IRONING is a necessary evil when it comes to household chores, but rusty irons can do more damage to your clothes than good.

Thankfully, a viral cleaning hack revealed how to restore your rusted iron to mint condition.

TikTok users, such as KC Cleaning Services, have been sharing a DIY trick to cleaning your iron, using a regular household item.

The steam in your iron can lead to rusted tarnishes on the base of the appliance.

This can be easily removed using a common item found in most medicine cabinets: paracetamol.

"Wait, what? Are you really cleaning an iron with a paracetamol? Yes, I absolutely am, and it absolutely works," the KC Cleaning pro captioned the DIY tutorial.

"Low heat on your iron and use tweezers to protect your hands, and nails in my case," said the TikTok user.

To safely clean your iron, first you will want to turn it on at a low setting so the base warms up slightly.

Next, using a pair of tweezers, take a tablet and rub it over the rusted areas of your iron.

You should see almost immediate results using this easy DIY cleaning hack.

Finally, taking care as the iron will still be hot, use a cloth to remove the tablet residue.

Your laundry appliance should be free of rust and sparkling clean.

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