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A CLEANING hack which removes stains from plastic lunchboxes in minutes using only four ingredients has gone viral - and you probably already have them.

Greasy, oily containers are unsightly, and no matter how hard you scrub they never come off.

 The before and after of this container is pretty impressive
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The before and after of this container is pretty impressiveCredit: blossom/Instagram

But an Instagram account dedicated to cleaning seems to have found the answer.

Blossom, which has more than 3.9 million followers, shared their tip for banishing those orange marks.

Uploading a clip, they captioned it: "Genius solutions for your kitchen problems AND the kitchen sink!"

It's been viewed more than 850,000 times, and people are seriously impressed.

 The first step is pouring some sugar into the stained box
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The first step is pouring some sugar into the stained boxCredit: blossom/Instagram
 Then pour in some washing up liquid on top
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Then pour in some washing up liquid on topCredit: blossom/Instagram

Explaining how to get your lunchboxes to sparkle again, simply pour some sugar in the container. 

Then add some washing up liquid, ice and some water.

Shake the container and let it sit for a few minutes before washing it, and it's as good as new.

 Simply add some water, shake and wash as normal
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Simply add some water, shake and wash as normalCredit: blossom/Instagram

Praising the simple trick online, one person said: "That's sorcery."

Another wrote: "That's awesome! Need to remember these."

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