How to Clean Bathroom

Take your bathroom from grime to shine in a jiffy with our best, new, and top bathroom cleaning projects. No more soap rings or water stains. Here at Hometalk we can help you get your bathroom sparkling with our videos, slideshows, and discussion boards. Get the answers you've been looking for to achieve the clean bathroom you've been dreaming of.

Learn How to Clean Bathroom Areas for Sparkling, Stress-Free Results

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Clean from the top down: Take a microfiber cloth and dust the surfaces of all wall-mounted objects, including mirrors and shelves, to avoid doubling your workload.
Clean up any fallen dust: Brush away any dust that’s fallen onto vanity units, sinks, and toilets. Use a streak-free cleaning solution to finish stainless-steel taps.
Tackle toilet grime: For the toughest bathroom job, pour a cup of vinegar into the cistern. Allow to sit for five minutes and flush for a gleaming finish.
Bake your shower clean: Take baking soda and water, mix, and apply to your showerhead. The solution will remove limescale and restore your shower’s full power.
Finish with vinegar: Use a scrubbing brush and vinegar to give tile grout a gleaming white finish and leave your bathroom sparkling.

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Top Bathroom Cleaning Projects

Take a look through our top DIY bathroom cleaning projects and plan for your own project.

3 Non-Toxic Household Ingredients to Unclog Your Drain in 4 Easy Steps

The only time I remember to clean the drains is when water starts going down slowly. Then I freak out! (Plumbers are one of the least favorite people in my “contacts” list.) Sounds familiar? But keeping the drain clean ’n smooth is easier than you think: All you need to do is to use a couple of my two favorite cleaning ingredients regularly. So. Ready to save some money on plumbing? Read on to find out how to unclog a bathroom sink or tub!

Elena K, Hometalk Team

Removing Tough and Odd Stains

Stains can be such a challenge to remove and I put some to the test. Here are a few ways I found to remove these stains with inexpensive and easy to find ingredients. You can see more of my crazy creations here

Chas' Crazy Creations

Remove Soap Scum With a Grapefruit and Kosher Salt

Remove that awful soap scum using all natural products which leaves behind a fresh citrus scent!

Alicia W

Easy Grout Cleaner (and Swiffer Hack) for Under $8

If you’ve read my other posts, you know by now I’m into DIY green cleaners: easy to make using household ingredients. I’m sure you’ll also notice I like to reuse and upcycle. Why purchase a new swiffer when I can turn the old into new? With that in mind, I decided to tackle a long due bathroom project: A DIY Tile & Grout Green cleaner to make my floors shine again! Read on to learn how to make yours.

Elena K, Hometalk Team

DIY Toilet Cleaning Fizzy Tablets

Cleaning the toilet isn't something most of us look forward to, but these homemade fizzy tablets can make that chore a little quicker and simpler. Just drop one or two of these tablets into the toilet bowl, let them fizz and dissolve, give a quick swish with your brush, and you've got a clean and fresh toilet!

Bev @ The Make Your Own Zone

DIY 3-Ingredient Tub and Tile Cleaner

Cleaning your home doesn't have to be toxic! This easy and inexpensive tub and tile cleaner cleans just as effectively as commercial products - without the addition of harsh chemicals. And, it smells great too!7-9-17 Update: This project is no longer published on To Work with My Hands. Proportions are included below.

To Work With My Hands

5 Ways to Clean Your Tub & Tile

Cleaning my bathroom ranks right up there with raking leaves and shoveling snow, all things I hate to do. These 5 tricks will help make that job a little easier.

Alicia W

3 Ingredient Green DIY Soap Scum Remover for Your Glass Shower Doors

I LOVE our shower doors. So sleek and modern, they make our small bathroom look like a spa! Until soap scum starts accumulating, that is. Luckily, I came up with a non-toxic concoction that takes good care of both the scum and my lungs! Stay with me to find how to make yours.

Elena K, Hometalk Team

Dye Your Easter Eggs and Then Spring Clean the House!

Did you know that you can use Kool-Aid to clean your house?!?! Check out my step-by-step tutorial below and you'll be cleaning in color in no time! What's really great about this is the kids might like to help with some of the cleaning since it seems "magically cool" with Kool-Aid.

Kelly-n-Tony

Toilet Cleaning Bombs

Got a dirty toilet, but you’re too lazy to clean up the mess?No worries, I got you covered with this easy peasy toilet bomb.

Ariel

3 Non-Toxic Household Ingredients to Unclog Your Drain in 4 Easy Steps

Elena K, Hometalk Team

Removing Tough and Odd Stains

Chas' Crazy Creations

Remove Soap Scum With a Grapefruit and Kosher Salt

Remove that awful soap scum using all natural products which leaves behind a fresh citrus scent!

Alicia W

Easy Grout Cleaner (and Swiffer Hack) for Under $8

Elena K, Hometalk Team

DIY Toilet Cleaning Fizzy Tablets

Bev @ The Make Your Own Zone

DIY 3-Ingredient Tub and Tile Cleaner

To Work With My Hands

5 Ways to Clean Your Tub & Tile

Cleaning my bathroom ranks right up there with raking leaves and shoveling snow, all things I hate to do. These 5 tricks will help make that job a little easier.

Alicia W

3 Ingredient Green DIY Soap Scum Remover for Your Glass Shower Doors

Elena K, Hometalk Team

Dye Your Easter Eggs and Then Spring Clean the House!

Kelly-n-Tony

Toilet Cleaning Bombs

Got a dirty toilet, but you’re too lazy to clean up the mess?No worries, I got you covered with this easy peasy toilet bomb.

Ariel

Bathroom Cleaning Videos

Watch our DIY video tutorials on how to clean your bathroom. Learn something new!

9 Ways to Clean Your Toughest Household Messes.

Struggling to keep your home clean? Here are 9 ways to better clean you home, and fast!

Kara S.

Remove Soap Scum With a Grapefruit and Kosher Salt

Remove that awful soap scum using all natural products which leaves behind a fresh citrus scent!

Alicia W

5 Ways to Clean Your Tub & Tile

Cleaning my bathroom ranks right up there with raking leaves and shoveling snow, all things I hate to do. These 5 tricks will help make that job a little easier.

Alicia W

Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger

This is the coolest trick to unclog a toilet. It's so much cleaner than using a plunger. I can’t promise it will work every time for you, but it worked every time I tried it. All you need is dish soap and hot water.

Shawna Bailey

Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Bathroom Cleaning Projects

Check out our best DIY bathroom cleaning projects and ideas. They're pretty great.

How to Get Rid of Black Mold in Your Shower Caulking

If you don't want to take the time and the expense to remove and replace your shower or bathtub caulking that is currently moldy, then this is a great way to remove the mold and mold stains that is very affordable and easy! Plus, it works amazing!

Katelyn Fagan

{Practically Free} Homemade Grout Cleaner

Here's how to use two inexpensive ingredients to easily clean your grout without using harmful chemicals. Plus two other great uses for baking soda and vinegar that will rock your cleaning routine! />

Carrie MakingLemonade

How to Clean a Showerhead

Before heading down to read the tutorial, please subscribe to the Mother Daughter Projects newsletter! You can join our community by clicking this link: Sign up here.Have you ever looked up at your shower head and noticed a bunch of the nozzles aren't working? I (Steph) installed a new shower head in 2013 when I moved into my house, and haven't thought about it since. Over time I have noticed the water seemed to be coming out harder and was spraying in different directions. It also didn't have the 'rain' effect it once did. I decided it was time to try to clean it! Here's what I did.

Mother Daughter Projects

3 Non-Toxic Household Ingredients to Unclog Your Drain in 4 Easy Steps

Elena K, Hometalk Team

Toilet Cleaning Bombs

Got a dirty toilet, but you’re too lazy to clean up the mess?No worries, I got you covered with this easy peasy toilet bomb.

Ariel

Six Ways to Use Tea Around Your House

Here are six different ways to use three different teas - black, green, and mint.You can use unused or used tea bags; however, in some of the tips, the tea must be dry. This is a great way to recycle your tea after you've enjoyed a spot of tea.

Alicia W

How to Get Rid of Black Mold in Your Shower Caulking

Katelyn Fagan

{Practically Free} Homemade Grout Cleaner

Carrie MakingLemonade

How to Clean a Showerhead

Mother Daughter Projects

3 Non-Toxic Household Ingredients to Unclog Your Drain in 4 Easy Steps

Elena K, Hometalk Team

Toilet Cleaning Bombs

Got a dirty toilet, but you’re too lazy to clean up the mess?No worries, I got you covered with this easy peasy toilet bomb.

Ariel

Six Ways to Use Tea Around Your House

Alicia W

Popular Bathroom Cleaning Discussions

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How can I clean a dirty fiberglass shower base?

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How do I remove mold on bathroom caulking?

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Any suggestions for removing mold from bathroom shower caulking that actually works other than removing it and then replacing it.

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How do you remove dried caulking from shower insert walls?

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New Bathroom Cleaning Projects

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If Cleaning Your Grout Doesn't Work. Try This

Like many of you, I've tried every trick to get my grout to look clean. I clean my floors, I've bleached my floors, I've bleached my grout........a week later it looks like it has been dirty for a century. I've gone through countless toothbrushes, even wire brushes, trying to clean the grout. It's hard work.After trying method after method I was actually getting ready to re-grout my entire kitchen. If you haven't done that before...it's a beast of a job.One day while in Home Depot I found a little bottle that said Grout ReNew. What? New grout in a bottle? For $14.00 I had to give it a try. I've mentioned it in a couple of answers to people posting how to get their grout clean but I decided to post the entire project.I've wasted more than $14 buying all of the items needed to try this trick or that one, so what is one more trick.I started in my kitchen. I did this over 6 months ago since I wanted to see what would happen with regular wear and tear. And that room gets worn and torn. Ha ha.My kitchen still looks great. I use a steam mop on it regularly so it's been getting steam, dropped water, dropped food, anything that can fall, does in my kitchen.I know this is not all natural but sometimes, you have to resort to the chemical solution to get the results you want.It comes in many colors. Some of my grout was really badly stained and it worked. It even covered up where the prior owner spilled red nail polish and just wiped it into the grout.

Lisa L Smith

Get an Amazingly Clean Shower Curtain Liner Using Infused Oils

Clean your shower curtain liner with Infused Orange Oil cleaning spray

Nicki Redekop

How to Clean, Descale, and Unclog Your Shower Head Naturally!

There are millions of cleaning products out there designed to help us clean away all the crazy buildup that water can leave on our showers, each one claiming to be better than the last. There are cleaners for soap scum, hard water, descaling, unclogging things, and polishing other things. Of course, as with most things, the best solution is the simplest! I’ve heard about this one before, but didn’t really believe that it would work that well for me, especially because we have crazy minerally well water out here.

CreekLineHouse .

4 Ways to Clean the Shower and Keep It Clean

Stay on top of shower messes and problems with these 4 simple tips (descriptions in the photos). 1. Shower surface cleaning solutions 2. Preventing drain clogs 3. How to fix irregular flow from a shower head 4. How to keep the shower clean

HomeSpot HQ

How To Make a Dirty Showerhead Look Like New Again

Showerheads can get dirty with mineral deposits over time, but you can get them clean and fresh again with a simple homemade remedy. By putting some vinegar in a baggie and fastening it over your showerhead (and then being patient for an hour or two!) you can get those crusty showerheads looking like new again. I used this method and was really happy with the results.

Bev @ The Make Your Own Zone

The Best Way to Remove Mold & Mildew With 2 Ingredients (NO Bleach!)

This is a great post today! We are sharing the best way to remove mold & mildew with just TWO ingredients.The really neat thing about being a chemist is getting to research and find the best tips to share with you. All of my tried and true cleaning recipes can be found in the ebook (check our website for that!), and I still use all of these to clean my home.Our eBook is full of the best and easiest homemade cleaning solutions you can use forever which is why it’s so handy.But I am constantly researching ideas and tips to make your life easier, so I still love to share cleaning tips on the website. Especially when something is so life changing, like this!So, let’s talk about this fantastic homemade mold and mildew killer! This is the best way to remove mod and mildew!