Cleaning expert: This secret ingredient is the key to a sparkling sink all year round

A cleaning expert has revealed the ultimate secret for a sparkling clean sink.

Carolina McCauley, from Perth, always uses baby oil to buff her stainless steel sink after sanitising the area with soap.

Baby oil will effectively remove streaks from shiny surfaces like porcelain and stainless steel.

Simply place a few drops on a microfibre cloth and rub your clean sink in circular motions.

You can also use baby oil to remove grease from sinks and cookware, water stains on showers and taps, and stubborn marks on toilet bowls.

Baby oil will effectively remove streaks from shiny surfaces like porcelain and stainless steel

The mum always uses baby oil to polish her kitchen sink after she cleans the area. 

‘If you want your sink to shine, use a little baby oil,’ she advised.

She pours a small amount onto a cleaning cloth and covers all of the surfaces.

Make sure not to go overboard as you can always add more later, but an excess amount at the start can result in greasiness.

‘I just keep buffing until it begins to glisten,’ she said.

Baby oil is truly an extremely versatile substance. 

While many people use baking powder and vinegar as a natural way to clean their kitchen, another savvy mum has shared the unusual trick that transformed her sink and kettle.

Posting photos to an Australian Facebook group, Amelita said she used plain baby oil to clean the household appliances after spotting a recommendation online.

‘To whomever it was that suggested using baby oil to make the kitchen sink shiny again and to get rid of the streak marks… you are AMAZING,’ she wrote.

‘I should’ve taken photos before but here are the results anyway… I even tried it on the kettle!’

‘To whomever it was that suggested using baby oil to make the kitchen sink shiny again and to get rid of the streak marks… you are AMAZING,’ a woman wrote on Facebook

The two photos illustrated how well the baby oil worked at making the products bright and shiny as if they were new – without any greasy feeling.

In the comments Amelita said she simply applied the baby oil then wiped it off with minimal effort.

The sparkling results quickly impressed others and received more than 900 likes online. 

Another woman who saw the Facebook post tried it herself and shared before and after images too

‘Totally doing this! What a great idea,’ one woman said.

‘I was told to do this to [my] stainless [steel] oven and fridge too, works amazing!’ another said.

‘I use it on my steel stove top too!’ a third added, and a forth said: ‘Eucalyptus oil is brilliant as well and smell is nice too – kills germs as a bonus.’

Another woman who saw the Facebook post tried the cleaning trick herself and shared before and after images too.

‘Wow I just did it with the only oil I had!’ she said, revealing she used the Palmer’s Coconut Oil Body Oil.