What's in the paste everyone says to use to clean grout?

[navyeyelasH]

Is it bicarb or baking powder? Did a search and different people are saying different ingreients so am v confused

TIA

[thumbwitch]

I don't know for sure but would imagine it's bicarb as that is the usual cleaning ingredient suggested - have never heard of baking powder being used for cleaning, it's only a raising agent!

[Fizzylemonade]

Its baking SODA and white vinegar. Although I have to confess that in the bathroom I used domestos grot and that works fanstastically but I only used it because I had become lazy and let the soap scum build up

Am now trying to keep on top of it all.

[thumbwitch]

baking soda is in fact sodium bicarb so that solves that problem. there you go.

[navyeyelasH]

Gosh no wonder I'm confused! Ok so I need either sodium bicarb OR Baking soda which are both the same thing. And what do I have to do, mix it with water (or vinegar?) to make a paste, put it on and leave it on for how long?

I normally use bleach neat and a toothbrush but the fumes give me a killer headache for days so going to try this out instead.

Thanks for rpelying btw, very helpful!