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How to Clean Grout | Two Ingredient DIY Grout Cleaner

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1 Sep
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Do you clean your grout? I never had. However, one day as I was scrolling through Pinterest, I saw that other people are, indeed, cleaning their grout, so I thought I’d give it a try. We do not have much tile in our house, but I can tell you right now, the grout by our front door is gross. Kids bring in a lot of junk on their shoes: mud, snow, grass, sand… As you well know, I’m all about a homemade version, so here’s what I did to make my own DIY Grout Cleaner.

Title Image: DIY Grout Cleaner displaying dirty grout in the background

I am not even kidding you when I say this DIY Grout Cleaner works like magic. My grout went from dirty brown to “like new” status with just a little scrubbing.

What You Need to Make DIY Grout Cleaner

Items needed to make your own DIY Grout Cleaner: Baking Soda and Hydrogen Peroxide. A toothbrush is also displayed as the tool used in the cleaning process

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  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Baking Soda
  • Small Bowl
  • Toothbrush

Remember how well the mixture of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda worked on my porcelain sink? This combination not only removes dirt and grime, but also whitens and brightens.

How to Make Grout Cleaner

In a small dish or bowl, combine the baking soda and hydrogen peroxide until it forms a paste. I added the baking soda first and then slowly added hydrogen peroxide, a little at a time, until I got a pasty consistency. It doesn’t need to be super thick, but you do not want it runny either. When you find the right consistency, dip the toothbrush in and scrub it onto the grout.

Toothbrush dipped in DIY Grout Cleaner and used to clean dirty grout

You should see almost immediate results. Remove any excess “scrub” with a clean wet cloth.

UPDATE: We recently moved into a new house, and the bathroom grout was disgusting so I tried this trick again, but this time, I snapped a picture while working so you could see just how amazing this recipe really works. On the left is the untouched grout. (Yuck!). On the right, you can see how well this grout cleaner works.

Before and After of how well DIY Grout Cleaner works on dirty bathroom grout.

Isn’t that crazy? Love a good cleaning hack!

 

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Before and After showing the easiest DIY Grout Cleaner! The grout cleaner only uses 2 ingredients and makes grout look like new. #grout #diycleaner #greenclean #groutcleaner

7 Comments

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Comments

  1. Bobbie Goldberg says

    July 4, 2021 at 3:46 PM

    I am excited to try this! Will let you know how it turns out. I am a new subscriber and can’t wait to see and try everything!

    Reply
    • Gail Wells says

      December 28, 2021 at 2:11 PM

      I agree with the formula. We purchased a bottle of harsh chemicals and I freaked out thinking about the fumes and residual chemicals in our home. Try it on a small section to see if the DYI is for you. Note, it does work. Good luck.

      Reply
  2. steve horban says

    June 20, 2021 at 1:06 PM

    Have you tried using an electric toothbrush, either a cheap battery one or the cheap
    chinese heads available on ebay etc. It should make application and scrubbing easier.
    Steve

    Reply
  3. Glenda McIlvaine says

    December 4, 2020 at 3:55 AM

    I need to try this. The house that we bought has tile in both bathrooms, kitchen, living room and the utility room!!

    Reply
  4. Patti says

    September 9, 2020 at 11:45 AM

    I recently used this two ingredient method and it worked perfectly. I sealed the grout twice since it has been a long time. I also will be using a steam cleaner or swiffer in between steam cleaning. If you use a sponge mop and bucket, it just leaves dirty water in your clean grout which makes the grout dirty faster. Just saying.

    Reply
  5. Rosy@justmyrosylife says

    September 1, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    Our grout is beyond cleaning so I wiped up as much dirt with a magic eraser and then painted it with that grout renew paint. I wanted all new tile and grout but the budget wouldn’t allow at this time so I just changed the color of the grout. No matter which route you take – it’s a tedious job!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      September 3, 2015 at 5:38 AM

      It really is tedious which is why I’m glad we don’t have much tile in our house 🙂

      Reply

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