The bathroom

[BusynMember]

This is not quite another how do you wash it, yet it is, specifically the tub, which I HATE to do I prefer the toilet lol.

My hub gets teary and his nose runs with anything bleach. When he worked I used bleach cleaners for the tub but now he is retired and I am not sure what else works as well. So...

How do you clean your bathroom, specifically that tub that gets yukko dirty fast!! What works well in place of bleach?

 

[Pink Elephant]

Okay... bathtub and sinks get Lemon Vim (so nice smelling, though the new version isn't half as pleasant as the old), nevertheless, it works like a charm.

The toilets get Oxy-Clean (Scrub-free). It's strong, so open the window up beforehand, but a quick few sprays of it and a quick sponging, and toilet is spotless and smells so clean and fresh. I let the cleaner sit for a few minutes (after the cleaning/scrubbing), then flush.

SOT. You will love the Vim! Been using it for years now.

 

[Pink Elephant]

Oh... and for the glass and mirrors, Bon-Ami (glass cleaner). Wow does that stuff ever work super-duper! Works super-great for cleaning greasy stove-tops after making bacon and eggs and splattering things.

 

[BusynMember]

Thanks do much, Pink. Where can I buy the Vim??

 

[Pink Elephant]

When my kids were babies, I was forever cleaning the toilet, because I always had my hands in the toilet rinsing out their diapies.

 

[Pink Elephant]

SOT. I buy mine at Walmart, but any grocer or supermarket should carry it. The lemon smells so clean and fresh and works effortlessly! I use a sponge and between the two does it ever make for fast cleaning!

 

[AppleCori]

Great thread, SWOT!

I love to talk cleaning strategies! Hearing how others do things always gives me new ideas.

First, philosophy: my aim for housework is to do it easily, efficiently, quickly, and inexpensively—in that order. A daily routine works best for me.

Before I get out of the shower in the morning, I rub down the shower with liquid soap (cheap dollar store) and a rubber brush (I have one skinny one for corners and such, and a larger one for flat surfaces). I rinse with a rag I use for his purpose. It’s a quick job, just one to two minutes. I Don’t necessarily do every surface every day. I never have to scrub and it always looks clean.

I wipe the floor, sink, and outside of the toilet the same way (all surfaces every day). Takes about a minute.

I squirt liquid soap in the toilet and do a quick swipe around the bowl.

I think Vim is a Canadian product, but you may be able to order on amazon.

If I have to scrub something with bleach-like cleaning power, I use Barkeeper’s Friend. I scrub the bathroom with this when I move into an existing home, before I shower there. It doesn’t contain bleach, but works like it does. I use it in the toilet bowl for disinfecting, on occasion.

 

[Pink Elephant]

Great thread, SWOT!

I love to talk cleaning strategies! Hearing how others do things always gives me new ideas.

First, philosophy: my aim for housework is to do it easily, efficiently, quickly, and inexpensively—in that order. A daily routine works best for me.

Before I get out of the shower in the morning, I rub down the shower with liquid soap (cheap dollar store) and a rubber brush (I have one skinny one for corners and such, and a larger one for flat surfaces). I rinse with a rag I use for his purpose. It’s a quick job, just one to two minutes. I Don’t necessarily do every surface every day. I never have to scrub and it always looks clean.

I wipe the floor, sink, and outside of the toilet the same way (all surfaces every day). Takes about a minute.

I squirt liquid soap in the toilet and do a quick swipe around the bowl.

I think Vim is a Canadian product, but you may be able to order on amazon.

If I have to scrub something with bleach-like cleaning power, I use Barkeeper’s Friend. I scrub the bathroom with this when I move into an existing home, before I shower there. It doesn’t contain bleach, but works like it does. I use it in the toilet bowl for disinfecting, on occasion.

Thanks for mentioning the possibility that Vim is Canadian. Never even thought of it. There must be a comparable cream cleaner that compares that's available in the States.

By the way, Apple, great cleaning method/routine!

 

[Pink Elephant]

Yep, just checked, you're right, Apple. Vim, product of Uni-Lever, Canada.

 

[AppleCori]

Yep, just checked, you're right, Apple. Vim, product of Uni-Lever, Canada.

I figured, since i’ve never heard of it!

 

[BusynMember]

Nuts. I was going to look for it! Thanks Apple!

 

[Pink Elephant]

Nuts. I was going to look for it! Thanks Apple!

I'm sure you guys have a comparable or similar cleaner in the States. Let me know what you find, SOT.

 

[BusynMember]

That's just it. Nothing I tried works as well as a bleach spray.

 

[Pink Elephant]

Have you tried a cream cleaner before?

 

[BusynMember]

Example?

 

[Pink Elephant]

There's Jif, Cif, Soft Scrub (Lemon), Creamy Cleanser, Astonish Cream, and I'm sure many, many more.

What's great about cream cleansers, they cling to the tub-surround, and when scrubbing they have substance to them, unlike liquid cleaners.

 

[BusynMember]

Ok. Thanks!

 

[Crayola13]

If the tub gets really bad I use Comet with a harsh scrubbing sponge. I have tried less harsh cleaners, but they didn't work for soap scum buildup.

 

[BusynMember]

Crayola, thanks. That's what I have been doing. I just would like to find a product where I don't have to scrub so hard. But I agree that doing it that way is very effective.

 

[Pink Elephant]

If the tub gets really bad I use Comet with a harsh scrubbing sponge. I have tried less harsh cleaners, but they didn't work for soap scum buildup.

Please don't use Comet anymore, it's cancer causing. I learned about it some 30-35 years ago. Quit using it immediately after.