What to do when the floor that has been used for a long time becomes stained and loses the aesthetics of your home. Don’t worry, with a little tip below we share the secret to how to clean yellowed floor tiles, which is extremely simple but more effective than expected. Let’s take a look at the article below to find out!

Method 1: Use toothpaste

Use toothpaste

• With long-term yellow stains, you first need to clean them with a little toothpaste. The chlorine in toothpaste will help remove stains that cause yellow stains.

Method 2: Use slaked lime or hydrogen peroxide

• After use, floor tiles often have residue stuck in the gaps or on the surface. To treat this stain, you can use a little slaked lime (lime used to chew betel) or hydrogen peroxide to clean.
• If your tile floor is rough tile or marble, you can replace vinegar with hydrogen peroxide to remove stains. Oxygen is less acidic than vinegar and will avoid eroding the stone.
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Method 3: Salt, vinegar and soda

• The mixture of salt + vinegar + soda water is also a great choice for cleaning stubborn stains on porcelain tiles.
• Next, mix baking soda with warm water in a 2:1 ratio and use a brush to scrub away the stains.

Method 4: Use vinegar to remove yellow stains on tiles

Use vinegar to remove yellow stains on tiles

• Vinegar is one of the common ingredients in the kitchen, and is also an ideal cleaning agent, because of its safety and effectiveness. With vinegar, new stains or long-standing stains can be cleaned easily.
• You just need to take a clean towel, put a little vinegar on the towel and rub on the stain. Stains will be removed extremely quickly. You just need to wipe it with a clean towel, or wipe the floor with water to have a bright, beautiful floor like new.

Method 5: Use kerosene to clean floor tiles

• Kerosene is also considered one of the materials that provides high cleaning ability, even for the most persistent and stubborn stains. This method has a very simple implementation as follows:
• Apply a little kerosene to a clean cloth and rub it on the area where the stain appears on the floor.
• Repeat the above process until the stain completely disappears.
• Finally, wipe the floor again with warm water to remove all remaining kerosene on the floor.
• Note when using this method that kerosene evaporates quite quickly, so the practitioner needs to act quickly and decisively to bring the highest efficiency.

Method 6: How to clean yellowed floor tiles with kitchen ash

How to clean yellowed floor tiles with kitchen ash

• New stains appearing on the floor can be cleaned with kitchen ash. With high friction with the floor, kitchen ash has the ability to remove stains without the need for any complicated tools or cleaning chemicals. Proceed as follows:
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• Prepare some fine kitchen ash, without many impurities inside.
• Add a little water to create moisture, then apply to the surface where yellow stains appear.
• After about 15 minutes, use a soft brush to scrub the floor, the stains will quickly be removed, leaving the floor clean and shiny.

Method 7: Use salt or lime to chew betel

Use salt or lime for chewing betel

• Salt is a cheap and common ingredient, but its cleaning ability is amazing. You just need to mix table salt with a little floor cleaning liquid, then proceed to clean as usual. The effect will surprise you!