Hair Clogging Your Plughole? Try These Easy Home Remedies To Unclog Drains

If you have long hair, you already know the struggle of the hairy plughole. Not only standing in the bathroom with ankle-deep in water is irritating, but cleaning that plughole is indeed much of a struggle. Did you ever wish for a simple home remedy that can help you in getting rid of the hair blocking the drain passage? If yes, we are here with more than one home remedy that requires the least of your effort to unclog the dirty drain. Also, you need not worry about the ingredients, because all the supplies used in the DIYs are easily available at your house. So, why wait, let’s get started.

Baking Soda & Vinegar Solution

Ingredients

• 2 cups of baking soda
• 1 cup of vinegar
• 2 bucket hot water

Steps

• Take one cup of baking soda and cover the plughole with it. Pour the powder slowly so it doesn’t go past the drain.
• Then, pour ½ cup of vinegar on the baking soda. You will see lather and bubbles forming along with hissing sound.
• Repeat the step with remaining baking soda and vinegar, you will see half of the hair has already melted.
• Now, wait 10 minutes and let the solution do the work. Lastly, pour hot water on the drain. To get rid of the smell pour one cap of any disinfectant.

Dish Soap & Hot Water Solution

Ingredients

• 1 bucket hot water
• 1 cup of liquid soap
• Plastic tie lock

Steps

• Make sure the water is piping hot. Add 1 cup of liquid soap into it.
• You have to pour this solution down the clogged plughole to melt the grease.
• Keep repeating the process by taking 2-3 minutes break. Once you see that the plughole is looking clean, take plastic tie lock and take out hair using it.
• Lastly, dispose of the tie lock and pour any disinfectant.

Salt, Borax, Vinegar Solution

Ingredients

• 1 cup of salt
• ½ cup of borax (suhaga)
• 1 cup of vinegar
• ½ bucket hot water

Steps

• Make a dry mixture of salt and borax in a bowl.
• Pour in on clogged plughole. You want to cover it with the mixture.
• Then add vinegar in hot. Pour the water on the plughole. Let it sit for an hour, it will slowly clear out.
• In the end, remove the remaining hair with the help of a tie lock.

Baking Soda & Salt Mixture

Ingredients

• 1 cup of baking soda
• 1 cup of salt

Steps

• Do this home remedy at night after you finish all your work because for this the plughole needs to be dry.
• Mix baking soda and salt together. Cover the plughole with this mixture by pouring it on the drainage.
• Let it stay overnight. You will see hair has melted in the morning. Just clean everything by pouring hot water in the morning.