How to Clean Bathroom Stall Doors

Bathroom stalls are found in nearly any public facility, from workplaces to restaurants to airports. These stalls come into contact with many restroom users on a daily basis, making it important to incorporate a cleaning routine to kill germs and bacteria that easily can gather in restroom areas. While several commercial cleaning products are on the market that will clean the stalls, a simple solution made from inexpensive ingredients will both clean and disinfect the stalls, requiring little work and a small price tag.

Things You'll Need

• Spray bottle
• Cleaning rag
• Water
• Vinegar
• Dish detergent
• Baking soda

Instructions

1. Pour two cups of water into a spray bottle along with two squirts of liquid dish detergent. This detergent will easily clean the bathroom stalls, leaving no streaks or residue behind.

2. Also add one cup of distilled white vinegar, which will work as the disinfectant. The vinegar is mild enough for use on nearly any surface yet strong enough to kill bacteria that it comes into contact with. Make no substitutions as white vinegar is the only type of vinegar with disinfectant properties.

3. For a deodorizing agent, add 1/4 cup of baking soda. Odor can often accumulate in restroom areas, making baking soda the perfect, inexpensive deodorizing agent.

4. After adding all ingredients, place the lid on the bottle, and lightly shake to combine ingredients.

5. Spray the solution directly onto the bathroom stall doors, and wipe clean with a cleaning rag. Focus especially on door knobs and latches as well as any handrails or other areas that hands will commonly come in contact with.

6. Repeat daily to keep bathroom stalls clean and free of odor and bacteria.

References

• Care2.com: Vinegar as a Natural Disinfectant
• Greenze.com: Natural Household Deodorizers