Cleaning the bathroom can be one of the most hated household chores out there. The bacteria in the bathroom can be pretty gross, and you might see some disgusting tidbits down your drain or tub. But like any other room in your house, the bathroom has to be cleaned – and it even needs a little more cleaning effort than other parts of your house.
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To clean our bathroom easily and effectively, here are some helpful tips and tricks:
Sink
Our sink endures a daily dose of dirt and grime, from toothpaste drips to overspray of hair products. Keep it clean by regularly cleaning it. Using an all-purpose bathroom cleaner, spray it around the sink surface. Let it sit for a few minutes then scrub the sink surface using a sponge. If you use a cleaner formulated with bleach, it can remove toothpaste dribbles and can sanitize surfaces too.
Make bathroom cleaning green by using homemade cleaners. Instead of a chemical cleaner, you can use white vinegar or baking soda. These items can also be used to clean down the sink drain. By the way, the sink drain has the highest bacteria count in a bathroom, topping even the toilet bowl. Clean it by pouring white vinegar or baking soda and then flush with hot water.
Your metal faucet handles can have unsightly water stains too, so it’s best to always clean it up. You can use disposable disinfecting wipes to reduce bacteria in your faucet. Since wipes alone cannot remove deep-seated water stains, you can scrub it down with lemon, as the acid in the fruit can break down the stains. Besides lemon, you can also use distilled white vinegar. Simply soak a clean rag into the vinegar then wrap it around the metal hardware.
Bathtub
Soap scum, hair products, bath oils, and body dirt all combine to create nasty stains in the surfaces of your shower and tub. Tub rims and its fixtures can also act as hiding places for moisture, mold, and mildew. These deposits can harden and ossify, leaving some discoloration and an overall grimy look in your tub. Spray a generous layer of all-purpose bathroom cleaner on your tub area. Let the product sit while you clean elsewhere. Then, use abrasive scrubbing pads to remove the bathtub rings or deposits. Rinse off the cleaner quickly using your showerhead. Do this weekly, especially if you’re using the tub every day. For extra gleam, you can fill your tub with hot water and then drain.
Shower
For cleaning the shower, start from the top. First, tackle your showerhead, which might be having some mineral deposits blocking the water holes. Fill a plastic bag with white vinegar, submerge your showerhead in it, then tie it in place. Let the vinegar soak overnight to remove hard water stains and clogs. In the morning, run the water to rinse.
For glass shower doors, don’t use abrasive scrubbers – use a clean cloth or soft sponge to avoid scratching the surface. You can clean it by using a paste made of 1 cup baking soda and a few drops of white vinegar. Apply it directly to the surface of the door, let it sit for an hour and then rub it with a microfiber cloth. Rinse it, then buff it dry with a clean microfiber cloth.
Toilet
Cleaning the toilet is a dreadful job, but every homeowner must do it. To clean, place a liquid or granulated toilet bowl cleaner into the bowl and in the rim and let the cleaner sit for a few minutes to work. Use a toilet bowl brush to scrub the surface. Flush to rinse, then spray a disinfecting cleaner or all-purpose bathroom cleaner on the rims, seat, lid, tank and bowl exterior. Let it stand according to the recommended standing time. Finally, wipe it clean with cleaning cloths.
If you want a greener solution, use white vinegar. This can kill germs, bacteria, mildew, mold, and scum to give your toilet a sparkling clean. Pour vinegar all over your toilet then spray some vinegar around the rim of the toilet. Soak a paper towel with vinegar on the rim of your toilet. Let the vinegar sit for a few minutes. Scrub the insides of the bowl with vinegar using your toilet brush, while letting the paper towel soaked in vinegar work in the rim. After scrubbing, you can remove the paper towel, scrub under the rim with a toothbrush then flush to rinse. You can also pour baking soda instead of vinegar and do the same thing.
If your toilet has a stubborn ring that regular cleaning can’t remove, use a pumice stone. Rub it directly on the ring to remove mineral deposits. Don’t worry, pumice stones are abrasive yet gentle enough to prevent damage on the surfaces.
It’s important to clean your toilet brush after every use. Pour bleach over the bristles and let it stand for a few minutes. Rinse with clean water, then fill your brush canister with warm and soapy water. Let the brush get soaked on it for a few minutes, then dump the dirty water into the toilet.
Walls, tiles, and ceiling
You may be cleaning yourself inside the bathroom, but your products and even water can make your bathroom unclean. To clean your walls, tiles, and ceiling, spray the surfaces with an all-purpose cleaner. Turn on the shower with hot water for five minutes until steam builds up. Turn off the water and close your shower door and bathroom door, to let the steam and cleaner mix. Leave it for 20 minutes. Go back and wipe down all the surfaces with a clean cloth, and a dry microfiber mop for hard-to-reach areas. Mop your bathroom floor too, but only do this after you are done cleaning all the areas.
To keep your surfaces clean, always use a squeegee for the walls every after shower. You can also minimize watermarks for your ceramic tiles by applying a coat of car wax once a year.
Grout
The grout in your tiles is porous and absorbent – it absorbs oils and dirt, which can lead to mildew growth. Grout can easily get discolored after they haven’t been cleaned in a while, too. To clean it, dip a brush in bleach and use it to scrub the grout. Follow up with a pH-neutral cleaner to remove the bleach. Finally, rinse well.
Before you use bleach to clean the grout in your tiles, make sure the bathroom is well-ventilated. To prevent moisture and grime from infiltrating the grout, you can use a grout sealer and apply it every six months.
Mirrors
Your bathroom mirror can get really gross, as it can get covered in makeup, toothpaste, hairsprays, shaving cream, and moisture. When it gets too far gone, you can hardly see your reflection in the mirror. Clean your mirror weekly by spraying a glass cleaner or simple vinegar/water solution. But if you want a no-streak, no-blotch shine, try brewing some strong tea and use it as a cleaner. Brew 3 bags of black tea, let it cool, then put it into a spray bottle. Use this to clean your mirror and leave it spotless. Wipe it with a microfiber cloth.