DIY Cleaners to Every Inch of Your Bathroom

Natural Bathroom Cleaning

      Bathroom cleaning takes the most amount of time and work to clean since it has so many different types of surfaces and because, by its nature, it is a place that needs to be cleaned often because it’s frequency of use.
If you are like me, cleaning the bathroom is most likely one of your least favorite cleaning activities. Luckily, a checklist and some natural cleaners can make quick work of cleaning the bathroom.

Mirrors

Just like windows, mirrors can be cleaned with a 50/50 vinegar and water mix in a spray bottle and wiped with old rags from cut-up t-shirts or newspaper (paper towels leave a lot of residue with this method).
The easiest way, if you have them, is to use microfiber cloths (1 regular one wet, and one polishing one dry, or just one regular wet one and one regular dry) to clean without the need for chemicals at all.

Counters, Tile, Shower, Tub

If you have it, you can use microfiber for all of these. I’ve even found it to be effective on soap scum in the shower.
If not, there are other natural options that work great too:

• A 50/50 vinegar/water solution will clean tile, counters, cabinet fronts and soap scum in the shower
• A baking soda and water paste will clean stuck on gunk in the shower and tub (use vinegar instead of water for really tough stains)
• For grout, I sprinkle baking soda on the floor and spray with undiluted hydrogen peroxide and scrub with a gentle toothbrush
• For stained tubs and really, really tough messes, this homemade scouring powder works great, though it isn’t needed for regular cleaning
• For wall tile, painted door frames, spots on the doors, outside of toilet, etc, my homemade all purpose cleaner will clean and disinfect

Toilets

About once  a week, I sprinkle some baking soda around the inside of the toilet to coat, then dump a cup of undiluted white vinegar into the water. I use a reusable toilet brush to scrub and the chemical reaction of the baking soda and vinegar removes stains and any lingering smell. This also works externally (I use on the bottom of the toilet and the floor) to remove that “boy” smell from bathrooms.
I’ve also found that the urine smell that can linger (especially with potty-training boys) is often hiding in the hinges of the toilet seat and under the bolt caps on the side of the toilet. At our house, these get removed every 2 weeks or so and thoroughly cleaned.
I finish up toilet cleaning with a spray and wipe down with undiluted hydrogen peroxide.

Air Freshening

Products like Febreeze and Lysol spray have a host of chemicals that can be really harmful, especially to children. To freshen the bathroom without the toxins, try these natural ideas:

• These two spray recipes from Keeper of the Home make easy and natural air freshening sprays

           Recipe #1

           You can double this depending on the size of your bottle.
           12-15 drops of pure essential oil (I like grapefruit, orange, lemon, and lavender,
           but go with any scent that you enjoy)
           1/2 cup white vinegar

You can also make an even stronger version of this spray by using a higher ratio of vinegar to water and upping the essential oils (more like 20 drops) to use in a small diffuser bottle. This works better for just a quick spray into the air to freshen up a bathroom before guests, as opposed to the less concentrated spray that you would spray directly onto/into items.


           Recipe #2

4 Tbsp natural/eco-friendly fabric softener (I’m currently using Ecover’s Sunny Day fabric softener, but there are many brands available in your favorite natural grocery store)
Fill rest of a regular size spray bottle with water.

This one is my personal favorite, because it is just so fast and easy to make, and I happen to love the scent I’m currently using.

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