The right product will make bathroom tile cleaning an easier task.
Bathroom cleaning is a routine and important chore in every home. Cleaning bathroom tiles may require dealing with soap scum, oily residues and minerals from water, however. These deposits can be troublesome and may require harsh chemicals and heavy scrubbing. Fortunately, the right home cleaning product can help make cleaning bathroom tiles easier and less time-consuming.
Method Daily Shower Spray
Method Daily Shower Spray Cleaner is a non-toxic tile and tub cleaner that is applied to surfaces without having to scrub or rinse. Results may take up to three or four weeks, but the product does remove soap scum, water stains and mildew, according to Galttech. You must spray all areas completely, however. The manufacturer states that no animals are used in testing the product.
Kaboom Bathroom, Tub & Tile Cleaner
In a side-by-side test of bathroom cleaners that included both Scrubbing Bubbles and Kaboom Bathroom Cleaner, Kaboom provided easier cleaning and better action on grout and rust stains, according to RetroHousewife. Kaboom was allowed to sit on bathroom tile surfaces for one to three minutes, then rinsed with a wet cloth until no cleaner residue remained. Kaboom worked particularly well on the hard-to-reach areas around faucets and knobs, without scrubbing.
Green Works Natural Bathroom Cleaner
Many consumers are interested in organic products that are less toxic to the environment, sparking an array of new organic products on the shelves for the environmentally conscious. Green Works, made with plant- and mineral-based ingredients, was rated by ConsumerReports.org as the best bathroom cleaning product among those that claimed to be natural. The website advises using the product frequently to remove and prevent mildew build-up.
Oxygen Bleach Cleaner
For those who prefer a simpler and less expensive product that they can keep on hand for a number of home cleaning tasks, AskTheBuilder recommends using oxygen bleach for cleaning bathroom tile. Oxygen bleach does a good job removing the dirt and grime that sticks onto bathroom tile grout and will not hurt adjacent carpeting.
Homemade Cleaner
Many people express concern about the harsh chemicals in home cleaning products and prefer to go back to the old cleaners that our grandparents once used to clean kitchens and bathrooms. MrsCleanUSA recommends a homemade cleaner using ½ cup ammonia, ½ cup of plain white vinegar, ¼ cup of washing soda (Borax) mixed in 1 gallon of water. It will do as good a job as expensive, commercial cleaners. Pour some of the solution in a spray bottle and apply to bathroom tile surfaces. Rinse the tile thoroughly and buff tile lightly with a clean cloth.
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