As of: January 29, 2024, 7:00 p.m
By: Marco Blanco Ucles
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Germs quickly accumulate in the bathroom.
Hardly any other place in the house requires so much care.
You need to consider several points.
No matter whether in the shower head, the toilet or in the drains.
If you don't pay enough attention to cleaning your bathroom regularly, it quickly becomes a paradise for bacteria to accumulate.
Fungus and mold formation are also among the possible consequences.
To ensure that this doesn't happen, the individual segments are now examined in more detail - piece by piece.
Basically, the following applies to a bathroom: the more people use it regularly, the more often it needs to be cleaned.
Ideally, clean the toilet every day
Probably the most unhygienic place in the entire house is your toilet.
That's why it obviously needs to be cleaned thoroughly - and especially often.
“
For me online
” recommends pouring toilet cleaner into the toilet and foaming it up with a toilet brush.
You should then leave the toilet brush in the foam for a while so that it can also be cleaned.
In addition to the bowl, the toilet seat should also be cleaned regularly by scrubbing.
The online portal “
myhomebook
” recommends cleaning the toilet briefly every day, if possible.
Adequate hygiene is important - otherwise germs can quickly arise, especially in the bathroom.
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The following generally applies after using the toilet: If possible, flush with the toilet lid closed.
During the rinsing process, the germs from the bowl are spread throughout the rest of the bathroom, landing on other surfaces, clothes or even bathroom utensils such as the toothbrush.
Clean sinks with simple home remedies
The sink should also ideally be cleaned daily, at least when it comes to coarse dirt such as toothpaste residue, hair or beard stubble.
Limescale often forms on the sink - an ideal breeding ground for germs and bacteria.
To remove this, you can use a simple trick.
Moisten a cleaning cloth with buttermilk and place it on the limescale stain.
Leave the rag overnight and rinse the area with clean water the next day - the stain will no longer be visible.
Otherwise, classic home remedies such as vinegar essence or baking soda (for the drain) will help.
You should clean your sink thoroughly every three days.
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The floor should be cleaned every three days
Of course, the bathroom floor also depends on how often and by how many people the bathroom is used.
However, one thing is clear: especially for people with a lot of long hair, the floor should be mopped and vacuumed twice a week.
Vinegar essence is recommended for wiping - in a 50:50 ratio with water.
The tiles in the bathroom also require cleaning every few days; vinegar can also be used here.
The tiles in your kitchen can also be easily cleaned with a simple trick.
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Towels and bath mats collecting point for bacteria
The towel probably doesn't initially come to mind for most people when it comes to bacteria and germs in the bathroom.
But here too, these accumulate within a very short time.
It is therefore recommended to change the towels after every third use and to wash the used textiles at 60 degrees.
The bath mat should also be cleaned in the washing machine once a week at the same temperature.
Rinse shower and bathtub after use
The shower or bathtub should be cleaned thoroughly once a week - for example, you can use soft soap to clean the joints well, baking soda and vinegar essence are suitable for the drain.
However, in order to keep your shower and bathtub clean, hair and soap residue should be removed after each use; this can be done within a few seconds with the shower head.
Speaking of the shower head: you also have to clean it from time to time; with simple tricks you can do this in no time.