The $14.50 toilet buy that Aussies say is a 'miracle' for shower screens and soap scum - and it keeps selling out
The One Shot Thick Concentrated Acidic Toilet Bowl Cleaner, priced at $14.49 at Bunnings, has quickly become a cult buy thanks to TikTok videos and hundreds of glowing reviews.
In one video, a shopper dubbed it 'the viral cleaning product you'll wish you knew sooner'.
'It's your bathroom's MVP for sparkling shower screens, sinks, and toilets. It's viral for a reason - its acidic formula wipes out grime, stains, limescale, and calcium build-up leaving results that are truly unmatched,' she said.
The buy is also easy and quick to use.
'On toilets just give it five minutes of contact time, scrub, then rinse. No harmful fumes involved. Run, don't walk - this product is your new non-negotiable,' she added.
Shoppers say the product is in a league of its own compared to other bathroom staples.
'Shower cleaning is my absolute most hated chore. Now it is spray and wipe. Not much scrubbing. Why doesn't anyone else know about this?! I used to use Jif but that's hard work,' one review read.
Another said it transformed a toilet that hadn't been properly cleaned in years.
'Heavy buildup in various places, even above the rim. No amount of scrubbing or toilet duck did anything, everyone was resigned to it being etched to the porcelain by now.
'Someone recommended this and I gave it a go. IMMEDIATE results. Decades of buildup gone in 20 minutes.'
A third user said even tried-and-tested hacks couldn't compare.
'I tried all kinds of methods to get the limescale off my toilet, vinegar, baking soda etc, but nothing worked. This stuff worked the first time within 20 minutes. I highly recommend it.'
The product has now become almost impossible to find in some Bunnings stores.
One shopper claimed she only just managed to secure a bottle after hearing about it online.
'Recently this has been sold out in Bunnings EVERYWHERE after an online article said it was a miracle product for mineral deposits on a shower screen. Today I am shouting from the rooftops that this product is nothing less than a miracle,' she wrote.
The product has now become almost impossible to find in some Bunnings stores
A shopper revealed the buy removed eight years of brown buildup at the bottom of her toilet
'I have spent countless hours with corrosive chemicals, lungs on fire, scrubbing like Cinderella and still they never came clean. I applied this today, waited maybe 35 seconds, and all the years of deposits were wiped easily away. Seriously, I am shocked at how effective and easy it is.'
While One Shot has become the bathroom product of the moment, Australians have been sharing plenty of other surprising hacks for a sparkling clean home.
Many swear by shaving cream on shower glass to prevent fogging and cut through soap scum.
Others use white vinegar mixed with dish washing liquid to shift mineral build-up on taps and tiles.
Baking soda paste is a classic for grout stains, while a simple lemon cut in half with salt sprinkled on top can polish taps and stainless steel.
For those struggling with mould in grout or silicone, some DIYers recommend applying bleach-soaked cotton pads overnight for dramatic results.
As one professional cleaner put it: 'The best bathroom hacks are the ones that make you wonder why you ever spent so long scrubbing.'
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