Cleaning Shower Tile and Grout. This is where I begin when cleaning my bathroom. As I have a small bathroom, cleaning my shower is about 1/3 of the work and gets me off to a great start. To get started, wet every thing down. It works great if you have a flexible shower head; if not just use a bucket, a large cup, or a spray bottle (just work fast). Using an organic paste, vinegar, or a store bought disinfectant, and a sponge, wipe tiles until they are smooth to the touch. Before you start there is probably a grimy texture from soap build up. Make sure you compare & the tiles are smooth so you know you have gotten it all.

Next you will work on the grout. Spray it with a grout cleaner or use an organic grout cleaning paste. A bristled scrub brush is what I like to use, but you can also use the abrasive side of a sponge or other soft scrubber. For hard to reach crevices, an old toothbrush is great, it works especially well around the fixtures in the shower & bath. If you have some really small crevices that not even a toothbrush can reach, a great tool to use is a butter knife with a cloth on top, or a toothpick.

You can quickly finish off the rest of the bathroom with a vinegar solution (one to one vinegar to water). First, clean the metal fixtures in the bath & shower. Glass surfaces should cleaned next, you can use a store bought glass cleaner or the vinegar solution. Next quickly wipe down the sink, floor & toilet in that order (with a quick swish of the toilet brush for inside – don’t forget to spray off the toilet brush with your vinegar solution to disinfect when your through). And finish off with ½ cup of bleach or vinegar down the sink to break up any hair or other dirt blocking that is inevitably in the drain.