How To: Clean a Dingy Bath Tub

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Like I mentioned back in January on Instagram, 2018 will be the year of clean!

I am trying to push myself to deep clean different parts of my house this year and share different methods to get them clean and keep them sparkling!

We covered How To Clean your Stainless Steel Sink a few weeks ago and we’ll cover the Bath Tub today…then who knows what we’ll cover next!

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Yay!  A Bath Tub!

When my husband and I moved into our home, we thought to ourselves, a big master bath tub with jets?  We’re going to use the heck out of this….we thought wrong.  It was maybe used once a month.  Luckily, the most cleaning it required was a good wipe down.

And then we had a baby.  That bath is now used and abused almost every single day…sometimes twice a day.  The bath tub can now look like a slightly muddy puppy has run through it.

Still not a bad clean up, but when you have a wet, slippery toddler to dry off, the cleaning usually takes a vacation until you have time.

Then there are days like today – post toddler bath, English Bulldog bath, and Bloodhound bath. The tub looks like a dried up pond or a run down amusement park pool.   Just nasty!

I needed to deep clean and I needed to deep clean NOW!

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Hard Core clean for tubs and showers

This is not only great for nasty messes, but for the first wash when you move in to a new home or when everyone is constantly sick and the house needs a good bleaching.

In a bowl (not one you’ll be serving dinner in),

make a paste of:

1/4 cup bleach

3/4 cup baking soda

Grab a scrubbing brush in the cleaning aisle of the market and go to town all over that icky nasty tub!

Rinse clean and voila!  It’s never been so white and pure!

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Regular clean for tubs and showers

When you have not bathed a pasta sauce soaked toddler and 160 pounds of jowls and fur, this is a much more simple and effective way to clean a regularly used tub or shower.

Heat up:

a little more than 1/3 cup of vinegar

in a glass measuring cup or microwave safe bowl for about 30 seconds

Pour in

a little less than 1/3 cup of Blue Dawn

Mix until well combined

Pour into a reusable sponge with handle and go to town!

Rinse with water and it’s good as new!

This mixture can be adjusted very easily to your specific needs!

Pro Tip #1: Pour a bit of blue Dawn into your sponge before pouring in your mixture so it won’t immediately soak through the sponge and start draining out.

You can then turn the sponge back and forth a few times and get it all mixed together.

Pro Tip #2:  Get 2 mini zip ties.  Tighten one around the smallest part of the neck and tighten one as a loop.  Hang up a waterproof 3M hook in your shower and have it ready at all times!

You can also use a rubberband or hair tie.

I clean using this magical sponge while I’m showering all the time!  It makes it so easy!

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While you’re in the tub, you may as well clean and disinfect those bath toys!

Have a ring in the toilet?  Check out how to remove it for good!

In the mood for some Spring Cleaning? Check out my free printable checklist to make sure you get every last nook and cranny!

If your stainless steel sink needs a good deep clean and polish, check out how we keep ours shining!

 

What is your favorite cleaning method for your bathroom?