Two easy ways to get rid of the black burnt stuff on your iron.

by Jessica Chambers September 22, 2017

Few things are more frustrating than ironing your clothes only to end up with black stuff all over them.

We don’t know what the black stuff is exactly – we don’t pretend to know – but let’s just call it that black burnt stuff, because that’s what it is.

^ This stuff. (Image via YouTube/Superb Ideas.)

Now we've established that, how exactly do you get itoffyour iron?

Well, we've scoured the internet and found two ideas that actually seem to work well. The first is the quickest, but also the riskiest. So if you'd rather spend a little more time scrubbing than risk burning your fingers, try option two.

Option one: Paracetamol tablets.

You need: Two or three long-shaped paracetamol tablets (or more depending on how dirty your iron is.) A damp cloth

Check out Paul Scanlon's video for a demonstration:

Option two: Sea salt.

You need: Rock salt A piece of paper towel (something to protect your ironing board)