Your bathroom is one of the places which is most frequently used all day long and it inevitably gets dirty. While we may clean our bathrooms every day, there will be some amount of dirt, specs of dirt you cannot see.
So, this is why a full and thorough cleaning of our bathrooms is required from time to time. Right from your bathroom vent to the tiles on the floor, a deep clean is a must and in this article we have all the possible cleaning solutions for you. So take a look!
Top to Bottom Bathroom Cleaning Solutions you must know:
1. Vent cleaning
You can start off by dusting or cleaning the vent with a vacuum cleaner or plain microfiber cloth. Next, simply spray some water-diluted white vinegar mixture over your vent and wipe it clean using a microfiber towel.
Note: While cleaning the toilet vent, be careful not to get the spray inside of the vent.
2. Tiles and grouting
Bleach pens are surprisingly versatile cleaners. Just run a pen over the grout lines in your bathroom tile and let it set overnight. Make a semi-thick paste of 2 parts baking soda and 1 part hydrogen peroxide with 1 part dish soap to make a paste and using an old toothbrush, use it to clean your grouting and a bigger brush to clean your tiles. Let it rest for an hour or overnight and rinse off with warm water.
You can also mix 4 cups of hot water, 1/4 cup of baking soda, 1/4 cup of vinegar and 30 drops of lemon essential oil. Spray it on the grout or tiles. Leave it on for a few hours and rinse it off.
3. Showerhead
Take a zip lock bag or a plastic bag and fill it with a water-diluted solution of white vinegar and completely immerse the showerhead into the bag and tie it there for half an hour. Then, take it off and then scrub using an old toothbrush and rinse off with plain or warm water.
4. Bathtub
You can sprinkle some baking soda mixed with castile soap and hydrogen peroxide all over your bathtub and then scrub it using a microfiber towel and some water.
For tough stains, try a paste made from cream of tartar and hydrogen peroxide. Mix the two until you get a thick paste and cover the stain. Let the paste cover the stain for 30 minutes and then wipe it away with a sponge or damp cloth. If the stain remains, repeat the process.
5. Shower curtain or shower door
There are times when soap scum covers our shower doors. Well, all you need to do is spritz 1 cup of vinegar mixed with 1 cup of hot water and 1 tsp dish soap solution all over your doors and wipe them dry using a microfiber towel. You can also use a mixture of 1/4 cup baking soda, 1 cup water and 1 tsp dish soap if vinegar doesn’t work for you.
As for your shower curtains, simply dunk them into your washing machine along with some old towels. Use a gentle cycle with some mild detergent along with baking soda and you’re good to go.
6. Toilet bowl
To prevent toilet stains or rings then drop in a denture tablets. Let them
sit for about 30 minutes. The nonabrasive chemicals lift away stains and kill bacteria without damaging the porcelain.
Mix 1/2 cup baking soda 1/2 cup citric acid with 1/2 cup dish soap or castile soap ( for natural cleaner ), 2 cups of hot water and few drops of lemon essential oil. Pour a generous amount into your toilet bowl…about ¼ cup. Let it sit for 10-15 mins and then scrub it down with a toilet brush.
Spray hydrogen peroxide inside, on the toilet seat and outside the toilet bowl to disinfect. Let it sit for 15-30 mins and then rinse off with water.
7. Mirror
Spot clean your mirror with a small cloth sprayed with rubbing alcohol. you can also mix equal parts of white vinegar and water, mist the solution all over your mirror and wipe off using paper towels or newspaper.
8. Countertop
You can either use some diluted vinegar (with water) solution to spritz over your countertop, or simply spritz some diluted dishwashing (with water) solution and spritz over your countertop and wipe off with a microfiber towel.
9. Basin/sink
To make an all-purpose cleaning spray – add to a spray bottle 4 cups of water, 1/4 cup of baking soda, 1 tbsp of castile soap. Shake the bottle well and spray it on the sinks, counter tops, toilet seat covers.
Spritz some disinfectant spray and wipe it clean using a microfiber towel. To unclog your bathroom basin/sink, just use a funnel or a spoon and pour down a fourth of a cup of baking soda and gush it down with ½ cup of white vinegar. Let it sit for a few minutes and then, gush it down with water.
10. Floor
Sprinkle some baking soda and hydrogen peroxide paste all over your floor and let it sit for 10 to 20 minutes. Then, using a microfiber towel dipped in some water-diluted dishwashing liquid, scrub the floor and rinse off with plain or warm water. For tougher stains, spray with hydrogen peroxide and leave it on overnight.