uyisebenzisayo ngeli xesha!). Galela isisombululo uze ubilise inxalenye entsha yamanzi ukuze ususe zonke iintsalela.
Ukuba imibala yakho emhlophe ibukeka ingwevu kancinci kwaye awunazo iilamuni, i-citric acid nayo inokukunceda. Xuba nje iipunipoyi ezintathu ze-citric acid kunye neelitha ezine zamanzi afudumeleyo uze uxube ide inyibilike. Emva koko faka impahla emanzini ubusuku bonke uze uyihlambe ngomatshini ngosuku olulandelayo. Oku kuya kunceda ekunyangeni naliphi na ibala ngaphambi kokuba lisuswe.
Sebenzisa i-citric acid ukubuyisela izitya zeglasi ezikhula ngokukhawuleza kwaye zingcole. Fafaza nje i-citric acid kwindawo yesepha yesitya sakho sokuhlamba izitya uze wenze umjikelo oqhelekileyo ngaphandle kwesepha, ubeke izitya zeglasi kwindawo ephezulu. Wakugqiba, izitya zakho zeglasi ziya kubuyela kwimo yazo yokuqala, kwaye oku kunenzuzo eyongezelelweyo yokususa isikali kwisitya sakho sokuhlamba izitya ngaxeshanye.
Ukuze ususe i-limescale efihliweyo kwindlu yangasese, galela nje ibhakethi yamanzi ashushu esityeni uze wongeze ikomityi ye-citric acid. Yivumele inyibilike kwaye isebenze ubuncinane iyure (ubusuku bonke bungcono) ngaphambi kokuba uyihlambe ngosuku olulandelayo.
Gcina izipili zakho neefestile zakho zibukeka zintsha ngeviniga emhlophe, kodwa ingenavumba! Lungisa nje isicoci somphezulu njengoko kuchaziwe apha ngasentla, usitshize kwizipili zakho nakwiifestile, uze usule ngelaphu leglasi le-microfiber ngendlela ejikelezayo ukusuka phezulu ukuya ezantsi. Ukuba kunzima ukususa i-limescale, yiyeke ihlale imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuba uyisule.
Ilamuni yindlela edumileyo yokucoca i-microwave yakho, kodwa i-citric acid iyasebenza kakuhle! Kwisitya esikhuselekileyo kwi-microwave, xuba iipunipoyi ezi-2 ze-citric acid kunye ne-500 ml yamanzi ashushu. Xuba ide inyibilike ngokupheleleyo, uze uyifudumale kwi-microwave ide ivele umphunga ngaphakathi. Vala ucango lwe-microwave uze uyishiye imizuzu emi-5-10. Emva kokuba isisombululo sipholile, sula nasiphi na isisombululo esiseleyo ngelaphu elithambileyo. Nje ukuba isisombululo sipholile ngokwaneleyo, ungasisebenzisa kwakhona ukusula i-microwave yakho.
I-Good Housekeeping ithatha inxaxheba kwiinkqubo ezahlukeneyo zokuthengisa ezidibeneyo, oko kuthetha ukuba sinokufumana iikhomishini ezihlawulwayo kwiimveliso ezikhethwe ngumhleli ezithengwe ngeekhonkco zethu kwiindawo zokuthengisa.
©2025 I-Hearst UK ligama lokurhweba leNational Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, eLondon SW1Y 4AJ. Ibhaliswe eNgilane. Onke amalungelo agciniwe.