Bathrooms; they’re one of the most frequently used rooms in the home, and yet they are often the most overlooked when it comes to cleaning. Perhaps it’s because we know that it will often involve a fair bit of elbow grease, and in busy households, there may be precious little time when the room is unoccupied for long enough to clean it properly!
But since bathrooms are where we go to get clean ourselves, shouldn’t we ensure that the room itself is equally as clean?
If regular bathroom cleaning doesn’t suit your schedule, why not set aside an hour or two once a fortnight or once a month, to give your bathroom a deep clean?
Begin at the top:
Showerheads can quickly get bunged up with chalky deposits; a simple way of ridding them of this is to remove the showerhead, and fully submerge it in a plastic bag of white vinegar.
Vinegar is a cheap alternative to costly chemicals and works just as well, if not better. Ensure that the bag is tied securely, that the vinegar is covering the shower head completely, and that you leave it at least overnight, to work its magic. Then simply remove it from the bag and give it a quick rinse.
Shower curtains can get really grimy, but if you pop them into your washing machine with a couple of old towels (which will help to remove the soap scum during the washing cycle) and a scoop of detergent, they should come out sparkling clean and can be rehung to dry out.
Glass shower doors can be cleaned effortlessly with a paste of white vinegar and baking soda; just a few drops of vinegar in a cup of baking soda should suffice. Spread it over the door, leave it for an hour and wipe off. Then rinse, buff and stand back to admire the results!
Bath tubs really do benefit from a more regular clean, but do it weekly with your favorite bathroom cleaning solution, and the grime won’t have a chance to build up so much each week.
Grouting easily becomes discolored and can make your bathroom look tired and dirty; neat bleach with an appropriate brush and a little scrubbing, should get it looking clean and fresh again.
Toilet bowls are a part of the bathroom we prefer not to have to clean, but by simply pouring about a cupful of baking soda into the bowl, leaving it for a few minutes and then giving a quick brush and flush, should see it looking a lot cleaner. Don’t forget to clean your toilet brush with bleach after every use, as germs and bacteria can breed like rabbits there!
Faucets suffer from chalky deposits too, to rid them of these, simply soak a cloth in lemon juice or vinegar (or both combined) and leave it wrapped around the faucets for at least an hour, then remove and give a light rinse and buff.
Walls, tiles and surfaces soon become greasy and stained, a simple solution is to spray all affected areas with a bathroom cleaner, run the shower on hot until the room has filled with steam, then go out and shut the door behind you. The steam should help lift off the grease and grime, then go back in after an hour or so and give the surfaces a quick wipe down.