10 Easy Shower Cleaning Hacks & Tips For A Sparkling Bathroom

Check these shower cleaning hacks to help you keep your bathroom sparkling, clean, and fresh.

It is understandable that cleaning your shower is usually a dreaded task. Unfortunately, this is one of those chores that must be done on a regular basis if you’re going to keep up with proper cleaning habits.

The shower builds up grime, mold, dirt, stains, and gunk – all of the less-than-nice things you want to see stepping inside for a soothing shower.

For instance, according to safehome.org, your shower curtain and the floor have 60 times more bacteria than the toilet. This is an alarming fact, but one that can be avoided.

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3 Things to Consider Before Cleaning Your Shower

Consider doing your shower cleaning in steps rather than becoming overwhelmed by the thought of cleaning it.

You do not have to balance multiple bottles of cleaners and other supplies, nor must you have to work too hard if you keep up a consistent cleaning routine.

Here are a few tips that are sure to make your life easier and your shower cleaner.

1. Remove all Loose Items

Before you begin any cleaning, remove items that are in your way. Shampoo bottles, soap dispensers, and luffas have no place in your shower while you are trying to clean it.

Cleaning around these items is lazy and will ensure a still-dirty shower. Move these items out of the shower, wipe them down as necessary, then focus your attention on your bare shower.

2. Use the Step-by-Step Method

Take steps in cleaning your shower by sections so that shower cleaning products do not sit on surfaces for too long. For example, first, focus on scrubbing each of the shower walls.

Save the shower floor for scrubbing last. Cleaning by section also guarantees you won’t accidentally miss a spot or section.

3. Clean Your Shower Often

By cleaning often, that means at least once a week. If you go longer than that amount of time, expect to use much more elbow grease in those nooks and crannies.

To keep you motivated, just think about what you do and where you go each day. You sweat it out during your workout routine.

You take care of your sick child who is running a fever. You go to work, the grocery store, or other public places where germs multiply. All of those germs and filth may be rinsed off after a nice, hot shower, but now your shower is covered in just that – filth.

7 Shower Cleaning Hacks Using DIY Recipes

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1. Quick Cleaning Method (DIY Recipe for all surfaces)

If you have multiple jobs, children to care for, or a to-do list that is a mile long, cleaning your shower may be near the end of that already long list. In between cleanings, use a leave-on spray on your shower.

This DYI recipe calls for:

1 cup water,
1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide,
1 tbsp lemon juice,
one tbsp dish soap,
1 teaspoon rinse aid, and
10 drops of lemon essential oil (optional).

Pour the mixture into a spray bottle. Spray down the shower surfaces after your own shower time, and let it do the hard work for you.

2. Clean the Shower Curtain

Not only do the shower walls and floor get filthy, but so do shower curtains and doors. Unless your shower curtain is shredded or torn, there is no need to replace it every few months.

Can the curtains be cleaned in the washing machine? Then place them in the drum with a couple of old towels to give a scrubbing action similar to hand wash.

If the curtains are really dirty place them in cold water with a cup of vinegar and one tablespoon of a liquid dishwasher. Leave them soaking for 30 minutes and scrub the remaining stains.

When the stains are persistent or the curtains have fungus, place baking soda in a soft brush and scrub until the marks disappear. Rinse with water.

Or try bleach diluted in water (don’t forget the gloves). Place a mixture of half bleach and half water in a bottle spray and spray the area.

Scrub the area with a sponge or brush and rinse with abundant water. Make sure to test first in a small area if you are using bleach. You can also substitute bleach for hydrogen peroxide.

3. Shower Screen Cleaning Hack

If the shower screen has limescale, soap marks, or just water mix half a cup of warm water with half a cup of white vinegar, two tbsp lemon juice, and one spoon of a liquid dishwasher.

Using a soft brush or sponge, spray the mixture over the screen insisting on the areas with more stains.

Leave it to act for 10 minutes and rinse it with hot water and dry the shower screen with kitchen paper or a clean microfiber cloth.

If the stains are persistent you can make a paste with water and baking soda. Alternatively, use ceramic hob cream.

Apply the cream over the stains with a soft sponge in circular motions, and rinse with lots of warm water. Use a microfiber cloth for glass to completely dry the screen.

A cleaning hack you can use to keep the shower screen cleaner for longer is to rub a little bit of baby oil in the doors. This will help the water and soap to slide instead of adhering to the shower screen.

4. Clean Grout Stains

Those dirty grout lines really stand out on an otherwise spotless shower.

To get rid of the dirty grout lines on your walls mix one part of hydrogen peroxide with one part of baking soda. Apply it to the grout areas, and let it sit for at least 30 minutes.

After the mixture has set in, scrub with a soft brush (such as an old toothbrush) or use this grout cleaner brush and watch the stains disappear.

You may need to clean the grout every week, or as needed depending on how easily stains show up.

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5. DIY Remedy For a Shiny Faucet

To polish a grimy and water-stained faucet, all you need is a grapefruit and salt.

Cut a grapefruit in half, douse each half with salt, scrub into the faucet’s surface, and watch the metal shine.

The citric acid eats through the grime, which makes for a gleaming effect.

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6. Shower Head Cleaning Hack

Besides cleaning the walls, floor, and faucet; you must remember to clean the showerhead as well.

When your shower head is not spraying correctly or you are barely getting any water pressure, the holes in the head may be clogged due to the build-up of limescale.

To resolve this issue, either remove the showerhead and place it in a container or attach a bag to it.

Fill the container or bag with equal parts white vinegar and water and let the shower head sit in the mixture to unclog the holes.

Let it sit in the mixture for anywhere from one hour to overnight. The more clogged the head is, the longer you will want to let it sit.

7. Unclog Drains

Hair and soap can get stuck and clog your shower drain. This makes for a less-than-relaxing showering experience when you are splashing in ankle-deep water.

An easy way to unclog a drain is to pour baking soda down the drain. Leave to act for a while and then pour vinegar.

Let it sit for an hour approx. Lastly, run hot water down the drain. Once the water is draining freely, your drain should be cleared.

Another method is to use a drain snake or bent wire hanger to remove debris. Alternatively use a Bath Tub Drain Protector to prevent clogs.

A Clean Shower Makes for a Healthy Home

According to a Chicago Tribune article, your shower may hold up to 100 times more bacteria than a trashcan. This fact is most likely a motivational way to keep that shower scrubbed.

By starting with a clean shower, you are widely responsible for your happy and healthy household. Your family will thank you for it, and so will your own health.

What are your preferred shower-cleaning hacks?