Best Bathroom Cleaning Products Used By This Cleaning Lady

There are a plethora of bathroom cleaning products to choose from on the market today. You may prefer all natural or you may be using the same products your Mom used. I’m sharing the products we used in our cleaning business.

After owning a residential and commercial cleaning business for more than 20 years, I am often asked for cleaning tips and advice.

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How we chose our products

When we first began our cleaning business in 1997, we went through a lot of trial and error to arrive at the products which we are loyal to now. We listened to our clients plus did the research on which products were safe for certain surfaces.

We want our bathroom cleaning products to do 3 things

1. Kill germs
2. Remove dirt, grime, soap scum, grease and stains
3. Do a great job so I can use less product and less elbow grease

What are the best bathroom cleaning products?

Soap Scum Remover

Scrub Free is a soap scum remover. We use it to clean tubs, shower walls and sinks. It is a spray foam so it’s non-abrasive and safe for most surfaces. It gets the job done with the first spray, no need to clean the same spot twice.

Shower Floor

The shower floor requires special attention to be properly maintained. We use Soft Scrub with bleach. It removes soap scum and disinfects at the same time.

Yes, we do use two separate cleaners in the shower; one for the walls and one for the floor. It is important to note that you must completely rinse away all of the Scrub Free from the walls prior to cleaning the floor with Soft Scrub so that you can enjoy maximum suds from the Soft Scrub.

I also keep Ajax or Comet on hand to give my shower floor a good scrubbing from time to time. Momma always kept both also. I lather it up and let it sit for about 10 minutes before rinsing. The shower floor just sparkles and I love that!

Counters

Most of the time, Clorox Clean-up is our preferred cleaner for counters. Clorox Clean-up not only kills germs but when people wait too long between bathroom cleanings, sink drains will become pink or even black. Clorox Clean-up will remove that moldy stuff quickly and easily. 

We are all about killing germs while cleaning. Sometimes for larger bathrooms I will run water in the sink and add some liquid Lysol All Purpose. Then I just dip my cleaning cloth in the water, wring it out wipe surfaces, repeat.

Toilet

Clorox Clean-Up is also perfect for the seat and exterior of the toilet. Soft Scrub works well inside the toilet bowl. Both kill 99.9% germs.

Mirrors

Windex is our preferred glass cleaner. You can buy Windex Multi-Purpose which is economical because you can also use it on other surfaces around the house.

My favorite bathroom cleaning products

Scrub Free, Soft Scrub, Clorox Clean-Up, and  Lysol All Purpose cleaner are our favorite bathroom cleaning products. They get the job done and kill germs at the same time. I use these products in my own home.  

• Scrub Free for shower walls and shower doors (buy at Walmart or Amazon)
• Soft Scrub for tubs, inside sinks and the floor of showers (but at Walmart or Amazon)
• Clorox Clean Up all purpose cleaner for counters, toilets and other surfaces (buy at Walmart or Amazon)
• Lysol All Purpose cleaner for counters and floors (buy at Walmart or Amazon)

Also see my choice for the Best Mop and Bucket Combo to use at home.

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Why not use vinegar and water for cleaning?

Why do we not use vinegar and water to clean our home? Simply because vinegar does not kill germs nor does it remove dirt and grime. We do use vinegar and baking soda to freshen drains.

I’ll share a customer story about cleaning with vinegar. At her request, we mopped every floor in this giant three story house using only vinegar in the mop bucket diluted with water. The mop water never got dirty. Mop water should get dirty because you are removing dirt from the floors! We knew the vinegar was not cleaning her floors but we did as the customer requested. Several years into our relationship she contacted me to make a change in her floor cleaning. These good folks owned a very busy carpet cleaning franchise. Their home company was expanding into cleaning hard surface flooring. The attended the training and found out that vinegar does not clean floors. As soon as we began to use Lysol All Purpose cleaner to mop her floors, the mop water became dirty and I was delighted to know I was finally removing dirt from their floors!

Also See 13 Filthy Things In The Home

Thank you for sharing!