Mums are putting fabric softener in toilets to make it smell amazing with every flush - but not ever

WITHOUT any shadow of a doubt - cleaning the toilet is by far the most tedious and grotty household chore.

But when you're done scrubbing away at the bowl with bleach, the last thing you want to do is start tackling the tank at the back of your loo.

That said, it doesn't have to be such an unpleasant chore - as cleaning-mad mums have started pouring fabric softener into the back of their toilets to make it smell fresh with every flush.

Raving about the hack on Instagram, one American user advised "pouring a cup [230ml] of laundry detergent in the tank of the toilet" which will then sink to the bottom.

They wrote: "Each time you flush, a sweet aroma will be released in the tank, and the whole bathroom will smell amazing."

This is because the water in the tank - which contains the fabric softener - will then be flushed into the bowl.

The post has since received over 2,900 "likes" on Facebook and racked up over 17,000 comments from users who are desperate to know if it works.

However, the members of the Mrs Hinch Made Me Do It group aren't so convinced.

One responded: "You can see the mess it leaves in the washing machine drawer - it will definitely clog. It's a no from me."

Describing how it might create bubbles, another added: "You will definitely be calling a plumber and they can be expensive! Stick to products that should be used for the loo."

"I'm definitely not doing this," a third wrote. "It will definitely stick somewhere in the drainage - look at what it does to your washing machine drawer."

However, Mrs Hinch uses fabric softener from everything to clean dirty marks off her doors and to get her sink sparkling.

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