Get your toilet bowl sparkling clean with this easy .

Your toilet is one of the household appliances that gets used the most often, and as such, it needs very regular cleaning. While you might use once a week and give the bowl a quick scrub, that's not always enough to lift stubborn stains.

If you live in an area with hard water, you may be familiar with . This mineral deposit can build up anywhere water sits, including your taps, inside your kettle, and even in your toilet bowl.

These stains are hard to shift with normal products and will often require more elbow grease than your quick weekly scrub can give. But if your toilet is in desperate need of a cleaning, worry not - as there's a simple way to get it sparkling again.

Cleaning fans have claimed that one item most commonly used for skincare could work wonders on your toilet, and will only cost you around £3.50.

The hack was uncovered on Reddit after one person asked for help with the "stubborn stains" in their toilet bowl. They said: "I have these stains that are gradually getting worse, but everything I try to clean it with doesn't work. Any idea what it is and how I can clean it?"

One of the most popular cleaning solutions was to use a pumice stone to gently scrub the stained area. Pumice stones are volcanic rocks that are most commonly used for exfoliating the skin, particularly in tough areas like your feet.

However, you can also buy pumice stones on long sticks that can be used for a number of cleaning jobs around the house - including scrubbing the limescale from your toilet bowl. These can be bought from a variety of shops like B&Q or online from retailers like Amazon, where they average at around £3.50.

The Reddit commenter who suggested the tip said: "I had hard water issues causing toilet ring stains that I couldn't get to go away with cleaner. For me, using a pumice stone scouring stick worked."

The B&Q description for their two-pack of pumice stones states that the sticks are effective at removing "rust, hard water stains, and limescale". They state you simply need to wet the stone and gently scrub the affected areas.

Other cleaning recommendations on Reddit included using bleach, while a couple of people also claimed the issue could be the toilet jets rather than hard water. In this case, they suggested using white vinegar to "clean the gunk" out of the jets.