It might not be the nicest cleaning job to have to do, but it’s essential if you want to keep your toilet hygienically clean. One of the most frequently used seats in the home, the toilet seat can be a hotbed for germs and bacteria and needs to be cleaned frequently and using the right techniques to ensure that it’s always safe to use. Here is the ultimate guide for cleaning your toilet in a way that leaves no germs behind:
Don’t neglect the outside of your toilet:
With your chosen bottle of disinfecting spray, spray the whole exterior of your toilet liberally, including the harder to reach areas such as the back of the base and underside of the seat. Spray the walls behind and beside the toilet, too. Every time the toilet is flushed with the lid left up, millions of bacterial particles are launched into the air before settling on all surfaces within the vicinity of the toilet, so it’s important to disinfect the whole area around the toilet, too. Once you’ve sprayed, leave the cleaning solution to soak in and kill the bacteria before you wipe it away; it only needs to be for five minutes, but you must give the cleaner time to work.
How to clean the toilet bowl:
Make a natural but effective cleaning solution for use inside your toilet, that incorporates a cup of table salt with a cup of baking soda and a cup of bleach. Wearing protective gloves, sprinkle the mixture inside the toilet bowl and watch as the baking soda removes stains, and the bleach disinfects it. The salt acts as a natural abrasive for scrubbing off tougher stains, and depending upon how dirty your toilet is, you shouldn’t have to scrub too hard to get it clean. With your chosen toilet bowl cleaner, squirt it liberally under the rim of the bowl and around, then while you’re waiting for that to work, you can focus your attention back on the exterior of the toilet.
Wipe everything down:
When you’ve sprayed your toilet with a disinfectant cleaning solution, you don’t need to use water to remove it, simply grab a few disposable paper towels and wipe it down from top to bottom, throwing the towels in the trash once you’ve done.
Clean your cleaning supplies, too!
To disinfect your toilet brush, prop it under the seat cover and pour bleach all over it so that the spillages go straight into the toilet. Leave it there for around a minute before rinsing it with water. Clean the canister by filling it with warm, soapy water, and you can even dump it right into the toilet bowl to get it fully submerged in bleachy water. Make sure that the brush dries out completely before you replace it.
When you’re done cleaning the toilet, peel your gloves off and scrub your hands well with soap and hot water. Leave the gloves to dry before putting them away for their next use.
Follow these quick and easy toilet cleaning tips, and your toilet will be good enough for royalty!
