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Bathroom Cleaning Hacks & Recipes | That Actually Work

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Cleaning Tips

10 Mar

We are tackling bathrooms for the first week of the 8 Week Cleaning Challenge, so I created a round-up of all my favorite bathroom cleaning hacks and recipes so you have them all in one spot. Happy Cleaning!

Essential oil and scrub brush with towel
 

To find each cleaning hack and recipe, simply click on the link below the image.

Best Bathroom Cleaning Hacks & Recipes: Floors

DIY Floor Cleaner

I have tried several different DIY Floor Cleaner recipes in my life, and I finally found one that tackles even the grossest of floors (like the one pictured below). This homemade floor cleaner does an amazing job and it doesn’t require much effort to wipe away the grime.

Before and after of linoleum floor cleaned with DIY floor cleaner
 

DIY Floor Cleaner

DIY Grout Cleaner

Have you ever tried a cleaning hack and thought, “I don’t think this is actually going to work.” Then you try it and the results are incredible? That’s what happened with this grout cleaning hack. A simple combination of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide made our bathroom grout look like new.

Before and after of grout after cleaning with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide
 

DIY Grout Cleaner

Best Way to Clean Bathroom Counters

DIY All Purpose Spray

Whether you have stone or laminate counters in your bathroom, this all purpose cleaner recipe is perfect since it is made without vinegar.

DIY All Purpose Cleaner for bathroom counters
 

DIY All Purpose Cleaner

Best Bathroom Cleaning Hacks & Recipes: Toilets

DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner

When my youngest was about 4, he drank out of our toilet… I know… So gross! It was at that time I realized, had I had toilet bowl cleaner in the toilet, my child could have had some issues, so I started to clean our toilets with vinegar and baking soda (not together!)

Roll of Toilet paper on the back of a toilet
 

How to Naturally Clean Toilets

DIY Cleaning Wipes

I use these DIY Cleaning Wipes to clean the toilet handle, seat, and lid. They also work great for light switches and faucets.

What a great recipe for DIY Cleaning Wipes. Way better than store bought!
 

DIY Cleaning Wipes

How to Naturally Remove Toilet Stains

We had a toilet in our basement that was hardly ever used. Over time it got these awful stains. I truly thought it was hopeless. (I mean, look at those stains!) I grabbed the only tool I’ve ever used to clean toilet stains and look at those results!

Stains in toilet before and after cleaning with a pumice stone
 

Easiest Way to Remove Toilet Bowl Stains

Freshen Toilets with DIY Toilet Bombs

If you want to quickly freshen toilets between cleanings, these DIY Toilet Bombs are perfect. Simply drop one or two in the toilet bowl and let them fizz for 15-20 minutes. Quickly scrub the toilet with a toilet brush and flush.

Toilet bomb recipe for freshening toilets
 

DIY Toilet Bombs

Best Bathroom Cleaning Hacks & Recipes: Showers

DIY Tub & Shower Cleaner

You can make you own shower cleaner with a simple combination of Sal Suds (or dish soap) and vinegar.

Using dish brush to clean shower with DIY Shower Cleaner
 

DIY Tub/Shower Cleaner

Best Cleaning Hack for Cleaning A Shower Head

This is truly one of my favorite cleaning hacks. It is obvious I don’t look up at our shower head very often (as you can tell from how disgusting it was). Our shower head was full of hard water stains and iron build-up… Yuck! Luckily, just need one pantry staple completely cleaned it up… with hardly any scrubbing.

Shower head before and after cleaning with vinegar
 

How to Clean Your Shower Head

Best Cleaning Hack to Remove Rust Stains in the Shower

As you can tell by our shower head, we have really hard water with lots of iron. This abundance of iron also creates stains on our shower walls. I tried everything to remove those rust stains; and just when I was about to give up, I remembered one item I had in my cleaning caddy… and it worked like a charm!

Before and after of rust stain removal in shower
 

How to Remove Rust Stains In A Shower

DIY Daily Shower Cleaner

Reduce mold, mildew and soap scum between cleanings with this Daily Shower Cleaner.

Homemade daily shower cleaner in a spray bottle
 

DIY Daily Shower Cleaner

Naturally Freshen Bathrooms with These DIY Recipes

Since bathrooms are known for having unpleasant smells from time to time, here’s a couple ways to naturally freshen bathrooms using essential oils… or coffee!

DIY Room Spray

I absolutely love this DIY Room Spray recipe. It’s easy to make and it works! You can also customize this room spray to create any scent you enjoy.

Room spray made with essential oil to naturally freshen the bathroom
 

DIY Room Spray

DIY Air Freshener

This homemade air freshener could not be easier to make. You can choose to use baking soda and essential oil… or fresh ground coffee.

Homemade air freshener made with essential oil and baking soda or coffee
 

DIY Air Freshener

Naturally Freshen Bathroom Linens

If your bathroom towels are starting to smell a little funky (like mildew), you can easily freshen them with a few ingredients from your kitchen!

Freshen the Laundry naturally with vinegar and baking soda. #cleaningtip #laundry
 

Naturally Freshen Bathroom Towels

Best Product for Cleaning Bathroom Mirrors

This cloth combination is my favorite product for cleaning bathroom mirrors. All you need is water to get a streak-free shine.

The image below (and the link above) are Norwex brand. The best way to buy Norwex is through a consultant (I am not one). There are also quite a few knock-off brands on Amazon, however, I’m not sure if they work as well.

Microfiber cloths to clean bathroom mirrors
 

Good luck tackling your bathrooms this week… or anytime.

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Comments

  1. Tools Specialist says

    October 9, 2021 at 12:22 AM

    What a lovely article! I love your DIY cleaners and it’s very helpful for someone like me who doesn’t have much expertise with cleaning the bathroom. A DIY air freshener is very effective too. Thanks!

    Reply
  2. themaidsin says

    April 8, 2020 at 11:56 PM

    Great blog! You always shared some best cleaning tips. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Angela says

    March 27, 2020 at 1:29 PM

    Grout cleaning is always tough! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  4. Adedc says

    August 22, 2016 at 3:09 AM

    Hi Erin,

    I really like your post!

    You have shared such an amazing post with great ideas of how to clean bathrooms.We use bathroom everyday and it require daily cleaning. I am very glad to have this post.You have shared such great ideas with various cleaning tips.These are really very helpful.Keep sharing more such ideas.

    Thank you so much foe such a great post!

    Regards
    Adedc

    Reply
  5. Laurie says

    February 13, 2016 at 1:56 PM

    I love the shower/tub tip, I will have to try that. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  6. Drew says

    February 8, 2016 at 2:58 PM

    That lemon cleaner recipe for counters and sinks looks great! I love diy cleaners that have lemon in them so I will definitely give this one a try. Thanks so much for sharing these!

    Reply
  7. Whitney Shortt says

    January 5, 2016 at 11:39 AM

    Thanks for the tips! Saving some of these to make my own cleaners!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      January 5, 2016 at 11:52 AM

      Wonderful! I love DIY cleaners. Typically they are less expensive than store bought versions, and I like knowing exactly what is in each one.

      Reply

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