What’s the worst room in the house to clean?
If we were to place a bet, we’d say you just thought of the bathroom, or maybe the oven but that’s not a room so it doesn’t count.
With Christmas just around the corner, most of us will be expecting guests which means the annual big clean is coming.
Unfortunately, you can’t ignore the loo when it comes to scrubbing, but on the bright side; we’ve rounded up a few hacks that might make the process a bit less painful.
Keep your mirrors fog-free
Using shaving foam to clean your mirrors will stop them from fogging up when the bathroom becomes steamy. No, you’re not misreading that, we promise.
Simply spray it on, use kitchen roll to polish it off and you’ll have a gleaming, steam-free mirror for around two to three weeks.
Use vinegar to clean windows
Mix one part of white vinegar with half a part of rubbing alcohol (you need to look for a 70% concentration) and two parts of water in a spray bottle and you’ve got a homemade bathroom window and mirror cleaner in one.
For the best effect with vinegar, use it only on cool days when no direct sunlight is hitting the glass, and use a microfibre cloth to buff it, that way you’ll get a streak-free finish.
Do it in advance of your get-together and keep the windows open to air out the vinegar smell.
Unblock your drain
Drains can become blocked with hair over time and sometimes the best way to unblock it is to use a drain snake.
Yet if you suspect it’s toothpaste or razor gunk and soap that’s blocking it up, you could do worse than dropping four effervescent indigestion tablets down the drain, followed by a cup of distilled vinegar.
Leave it for 10 minutes, then follow up with a kettle full of boiling water.
Descale showerheads
Fuss-free and effective fix to clean a shower head quickly? Remove it and put it into a plastic bag (sandwich bags are good) or bowl and cover with distilled vinegar.
If it’s really bad you can add a spoonful of bicarbonate of soda, too.
You can secure the top of the bag with an elastic bag (use this trick if the shower head is fixed or you can’t get it off) this also disguises the smell somewhat.
Leave it for an hour, remove and turn the shower on.
Cleaning grout
Break out the vinegar once again, it’s a multipurpose tool at this point.
You can spray your shower area with a half-water, half-white vinegar mix when you’re getting out.
Another option is to use a bleach pen or take bicarbonate of soda to it on a toothbrush – or you can swap bicarbonate of soda for bleach if you have that to hand.
Let it sit for a moment before rinsing and you’ll be good to go.
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