How to Clean a Bathroom
Bathroom cleaning tends to be the most labor intensive. It has more steps involved than any other room in the house. It also uses more cleaning products. For this reason, I like to start here when it comes to teaching someone how to clean.
If you get bathroom cleaning down, cleaning the rest of the house can come a little easier. While there are many steps involved in cleaning the bathroom, it’s a very rewarding room to clean! That before/after transformation is VERY apparent.
I break down bathroom cleaning into “zones”.
In a full bathroom, you’ve got 5 zones:
(1) shower/tub
(2) sink & vanity
(3) toilet
(4) dusting
(5) floor
The first 3 zones can be done in any order, but it’s essential that zone 4 and 5 (dusting and floor) be saved as the last 2 steps and in the particular order listed. Complete each of these zones and you complete a full bathroom cleaning.
I recommend cleaning all zones in one setting, but for time sake if you need to break it down into multiple days, you can do the shower on one day and save the rest of the bathroom for another day (zones 2-5). Another way to see it is that a “half bathroom” means a bathroom without a shower. So, you can clean your bathroom as a half bathroom clean and/or apply this concept to an actual half bathroom in your home.
For each zone, you’ll find a list of supplies you’ll need (and what each product/tool is used for) and resources on how-to clean each zone.
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🏃 kneepads make it easier to move around on your hands and knees in the bathroom — try these super soft knee pads
📦 consider getting yourself the 5 pack starter kit bundle by yours truly, The Tidy People…the bathroom cleaning process utilizes all 5 of our products and really, these are the only cleaning products you need to clean the entire bathroom
🧳 to house your cleaning products and tools, consider getting yourself a caddy that you can carry into the bathroom (and into other parts of the house)
ZONE 1: Shower &/or Tub
⚡️ The Tidy People Shower Cleaner is a non-toxic cleaner with natural foaming agent in it to give you the scrubbing power you need to clean the shower
🧼 sponge with an abrasive backing so that you can lift soap scum off of shower walls
🪥 hard bristled grout brush to edge the corners of the shower/tub, grout, and around metal fixtures
🪣 bucket to rinse the shower (or a detachable shower head if you have one)
🧺 stack of terry cloth towels to polish and dry the shower and shower products
⚡️ large scrub brush (only needed if: you have a surface with an uneven texture such as textured shower tile, textured floors, or the underside of a bathmat with suction cups that need to be cleaned)
if you have a glass shower door, you’ll additionally need:
✨ The Tidy People Glass Cleaner to spray the glass shower door
🪞 an Ettore backflip squeegee to scrub glass cleaner on the glass door and to remove dirt, debris, and glass cleaner with the squeegee
I recommend investing in the Shower Cleaning Guide, which breaks down the step-by-step process for you and includes access to a 6 minute in depth video
ZONE 2: Sink & Vanity Area
💦 The Tidy People Sink+Toilet Cleaner a few dollops of this super concentrated non-toxic cleaner will do!
🧽 reusable scrub pads to scrub the cleaner and water in the sink area
🪥 hard bristled grout brush to edge the corners and sink fixture(s)
🧺 a stack of terry cloth towels to dry and polish sink
⭐️ The Tidy People All Purpose Spray to spray and wipe down countertop and products
✨ The Tidy People Glass Cleaner to clean the vanity mirror
🪞 an Ettore backflip squeegee to scrub and remove dirt, debris, and glass cleaner from the mirror
(1) Scrub, rinse, and dry sink
(2) Clean and polish mirror
(3) Wipe down counter and any products on counter
ZONE 3: Toilet
💦 The Tidy People Sink+Toilet Cleaner to clean inside of toilet bowl
⭐️ The Tidy People All Purpose Spray to clean outside of the toilet
🦠 reusable gloves to protect your hands from germs!
🧽 reusable scrub pads OR a toilet brush to scrub toilet
(1) Scrub toilet and flush
(2) Spray and wipe down exterior
ZONE 4: Dusting
🧺 a stack of terry cloth towels to use a hand dusting tool
⭐️ The Tidy People All Purpose Spray to slightly dampen towel for dusting and to spray and wipe down surfaces
Start in one spot in the bathroom (a great starting place is the door). Work your way around the bathroom in a FULL circle. Dust all baseboards, fixtures, wipe down walls, etc. This will include all remaining areas that haven’t been wiped down (excluding shower, sink, toilet).
ZONE 5: Floor
✨ The Tidy People Floor Cleaner is a non-toxic super concentrated floor cleaner that has wonderful earthy smelling essential oil blend in it that will leave your floors looking and feeling super clean
🪣 a bucket to mix floor cleaner and water in
🧺 a stack of terry cloth towels to dip in the mop water and to scrub the floor
Hand mop the floor! For step-by-step instructions, invest in the hand mopping guide.
For more detailed instructions, we’ve got an entire video library with step by step instructions on how to glass clean with a squeegee, how to clean a sink, and how to clean a toilet. Receive instant access with any purchase of The Tidy People starter kits.
