The master bathroom in our new house is a good size. The master shower is a GREAT size…except when it’s time to clean it. Ugh, so many tiles, so much glass, so much surface area for soap scum to stick to.
Our bathroom is always the last place to be cleaned. Not because it doesn’t need it, but typically because it needs it the most and that’s just no fun. So I put it off and put it off until I just can’t anymore. I’m hoping my new cleaner and method will help make the job a little easier and therefore I won’t dread it as much so it’ll get done more often so it won’t get as yucky. That’s a lot of pressure to put on one little scrubber, but I think it’s up to the task.
I got one of those refillable wand sponge scrubbers like you’d find in the kitchen. I used equal (to the best of my ability) parts blue Dawn and distilled white vinegar. Then, I scrubbed. I did the tiles first and because they weren’t pink or overly scummy, they didn’t impress me right of the bat. I mean, I assumed they were getting clean, but it just wasn’t a jaw-dropping before-and-after experience. What was noticeably different from when I use the bathroom cleaner is that I wasn’t being asphyxiated by the fumes and that was a major plus in favor of this simple cleanser.
Holding the scrubber by the handle was more comfortable, too, so there’re two ticks in the “pro” column.
Okay, so onto the glass. This is where the scum showed up the most. I’ve scrubbed it away as best as I could once, and we used the squeegee for a week or so afterward to help keep the glass clean, but I knew that wasn’t a habit that was going to stick. When I cleaned the glass the time before, I swear I used half a bottle of that noxious mold and mildew bathroom cleaner and enough elbow grease to scrub off the top layer of glass. But guess what? The glass looked better, but not as good as I expected considering my efforts.
Fast-forward to Sunday. I used the scrubber all over the glass, pressing enough to get the job done but I wasn’t bearing down more than necessary. I rinsed the soap off and voila! Perfectly clean glass! I really was expecting to be at least a little disappointed, but this stuff worked! Simple ingredients + a simple tool = a perfect combination.
Before
After
I admit I’m not totally sold yet because I want to see how long the cleanliness lasts. Is there something in the bathroom cleaner that keeps future scum at bay a little longer? Honestly, even if that’s the case, cleaning the shower with these ingredients and tool was so much more enjoyable that I won’t mind having to do it more often, which means just doing it on a regular basis since I already admitted to going too long in between scourings.
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AWESOME!!
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