I don’t know about you, but I always clean the bathroom on the kitchen. But I think that, for most people, cleaning the bathroom is a disgusting time, necessary but rotten chore, and something to hold your breath, and just It’s finished.
Over the years I have assembled four simple steps to make bathroom cleaning eco-clean. I share them with you in the hopes of helping you cross this chore from your to-do list without exposing yourself or the planet to harmful chemicals. There’s no trout or fuss!
Here are my 4 steps into the Eco Clean Bathroom!
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1. First, try out glass shower doors
If hard water and soap residues make the door fog, heat one or two tablespoons of vinegar or in a microwave and carefully pour into a spray bottle Fine mist settings. Lightly spray vinegar on the shower door and leave for 10-15 minutes. Wipe with a damp cloth Non-Abrupb Scrubber To reveal a sparkling glass with no streaks.
2. Next, the toilet
This is the source of our bathroom cleaning disgust, is it correct? Sorry, but I’m telling you to get your elbow deep inside that.
Toilet brushes are huge plastic incubators of bacteria and bacteria, and you don’t really see all the dirt you lack because they maintain arm distance. I like it Rubber gloves To protect my hands, Compostable cloth sponge Or a sponge that can be easily washed and sanitized, and a small squirt of dish soap or Castile Soap. By throwing the brush down, you can enter under the rim of the toilet, in every corner where you can hold filth, without the risk of a brush backsplash. The toilet rings are gently arranged pumice Removes accumulation without damaging the toilet bowl’s enamel.
3. Brighten that dim bathtub
Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of baking soda and Castile soap or dish soap. Do you use cloth? Non-abrushed pad Scrub the bathtub from top to bottom, glow until it glows and rinses in warm water. This simple method employs zero harmful chemicals and provides great arm training. And when the next bath time comes, you don’t have to worry about a dirty bathtub.
4. Mirrors, faucets, countertops, ahhh!
Fill the spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of white vinegar and water. This mixture is enough to tackle mirrors, faucets and countertops, and cleans them up and lets them shine.
Congratulations, you’re done! 3 ingredients, 15 minutes. Wasn’t that bad? Well, would someone like to return my fridge and decontaminate it?
Want more eco-friendly cleaning advice? Read the whole house with vinegar, baking soda and lemon.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on October 8th, 2014, and was updated in February 2025.
