How to Green Clean a Bathroom

By Diana Monda Dill

Green clean a bathroom to protect your family's health and the environment. Green clean a bathroom to protect your family's health and the environment.

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Cleaning the bathroom can be a dreaded chore. So many of the commercial bathroom cleaners out there are contain harsh toxic ingredients that can be harmful not only to you and your family's health, but to the environment as well. Read on to learn how to green clean your bathroom.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Shower and Bathtub

Step1
To scrub your shower stall or bathtub, stir 1 cup of ammonia, 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1/4 cup of baking soda into a gallon of lukewarm water. Dip your sponge into the mixture and scrub away. Rinse off the solution with warm water. Wear rubber gloves to protect your hands.
Step2
Get rid of soap scum rings by wiping them off with a cloth dipped in ammonia. Rinse it off with hot water
Step3
Get rid of mildew, mold and soap scum from your shower curtains by wiping them down with white distilled vinegar. The smell will dissipate in a few hours. You can pour it into a spray bottle and just spray it on instead.
Step4
Make your shower doors sparkle again by cleaning them with white distilled vinegar. Use lemon oil furniture polish to get rid of water spot from the shower door's metal frames. Pour full strength vinegar into the shower door tracks and leave it overnight to get rid of the mold and gunk that accumulates there.

Sink and Countertops

Step1
Clean your sinks with a mixture of vinegar and cream of tartar. This will help get rid of the grime that tends to build up in the sink.
Step2
To polish your bathroom counter tops, wet a soft cloth with club soda and polish them to a sparkle. Wash it off with water and wipe the counter dry.
Step3
Clean your bathroom fixtures using rubbing alcohol to remove scum and hard water spots.
Step4
Put some toothpaste on a wet cloth and scrub away any rings that may form at the bottom of your sink.

Toilet

Step1
Pour 2 cups of undiluted white distilled vinegar into the toilet bowl. Let it soak overnight. Clean with your toilet brush, warm water and vinegar the next day. Repeat twice a week.
Step2
Make a paste from vinegar and baking soda to scrub away tough stains.
Step3
Clean the toilet seat hinges with an old toothbrush and a paste made from a lemon juice and salt.
Step4
Between cleanings, clean the rim by simply spraying on vinegar and wiping it off.

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