Today I show you how to clean and keep your effortlessly spotless shower enclosure.
Because we all know that the bathroom, and especially the shower, are rooms that get dirty quickly.
Between limescale, humidity, soap scum and more, the shower inevitably gets dirty.
If until then you only used chemicals to clean it, stop the massacre now!
There are natural products that do the job completely without harming your skin or the planet!
And I can tell you that since I've been using them, my shower has been and remains perfect!
Discover 19 easy tips to clean a shower cabin effortlessly:
Scale formation on shower walls and tiles is common, if not inevitable.
The evaporating water releases limestone which itself crystallizes to create tartar.
This phenomenon is not without consequence since it creates unpleasant whitish traces.
Lots of cleaning products sold on the market promise to clean everything well.
If their effectiveness is not to be questioned, they are nevertheless chemical and very bad for health.
Knowing that natural products do just as well (or even better), so there's no hesitation.
Do you want to know which are the most useful natural products for the shower?
There is:
- White vinegar:The natural enemy of limestone for all shower surfaces.
- The clay stone:To remove stains and have a sparkling faucet.
- Baking soda:For deep cleaning (especially if combined with white vinegar).
- Lemon:To remove stains and thoroughly clean glass walls.
- Black soap:For deep cleaning ceramic tiles and joints.
To keep your shower cubicle in good condition, many household products should be avoided.
There are, for example, corrosive products such as acetone or universal thinners.
Despite their recognized effectiveness, seals, shower trays and walls could be damaged on contact.
Also be careful not to clean with products that are too acidic or abrasive.
This could make a whole bunch of scratches on your materials.
When we talk about cleaning the shower cubicle thoroughly, it's not to do things by halves.
So before you start, remove all shampoos, soaps, brushes... and wash them too.
Indeed, the latter can be covered with soap residues that can develop mold.
By washing them with dishwashing liquid, you eliminate all the germs.
Finally, remember to remove the shower curtain to wash it too.
All surfaces and fittings must be cleaned when you take on your shower.
Start by bricking the often limestone-encrusted wall tiles to restore their shiny appearance.
Continue your commando operation with the shower tray and the seals.
Take good care of these joints, because due to humidity they can blacken and become less tight.
Armed with a grout brush or an old toothbrush, restore all their whiteness.
Finally, remember to clean the shower head.
There is nothing more unpleasant than having a half-scaled shower head!
Now that we have laid the foundations of the subject, find the 19 ways to properly clean the shower:
If I ask you what leaves white traces of limescale on the walls of the shower?
You answer me:the drops and the runoff of water obviously.
What if I ask you what is the easiest solution to prevent this?
What don't you see?
Well you just have to squeegee the walls every time you get out of the shower.
This simple little trick allows you to delay the appearance of traces of limescale.
So you keep your shower clean longer.
The essential and unavoidable white vinegar is obviously useful for cleaning your shower.
Not only does it clean your walls, but it also disinfects the entire area.
Its use is also very simple.
Pour a little white vinegar into a container of lukewarm water.
There you have 2 possibilities.
Either wet a microfiber cloth with this solution or pour it into a spray bottle.
Whatever the method, always start by cleaning the cabin from the top and finish from the bottom.
Leave to stand for 1 hour, rinse thoroughly and above all dry the walls with a squeegee.
Check out the trick here.
After a while, shower seals inevitably begin to blacken.
And nothing more unpleasant than seeing those joints with black damp spots, don't you agree?
Well to get rid of it effortlessly, do this.
On an old toothbrush, put anti-tartar toothpaste and a small amount of hydrogen peroxide.
Pass the toothbrush (or a special tile brush) over the dirty joints and rinse after washing.
The joints become radiantly white again.
And for even more efficiency, you can also add baking soda to the mixture.
Check out the trick here.
The abrasive properties of baking soda allow it to be terribly effective against limescale.
So no need to look far for the solution to descale your shower, baking soda does the trick.
Simply dampen a sponge, put a little baking soda on it and pass it all over the walls.
The product is so effective that there is no need to scrub like crazy.
Simply rinse and dry the treated areas with a microfiber cloth.
Check out the trick here.
You may not know it, but clay stone is the natural enemy of limestone.
So to clean up the scaled areas, you just have to do this.
Cover all the limestone with clay stone and then wipe it with a sponge.
You can also brush the more stubborn areas with a toothbrush.
Let the product sit for a few minutes then rinse.
All the limestone is gone. All you have to do is pass a microfiber cloth to shine the fittings properly.
Click here to learn how to make your own clay stone!
Stains sometimes appear on shower walls without it necessarily being limestone.
To make them disappear, nothing could be simpler.
Cut a lemon in 2, pass the slices over the stains, always working from top to bottom.
The stains then disappear without further effort.
If they persist, simply repeat the procedure or add more coarse salt.
This mixture gets rid of all stains anyway!
Check out the trick here.
You who don't know how to recycle your old newspapers, I explain what to do with it.
Roll them into balls, soak them in white vinegar and rub the glass walls with it.
This trick helps to clean your entire shower cubicle.
And it also works for all the windows in the house.
Check out the trick here.
Another great trick to get rid of limescale is to use toothpaste.
Yes yes, you read correctly; toothpaste.
Take an old toothbrush and put some toothpaste on it.
Pass the toothbrush in the corners that are difficult to access but also on the chrome of the taps.
Rinse with clear water and see that the traces of limestone have all disappeared.
Check out the trick here.
A little trick that makes the difference when you clean your shower.
Once you have removed the limescale with the white vinegar, rub some dishwashing liquid on the glass walls.
Simply put some on a sponge or microfiber cloth and rub gently.
You just have to rinse thoroughly to see your walls shine with a thousand lights.
Check out the trick here.
Do you have very heavily encrusted limestone on your walls and pipes?
No need to use harmful chemicals to get rid of it.
You have 2 products in your cupboards that largely do the job instead!
These are white vinegar and salt.
Between them, they overcome very calcified areas.
In a bowl, pour white vinegar and a few pinches of salt.
Dampen a sponge with the solution and wipe it over the stains.
Let it sit for about thirty minutes and miraculously, all the stains have disappeared!
All you have to do is rinse.
The shower head does not escape the problem of scale; quite the contrary.
Yes but now, how to clean this utensil which is in height?
2 solutions are available to you.
If the knob can unscrew, immerse it in a mixture of white vinegar heated with soapy water.
Leave on for a few hours and rinse. No more tartar is present.
If it does not unscrew, in this case pour the vinegar into a plastic bag then hang it on the knob.
Check out the trick here.
The rails of the shower enclosure accumulate 2 problems.
First, it's a part of the shower that gets dirty quickly.
Secondly, the rails are not easy to clean, because they are not very accessible in certain places.
To make your life easier, simply use paper towel soaked in white vinegar.
All you have to do is pass the paper towel along the rail, let it sit for 30 minutes and rinse.
For hard-to-reach areas, use a cotton swab or an old toothbrush.
Check out the trick here.
To keep the shower faucet sparkling clean, clean it with white vinegar.
All you have to do is soak a cloth in the vinegar and wipe it over the taps.
Stains and marks then disappear effortlessly.
Check out the trick here.
If you want to avoid constantly cleaning limescale in the shower, invest in a water softener.
It fights the evil at the root and makes very hard water very soft.
Its beneficial effects also act on all the other household appliances in the house.
By having less lime deposit, you increase the life of these appliances.
So it's clear that it's not cheap but the efficiency is there!
If investing in a water softener seems a bit expensive, then think about equipping yourself with a filter head.
This shower head has the particularity of integrating balls which retain the limestone at the source.
These balls also eliminate other substances such as chlorine, heavy metals, etc.
If your drains get clogged, it's often because hair is clogging the pipes.
And that's where the problems begin:water drainage becomes difficult, odors repress...
So be careful not to let your hair slide all over the shower.
Beyond the preventive aspect, think above all of removing them from time to time from the siphons.
And if your pipes are really clogged, there's no need to call a plumber.
Simply apply this trick.
Cleaning a shower is not limited to cleaning the walls, the tray and the faucets.
It is also necessary to take care of the tiles so that they remain brilliant.
Nothing could be simpler.
Pass a sponge soaked in white vinegar on all the tiled surfaces then rinse thoroughly.
Check out the trick here.
Your joints are completely blackened, dirty and full of limestone?
The combination of baking soda and white vinegar works wonders.
Just put this mixture on an old toothbrush, rub and everything becomes nickel again.
Discover the trick here (point N°4).
A dirty shower curtain, yuck... that doesn't really make you want to go wash!
Fortunately, there is a very basic solution to clean it properly.
Put the curtain in the washing machine and add a little baking soda.
This gives your machine a boost to properly clean the curtain.
No more traces of mold with this little trick.
Check out the trick here.
And for a plastic shower curtain, it's here.
There you go, you now know how to clean a shower from top to bottom naturally and effortlessly!
Easy, convenient and effective, right?
And since our tips are completely ecological, they can be applied to all materials.
Marble tiling, slate, resin tub... all earthenware, even yellowed and dirty, can be cleaned quickly.
No more need to use corrosive products that would damage your beautiful walk-in shower.
