8 Of The Best Ways To Use Vinegar To Clean Your Bathroom

Cleaning with Vinegar

It’s not exactly news that white vinegar is a great safe and natural cleaner for all kinds of surfaces. But today I wanted to talk about one place that vinegar is particularly useful – the bathroom! Bathrooms are a gathering place for all sorts of hard-to-clean messes, but you can tackle almost all of them with the help of vinegar!

The high acidity level of vinegar helps loosen mineral deposits (such as lime & rust) and dissolve soap scum, making it perfect for bathroom cleaning! And because it is so acidic, it creates a “hostile” environment for many microorganisms, making it a powerful disinfect as well. A 1997 study in the Journal of Environmental Health showed that undiluted vinegar was just as effective as bleach in eliminating E. coli from surfaces and sponges. It’s also incredibly effective at deodorizing and cutting grease. Now that’s cleaning POWER!

Here are 8 of my very favorite ways to use vinegar in the bathroom.

8 Ways To Use Vinegar In Your Bathroom

Cleaning with Vinegar

Clean Your Shower Head

If you have hard water, deposits can form on your shower head and slow the flow of water. Vinegar can help dissolve those deposits and get your shower head working properly again!

I removed our shower head and placed it in a ziplock bag full of vinegar to let it soak. If you don’t want to remove your shower head, you can place the bag of vinegar over the shower head in the shower, and use a rubber band to hold it in place.

Cleaning with Vinegar

Let the shower head soak in the vinegar for a few hours, or overnight. When it’s done soaking, just give it a scrub with a sponge or brush and watch the grime disappear!

Cleaning with Vinegar

Fill Your Reed Diffuser

When your reed diffuser needs refilling, fill it with white vinegar. It’s super affordable and a great deodorizer, and will help control bathroom odors for weeks.

Note: Ever wonder WHY such a stinky substance is so good at removing odor? (I’m always wondering about stuff like this!) Well, in a nutshell, the acid in vinegar is strong enough to alter organic molecules in the air (what usually makes things stink) while being weak enough that it can’t be harmful to anyone (we can eat it and drink it just fine.) There will be a vinegary smell while you do this, but that will clear out relatively fast and you’ll then be left with no smell at all.

Cleaning with Vinegar

Clean Your Mirror

Mix up a solution of 1 part water and 1 part white vinegar, and use it to clean your bathroom mirrors. Vinegar is a great cleaner and leaves a streak-free shine.

Cleaning with Vinegar

Remove Toilet Stains

Deposits under the rim of your toilet bowl can be really hard to clean! To help dissolve the deposits and make them easier to scrub away, grab a few paper towels and your trusty bottle of white vinegar.

Soak a wad of paper towels with vinegar, then tuck the towels up under the rim of your toilet bowl. Let the vinegar work its magic for a few hours, then remove the paper towels and scrub clean.

Cleaning with Vinegar

Clear A Drain

Got a stopped-up or slow-moving drain in your bathroom? Clear the drain with white vinegar, a bit of baking soda, and some good old hot water.

Read More: How To Unclog A Sink Without Chemicals

Cleaning with Vinegar

Multi-Purpose Cleaner

Vinegar makes a great cleaner for a wide variety of surfaces. Check out my post about making your own scented vinegar for cleaning! It’s perfect for those who are sensitive to the strong smell of vinegar, and anyone who loves a good citrus-y clean scent. :-)

Read More: How To Make Scented Cleaning Vinegar

DIY Bath Salts

Clean Your Faucets

Hard water can quickly build up around your faucet and faucet handles. Find out how I used white vinegar to dissolve those stubborn deposits around my bathtub handles!

Read More: How To Remove Those Stubborn Hard Water Stains

TUB AND SHOWER SOAP SCUM BUSTER

Erase Soap Scum

No one wants to spend hours scrubbing soap scum in their bathtub or shower. But with a little help from vinegar, you don’t have to! Get the recipe for my very favorite shower cleaner that powers through tough soap scum without the need for endless scrubbing.

Read More: How To Make A Powerful Homemade Shower Cleaner

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