Fru-Gal Friends

Subject: Bathroom cleaning tips Fri 04 Jan 2008, 10:41 pm

[b]Bathroom cleaning tips [/b]

Even
basic house cleaning can take all day, you run around from one end of
the house to the other mopping here, folding there, and it never seems
to be the way you want it. Here are a few cleaning tips for making the
more time consuming area of the bathroom more manageable:

Bathrooms are one of the worst areas of the house to keep clean. The
bathtub is an especially cumbersome task, and getting that seeming ever
present ring around the bath tub off can be back breaking. Here's a
cleaning tip I learned as a custodian-if the spigot of the tub facet is
small enough, cut a length of garden hose and fit it over the end. This
will help you rinse the bathtub better than pouring cups of hot water
down the sides. If the spout is large and the sink is close, fit the
length of hose over that. You can spray the water all the way up the
side of the shower to remove scrubbed mildew. If both are large, you
can purchase different widths of hose from a home improvement store for
any length or width you desire-be sure to get the length long enough to
fit over the entire faucet or else the back pressure will cause it to
fall off and you'll end up cleaning much more of the walls than you
intended! Another cleaning tip for the tub is to get another toilet
brush. It's the perfect length to reach the back of the tub.

Mildew is the number one cleaning problem for the bathroom. It grows in
the moisture, so keep the lights on at least ten minutes after a
shower, and if you can, install fans to help keep the room dry. Make
sure towels are hung up after use. Clean the walls with a mixture of
bleach and warm water (open the windows first!) to keep mildew and
other bacteria from growing. And here's a new cleaning tip: You may
also choose to repaint with mildew retardant paint; it is available at
home improvement stores.

Your shower curtain retains body oil and collects soap scum and mildew,
especially if it is made from a plastic material. Cloth shower curtains
can be taken down and thrown in with the laundry, but the liner is
typically plastic, and here is where the scummy problem lies. But most
people don't know that you can throw your vinyl liner in with a load of
delicates, just don't put it in the dryer! Hang it back up in the
shower and you're done cleaning the liner.

If you are still skeptical about using the washing machine, soaking
your liner in the tub with some warm bleach water and powdered laundry
detergent will get it clean. Swoosh it around with your hands and scrub
the mildew with a soft brush. Be sure to wear gloves when working with
bleach, and powdered detergent seems to work better than liquid for the
plastic.

The old stand by of pine cleaner is one of the best cleaning supplies
you can keep on hand for the bathroom, pour two capfuls full strength
in the toilet bowl and let it stand while you scrub down the tank,
bowl, and behind the seat. Chemical bathroom cleaners with
antibacterial and antifungal fighters are a better choice for the
bathroom than homemade cleaners, due to the high level of bacteria
which is so easily grown in the dampness, although this is the only
area of the house that chemicals are recommended over homemade-you
can't go wrong with bleach in this room. If you can train your family
to wipe down the surfaces when they are done using the bathroom you
will stay on top of bathroom cleaning, but good luck with that!

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Subject: Re: Bathroom cleaning tips Sat 05 Jan 2008, 5:05 am

My pet hate in the bathroom used to be soap-scum on the vanity, grrrr...that's been pretty much eliminated since switching to liquid soap. It's a little more expensive than bar soap but worth it for solving such an annoying problem as I was the only one who cleaned it up!
I did try making my ownl liquid soap, as an experiment which worked okay, but it was time consuming and for all it saved I'd rather buy it at Aldi where it's quite cheap in large sized bottles Laughing

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Subject: Re: Bathroom cleaning tips Sat 05 Jan 2008, 1:26 pm

I eliminated the problem with liguid soap to skin ... I use foam the littles dont use as much and these really no problem ... now working on the bath mat and how to keep that from being a mess.
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Subject: Re: Bathroom cleaning tips Sat 05 Jan 2008, 2:03 pm

I have two identical bathmats, which are basically just thicker towelling type material (so a bit heavier than towels). When I wash one, the other one comes out to play.
I keep it draped over the top of the shower screen, not very noticable and we only lay it on the floor when we use the shower or the bath. It drys quickly when hung up. They really don't get messy at all, just damp when we step out of the shower and I just toss them into the washing machine after every few uses with the bath towels.

I don't think I've seen the foam type soap that I've read a few of you ladies discussing. Perhaps I just haven't noticed it while shopping but I don't know if it's available here. It sounds iteresting.
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