In one of our recent "Do Tell" polls, you told us you'd rather clean the garage than the bathroom. So here's a handy guide to making bathroom cleaning easy, simple—and quick!
Daily Maintenance
To save time on hunting for cleaning supplies when you're ready to clean, stash a bucket filled with your favorite cleaning products and rubber gloves in each bathroom closet.
Touch up surfaces.
Keep some biodegradable
Scrubbing Bubbles® Antibacterial Bathroom Wipes in a drawer to quickly touch up bathroom surfaces at the end of each day.
Freshen up the toilet.
Use
Scrubbing Bubbles® Fresh Brush® 2-in-1 Toilet Cleaning System to clean under the rim and remove everyday soil easily. The textured scrubby pads included are designed to quickly break up during flushing so when you're done you can just flush the pad (and the dirt and germs) away.
Clean your shower effortlessly.
With just the touch of a button,
Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner eliminates soap scum and mold & mildew stains and keeps your shower cleaner, longer.
Feed the hamper.
Toss dirty clothes and towels into a hamper. Consider keeping one in or near each bathroom so towels will be less likely to hit the floor.
Check the paper supply.
Don't get caught with an empty roll! To conserve paper, and save a bit of money, squish the roll slightly so it doesn't dispense as smoothly. Bathroom visitors will be more apt to take just what they need, rather than letting the paper roll wastefully to the floor.
Let in some fresh air.
If your bathroom door is closed all day, open the door or a window to air out the room and reduce humidity.
Once a Week Tasks
Each of these tasks should take only five minutes to complete—especially if you and your family are already on top of your daily maintenance.
Give the tub a lasting clean.
Scrubbing Bubbles® Extend-A-Clean™ Power Sprayer makes it easy to keep the whole bathroom clean for up to four days. The one-touch continuous sprayer provides better coverage and a powerful formula of active cleaners that work continuously to clean up after you.
Make glass and chrome shine.
Use
Windex® Original Glass Cleaner on mirrors and inside of windows. It quickly cleans off tough dirt and grime, to leave behind a streak-free shine.
Stamp your toilet.
Keep your toilet bowl clean and fresh with
Scrubbing Bubbles® Toilet Cleaning Gel. The dispenser makes it easy to stamp the discreet gel under the rim—so there's no need to touch the disk or bowl with your hands. Better yet, the gel disc continuously cleans and freshens with every flush and lasts up to seven days.
Empty the waste basket.
Before you replace the trash bag in your bathroom wastebasket, wipe it out with
Windex® Multi-Surface Antibacterial.
Hang fresh towels.
If you have an active family, you may have to do this more than once a week.
Eliminate toiletry clutter.
Pour the remnants of shampoo, bubble bath and lotion into travel size bottles to use at the gym.
Hit the floors.
Sweep or vacuum, then mop on your way out the door. Use
Pledge® Multi Surface Floor Cleaner to clean your floors and bring out their natural beauty.
Tend to the plants.
Many varieties thrive in a bathroom's moist environment. To keep them looking their best, gently wipe dust off plant leaves with a damp cloth.
Seasonal Cleaning
Set the timer—some of these can be completed in as little as 20 minutes while you keep up your daily or weekly cleaning.
Clean the soft goods.
Launder curtains, rugs and cloth shower curtains according to the care instructions. After washing the cloth shower curtain, hang it immediately and let it air-dry to prevent wrinkles.
Clear out the cabinets.
Take everything out of your medicine cabinet and put back only those items you use daily. Store everything else. And despite the name, don’t store medicines in the bathroom medicine cabinet because heat and moisture can cause them to expire prematurely or not work effectively.
Restock supplies.
In addition to refilling your cleaning supplies, check your supplies of light bulbs, toilet paper, cotton balls and guest towels. Organize and store these items in
Ziploc® Brand Containers with the Smart Snap® Seal. The sturdy containers help keep things neat and organized and their clear plastic makes it easy to see where everything is.