In the hectic pace of everyday life, there is hardly any time to clean the bathroom every day.Calcified shower cubicles, dirty tiles and soap residue on the sink are often the result. Luckily, they can be quickly removed even with an all-purpose cleaner from the drugstore. However, if you are looking for an environmentally friendly alternative, choose a natural cleaning product. In today's article we will explain to you how you can make a bathroom cleaner yourself.
1. Make your own bathroom cleaner: Which home remedies can remove dirt and deposits?
Disinfect,Remove depositsand aromatize: A bathroom cleaner has to be able to do a lot. Luckily, there are several home remedies that we all have at home that have excellent cleaning properties. These include baking soda, vinegar, curd soap and lemon juice. However, there are a few things you should keep in mind when cleaning:
- Natural materials such as stone are very sensitive to acidic cleaning agents. To prevent discoloration and the homemade bathroom cleaner from leaving stains, you should make a list of all the materials in the bathroom and find out from the manufacturer in advance what you can use to clean them. If this is not possible, you can first test the bathroom cleaner on an invisible area.
- Glass and ceramics are usually acid-resistant, but are sensitive to scratches. Home remedies with lemon juice or diluted vinegar are suitable for them, but baking soda and baking soda are less suitable.
- If you make your own bathroom cleaner, the most important thing is patience. You often have to test the formula several times and improve it if necessary or adapt it to your own needs.
- A homemade oneToilet cleanercan make the toilet sparkling white again. However, some home remedies can also damage the drain pipe. To avoid this, you should first consult a professional before experimenting with toilet cleaners.
2. Make your own bathroom cleaner: various recipes
To make cleaning faster, you can divide the bathroom into several zones and remove dirt using different cleaning products.
2.1. Make your own bathroom cleaner against limescale
Limescale deposits in the bathroom are not a pretty sight. To remove them, you need a limescale cleaner. You can find numerous products in drugstores, but you can also make the limescale cleaner yourself.
Make your own bathroom cleaner with vinegar essence for the bathroom fittings
The white vinegar and the apple cider vinegar contain vinegar essence that can remove limescale. If you don't have vinegar at home, you can simply dilute the vinegar essence with water in a ratio of 1:10. This means that you can dissolve 100 ml of vinegar essence in 1 liter of water. Then fill the limescale cleaner into a glass bottle and spray the deposits with it. Leave the vinegar essence solution on for half an hour before rinsing the area.
Bathroom cleaner with rinse aid for the tiles in the shower:You can descale the tiles quickly and reliably with rinse aid. If the limescale deposits are very stubborn, you can put some rinse aid directly on them. Let it sit for 10 minutes before scrubbing the tiles with a soft sponge.
Alternatively, you can also make the rinse aid yourself. For this purpose, dissolve 10 g of grated organic curd soap in 50 ml of warm water. Then add 1 teaspoon of baking soda and dilute the solution with 250 ml of cold water.
2.2. Make your own bathroom cleaner against rust
Rusted bathroom fittings or rust stains in the sink? A bathroom cleaner can help against this. You can have oneYou can also make your own lemon cleaner against rust. For this purpose you need 5 fresh lemons and 350 ml of white vinegar. First, cut the lemons into thin slices and place them in a mason jar. Then pour the white vinegar into the jam jar. Make sure that it completely covers the lemon slices and close the jar. Now put it in a cool place. The pantry in the kitchen or an unheated and shady winter garden are ideal. Let the lemon cleaner sit there for a month. Then you can carefully remove the lemon slices and use the liquid to clean rust stains in the bathroom.
Baking soda and baking powder against rust
The combination of baking soda and baking powder also proves to be particularly effective against rust. You can put the two ingredients in a clean bowl. Gradually pour water into the bowl and mix the ingredients until creamy. Then spread some bathroom cleaner on the rust area and scrub with a soft sponge, rinse and then dry well with a cloth.
2.3. Make your own bathroom cleaner against mold
Do you have mold in the bathroom? Then you can remove it with the following homemade bathroom cleaners. To really get rid of it, you should ventilate the room well. Leave the bathroom door open overnight.
Has heMold only in a small areainfested in the bathroom, then this is an optionmedicinal alcohol. Simply put a little alcohol on a dry cloth and treat the affected area with it. To be on the safe side, you can first test on an invisible area to see whether the alcohol leaves stains. Although this is very rare, it is possible if the surface is very sensitive. You should not use alcohol on metal.
Removing mold from metal and ceramics is not an easy task. However, white vinegar can successfully kill the dangerous fungal spores. Soak a cloth in white vinegar and leave it on the infected bathroom fittings overnight.
2.4. DIY bathroom cleaner for soap scum
Soap residue can be difficult to remove. Therefore, you have to let the homemade bathroom cleaner work for some time.
A bathroom cleaner with baking soda and vinegarYou can use it for the shower cubicle, the stainless steel fittings, the bathtub and the sink.For the jointsOther mild house cleaners can be used for natural stone tiles and wooden furniture.
The necessary ingredients:
- 200 g Backsoda
- 120 ml hot water
- 120 ml liquid soap
- 2 tsp white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 5-6 drops lemon juice (optional)
- a jam jar
Pour all ingredients into a jam jar, close the jar and shake vigorously. Apply some cleaner to a sponge and lightly scrub the surface. Then let the bathroom cleaner work and rinse it off.
Make your own bathroom cleaner with rinse aidRinse aid can be used to remove more than just limescale residue quickly and easily. You can also quickly and easily remove soap residue from tiles.
Curd soap on stainless steel surfacesuse. For this purpose, simply mix 50 g baking soda, 50 g baking powder and 75 g curd soap shavings in a bowl. Then dissolve the dry ingredients in 500 ml of warm water and pour into a spray bottle. Spray the bathroom fittings with it and leave it to act for up to 10 minutes if necessary. Then rinse and dry.
3. Make your own toilet cleaner
When it comes to keeping the toilet area clean, you should use other home remedies. We explain how you can make a toilet cleaner yourself.
Toilet cleaner for stubborn deposits with cola and baking soda
- 1 Dose Coca-Cola (355 ml)
- 50 ml Backsoda
- 100 ml white vinegar
First, shake the cola into the toilet bowl and let it sit for 10 minutes before flushing. Then pour the white vinegar and baking soda into the toilet bowl one at a time and wait. If the toilet cleaner no longer bubbles, rinse several times.
Make your own toilet cleaner against urine scale and limescale.
Ingredients:
- 200 ml white vinegar (made from sugar beet or corn, is a mild acid that disinfects and removes odors)
- 150 g borax (sodium salt of boric acid, which can remove stains and make the toilet sparkling white again)
- 10 drops of fragrance oil. For your toilet cleaner you can use tea tree, peppermint, rosemary or eucalyptus oil, which are known for their antibacterial properties.
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and pour the solution into the toilet bowl. Wait 2-3 hours before rinsing.
Make your own gentle toilet cleaner for daily use
If you clean the toilet several times a week, then you can opt for the following recipe:
- 50 g Backsoda
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 fragrance oil with antibacterial properties
Pour the white vinegar into a spray bottle, add about 10-15 drops of fragrance oil and spray the toilet lid, toilet seat and toilet bowl. Let the solution sit for a few minutes and then spread the baking soda into the toilet bowl. Use the toilet brush to remove stubborn urine stone stains. Rinse thoroughly.
4. Make your own all-purpose cleaner for the bathroom
An all-purpose cleaner for the bathroom is an option if it is not too dirty. Here comes a recipe that contains almost all of the ingredients already mentioned. It disinfects, removes soap residue and limescale deposits. To be on the safe side, you should first test the effect of the all-purpose cleaner on a less visible area. These are the necessary ingredients:
- 300 ml hot water
- 50 g Backsoda
- 100 ml Vodka
- 10 Tropfen Teebaumöl
- 10 drops of lemon oil
- a glass spray bottle
- a self-adhesive label
- a funnel
- a jam jar
Directions:
1. Fill the 300 ml warm water into the jam jar.
2. Add 25g baking soda.
3. Pour the 100 ml vodka into the mason jar.
4. Now add the fragrance oils.
5. Mix the solution very well and pour it into a glass spray bottle.
5. Clean the bathroom properly
Limescale deposits, dirt, rust and mold are unsightly and can also pose a health risk. With the right cleaning products they can be doneremove quickly and easily. However, there are a few things you need to keep in mind when handling it:
- Ventilate the bathroom well after each cleaning.
- Always wear rubber gloves to protect the skin.
- Small children and pets should not be near the bathroom while cleaning.
For many people, the bathroom is their personal little oasis where they can relax after a long day. In order for a stay in the bathroom to be really relaxing, it should be really clean. There are many bathroom cleaners to choose from in drugstores, but many of them contain chemicals that can irritate the skin and eyes. That's why more and more people are opting for a homemade alternative and making their cleaning products at home. This allows you to remove limescale, rust and soap residue quickly and without much effort.
