How to Clean Shower Walls

Dirty shower walls can attract mold and mildew. Clean your shower walls at least once a week to reduce or eliminate soap scum, dirt and mildew. If you clean your shower walls on a regular basis, there will be less to clean. It takes less time to clean your shower once a week than to give it a serious scrubbing once a month.

Things You'll Need

• Bathroom cleaner
• Scrub brush
• Toothbrush (if you have tile)
• Cup
• Towel

Instructions

1. Spray the inside of your shower with the bathroom cleaner. The bottle will indicate how long you should let the cleaner sit on the shower walls.

2. Clean your shower walls with the scrub brush. You will have to apply pressure to the brush to remove all of the soap scum and grime.

3. If you have tile shower walls, take a toothbrush and scrub the grout between the tiles.

4. Turn on your shower. If you have a detachable shower head, take it down and rinse off your shower walls.

5. If you have a stationary shower head, swivel it around the shower as much as possible to rinse the shower walls. Fill the cup with water and splash the water on any area of the shower walls the shower head could not reach.

6. Turn off the shower. Use the towel to dry your shower walls.

Tips & Warnings

• If you dry your shower after each use, you will have to clean it less often.

• Make sure your bathroom is properly ventilated while you are using the cleaning product.