How to Naturally Unclog a Bathroom Sink

A clogged bathroom sink is unusable.

Many things are washed down your bathroom drain on a daily basis. Over time, hair, make-up, styling products and other things can build up inside a bathroom sink drain, causing a clog. While there are commercial products available for you to use in unclogging your bathroom sink, these products are full of chemicals that can be harmful to people, pets and the environment. Unclog your bathroom sink naturally using supplies from home. Your bathroom sink will be clean, unclogged and ready to use again.

Things You'll Need

• Old towels
• Plunger
• Measuring cups
• Baking soda
• White vinegar
• Cooking pot

Instructions

1. 

   The overflow hole is typically located directly below the faucet.

   Stuff an old towel into the overflow hole on your bathroom sink. This is normally located on the sink wall, underneath the faucet.

2. Place your plunger completely over the drain in your bathroom sink. Use quick up and down movements to create air pressure inside the drain. Continue this for a minute.

3. Run water in your bathroom sink to see if it goes down at a normal rate of speed. If not, continue on to step 4.

4. Measure and pour one half cup of baking soda into your bathroom sink drain. Follow this by adding one half cup of white vinegar. Allow the baking soda and white vinegar combination to sit in your bathroom sink drain for at least 15 minutes. The chemical reaction caused by the two ingredients works to loosen and dissolve fatty acids, soap scum and other particles that cause clogging.

5. Boil a small pot of water. Pour the boiling water down your bathroom sink drain. This will wash away your drain unclogging solution and any remaining clog.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep your bathroom drain smelling clean by pouring a half cup of baking soda into it once a week. Allow the baking soda to sit in the drain until the next time you use the sink.

• Check the pipes underneath your bathroom sink. Refrain from using boiling water to unclog your sink if the pipes are plastic. Exposure to excessive amounts of boiling water can cause plastic pipes to melt.

References

• Earth Easy.com: Non-Toxic Home Cleaning Solutions