Effective Bath Cleaner

We regularly clean the bathroom, but it is not always possible to get rid of stubborn stains, as well as return the pristine whiteness to plumbing fixtures. What is the most effective bath cleaner? - This question cannot be answered unequivocally. If earlier everyone had identical cast-iron bathtubs in the bathroom, now technical progress has stepped far forward. In our houses, steel, acrylic, kvarilny, ceramic, stone baths are installed, and cast iron is covered not only with enamel, as before, but also with polymers. Therefore, they need to be cleaned in different ways and with substances, there is an approach to everything. We will talk about all the nuances of choosing the best cleaning agent for the bathroom in this article.

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Basic cleaning rules for all types of bathtubs

Regular care is the basis for maintaining the cleanliness and durability of any item and room. In this case, you must adhere to such tips.

Rule 1

In order not to waste extra time and effort later on general cleaning, not to look for “magic tools” for cleaning the bath, take it as a rule:

1. Rinse it immediately well after water procedures, washing or washing a baby scooter, for example. Removing fresh dirt is much easier than old.
2. Then be sure to dry the bath, the splashed tile, the mixer, the shower. Drops of water after drying will leave a limescale, and when it accumulates, it is difficult to get rid of it.

So the “best bath cleaner” is timely pollution prevention.

Rule 2

In order not to damage the surface of the bathroom, never use:

• metal washcloths;
• brushes;
• abrasive substances;
• strong chemicals like acid.

They damage the top layer of the product. After sure you have to restore or change the bathroom.

Important! Sometimes after applying potent agents, everything seems to be brilliantly cleansed, but damage that can be immediately imperceptible will manifest itself very soon. Dirt and rust will be eaten even faster.

Rule 3

Repair and change faucets and showers in time. If they leak, then red spots will appear constantly, and it is most difficult to get rid of rust.

Rule 4

During cleaning, use only those folk products or household chemicals that are suitable specifically for your type of bathroom.

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Cast iron bath cleaners

Cast-iron baths are still installed in most apartments. They have been standing with someone else since Soviet times, while someone bought a new one, also cast-iron, not trusting the novelties of plumbing art.

Important! The cast-iron bathtub is durable, reliable, with low thermal conductivity, therefore it does not lose its position in the plumbing market. Old products of this type are enameled (contains zirconium salts, which are prone to rust and lime deposits), and new ones are covered with an elastic polymer coating.

How to wash them?

• The most important thing - do not allow heavy pollution, try to wash everything immediately, so that later you do not have to use “heavy artillery”.
• Always wipe the bathtub dry after use, otherwise it is impossible to avoid plaque, yellow spots, rust.
• For prophylaxis, wash it once a week with laundry soap, rinse thoroughly and wipe it.

Important! For steel baths coated with enamel, cleaning recommendations are similar.

Folk remedies

Usually for cleaning use the means that every housewife has at hand: soda, vinegar, salt, citric acid, ammonia. How to apply them?

Soda application:

1. Make a slurry of soda, apply it on the surface of the bathroom.

Important! Do not rub the surface with dry soda, otherwise it will act as an abrasive and will simply scratch the product.

2. Leave on for 10-20 minutes.
3. Take vinegar or diluted citric acid, pour on a rag and walk across the entire area.
4. Rinse thoroughly with a shower, and after that - do not forget to wipe dry.

The use of vinegar essence:

1. You can fill the bathtub with warm water, and then add 200 ml of vinegar essence.

Important! An essence diluted in such a quantity of water will not damage the enamel.

2. Let this solution stand for at least 3 hours. May be longer.
3. Then flush the water, rub the walls of the tub with a washcloth, rinse and wipe.

Lemon application

You can just squeeze 1 lemon and treat the surface with this juice. It not only removes dirt well, but also gives whiteness to the product.

Use of laundry soap:

1. Take half a bar of laundry soap, grate it on a grater.
2. Add half a glass of water, melt the soap in a water bath, stirring occasionally.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of glycerin and the juice of one lemon to this mixture (can be replaced with citric acid).

Important! To get the best result, housewives recommend pouring a tablespoon of vodka into the product.

4. Mix all the ingredients to a homogeneous composition, apply it on the walls of the bathroom with a sponge.
5. Rub well, rinse, wipe the surface dry. This tool copes well with different types of pollution.

Ammonia application

One of the most effective anti-limescale agents is ammonia:

1. In a container, combine 3-4 tablespoons of liquid laundry soap, 2-3 tablespoons of soda, as well as a few drops of ammonia.
2. Put the prepared composition on a contaminated surface, hold it a little, and then wash it off.
3. Do not forget to wipe dry after rinsing.

Important! Keep in mind that this product gives off a pungent unpleasant odor, so take care of your respiratory system and ventilate the room afterwards.

The use of other tools at hand:

• Many just use a 1: 1 mixture of vinegar and water (usually they take a glass of each liquid). This is an effective bath cleaner, but it is worth noting that you will come across a strong smell of vinegar. Not everyone likes it. When processing, you will have to keep the bathroom wide open, and then - ventilate the apartment.
• To return the pristine whiteness, some housewives advise to soak napkins or rags in vinegar, cover them with a bath inside, leave for half an hour, then rinse.
• If you need to get rid of a small area of ​​contamination, you can rub it with toothpaste. She will cleanse it very delicately.
• If you encounter stains of rust, use a mixture of borax with vinegar (1: 1). Mix the components, apply with a sponge, wait a little and rinse.
• Gruel from salt and turpentine will get rid of rust.
• A mixture of ammonia with hydrogen peroxide (2: 1) also helps well, but again, you will find an unpleasant odor.
• Not only lemon juice, but also a slightly diluted mixture of soda with dry mustard (1: 3) will help get rid of soap and lime deposits.

Household chemicals

It is worth noting that even the manufacturers of cast-iron bathtubs themselves say that the less you use household cleaning products, the longer the product will last. The main thing is not to start and wipe the surface every time from moisture. But, of course, there are times when you can not do without household chemicals. For example, you rented an apartment, and the bathroom is just in terrible condition, or you come to your country house after the winter, and the bathroom does not please with whiteness. What tools are suitable?

Effective household chemicals:

• Type warm water into the bath, and then mix a pack of oxygen bleach in it (for example, “BOS-plus”). Leave it overnight and then rinse the surface with a shower.
• “Cif Ultra white.” This tool in the form of a cream or gel copes with severe contaminations. It must be applied and washed off after 5 minutes.
• Comet “7 days of purity”. It removes dirt, lime and even leaves behind a protective film, which does not allow re-settling of impurities on the surface. But this tool is not particularly effective against rust.
• “Cillit Bang”, “Mr. Muscle”, “Mr. Chister” are suitable for regular cleaning, but they can’t cope with stubborn stains.
• “Frosch” and “Bathroom Cleaner” by Faberlic. A more environmentally friendly series of household chemicals. It is also a means for regular cleaning, but as a radical measure, it does not fit.
• “Phenolux” bath cleaning gel quickly eliminates soap deposits and rust.
• “Sanox” - perfectly removes rust, dirt, limescale, kills E. coli and staphylococcus. But it has a rather unpleasant odor.
• If the bath is no longer too pathetic (old, in a rented apartment, etc.), then you can resort to chlorine-containing substances, such as “Domestos” or “White”. They will not only cope with stains of various origins, but they will also disinfect the bath.

Important! Keep in mind that for enamel, these substances are very aggressive, they will gradually destroy it.

• Powder cleaners also clean the surface well, but they contain abrasive particles that will lead to micro-scratches on the enamel. The most harmless of this category is Pemolux, which is made on the basis of soda.

This is not the whole list of household cleaning products available. On the shelves of shops you can find a large number of samples for cleaning cast-iron bathtubs. But choosing a tool, be sure to carefully read the instructions and composition of the substance when buying.

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Acrylic Bath Cleaners

Acrylic bathtubs have long and firmly taken a position in the plumbing market. They are not very expensive, lightweight, have many shapes, colors and sizes, they are also silent and have low thermal conductivity. Although acrylic is very sensitive to mechanical stress and various chemistry, but the dirt in its surface does not eat much, and rust does not stick too much. But you should be careful with coloring matter, if they get to the surface, they can no longer be removed.

Categorical prohibitions:

• Hard brushes, metal washcloths and abrasives should be forgotten and only use special household chemicals for acrylic bathtubs or proven folk remedies.
• It is worth considering that acrylic is afraid not only of abrasives, but also of chlorine, acid, alkali, gasoline, acetone and ammonia.

Important! For baths made of quaril - cleaning recommendations are completely similar.

Folk remedies

Acrylic has dirt-repellent properties, so microbes, mold and other mucks do not particularly stay on the surface. That is, there is no need for disinfection. If after water procedures, rinse the acrylic bath with soap and dry with a rag, then you will not need stain control agents.

Important! In such a bath, it is not recommended to soak the laundry, put basins and buckets in it, wash pets and children's vehicles in it, so many of the problems characteristic of cast-iron bathtubs disappear by themselves.

But during operation, of course, we can not avoid dirt, soap and limescale. How to deal with them?

• From limescale, lemon juice or table vinegar will help. Simply soak a rag or sponge in one of these liquids and wipe the contaminated area.
• If almost the entire inner surface of the bath is covered with water stone, then fill it with water (20-25 degrees) and add 1.5 l of 7% citric acid or vinegar. Leave it overnight, and after that - drain the water, rinse the bath and wipe dry with a soft cloth.

Household chemicals

If you go to the store for household chemicals, be sure to make sure that it does not damage the acrylic, and read the instructions before use. So what is suitable for cleaning this type of bath?

Important! Manufacturers of such plumbing recommend using acrylic bath cleaners no more than once every 2 weeks. If all preventive measures are observed, then more often this will not be needed.

Effective household chemicals for acrylic baths:

• “Triton” (as a spray) is an effective bath cleaner that works quickly. It removes body fat, water stone and rust from acrylic, tile, shower cabins, faucets. It is necessary to apply the product, spread it with a soft sponge over the entire surface and rinse off.
• “RAVAK Anticalc” from the Czech manufacturer, is delicate for acrylic, but does not cope with all the pollution.
• “Sunklin” - spray, is inexpensive. It removes yellowness from the walls of the bath, eliminates plaque, rust and does not have a pungent odor. Also suitable for washing sinks and tiles.
• “Acrylan” is a foam that actively fights rust, soap and limescale, dirty stains and mold, leaving behind a protective film that prevents the appearance of new contaminants.
• “Tim-pro” is an environmentally friendly product that not only removes various contaminants, but also removes unpleasant odors and disinfects. After cleaning, the acrylic returns to its original luster and remains a dirt-repellent shell.
• “Cillit”, “Sarma”, “Acryl-Net”, “Star-Acrylat”, “Bass” - also do a good job of cleaning.
• There are domestic manufacturers of household chemicals for acrylic bathtubs - “Cinderella”, “Mr. Chister”, “Tim-pro”. All of them are applied to a napkin, which you process the surface of the bath.

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Ceramic and artificial stone bathtubs

Such plumbing is not so common, as it is not cheap, but it is necessary to mention the care of such products. Lime and rust spots appear rather quickly on composite bathtubs. The most important thing in caring for such bathtubs, as in previous cases, is to rinse after water procedures and wipe dry.

Important! Like other types, stone baths are contraindicated in abrasives, acids and alkalis.

Folk remedies:

• Remove dirt with mustard powder or gruel from baking soda.
• Vinegar and lemon juice (citric acid) will get rid of yellowness and rust.
• Small stains can be washed with gel toothpaste.

Household chemicals

Suitable products for such products are artificial stone, acrylic and composite materials. Usually in the plumbing salons you will certainly be offered a choice of professional care products for such bathrooms:

• To remove yellowness from white baths, chlorine-containing substances (“Domestos”, “Dosya”, “White”) can be used calmly.
• Suitable series for acrylic from “Ravak”, “Frosch”.

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If you take care of plumbing regularly and correctly, then there should not be any special problems with cleaning. Always consider the type of material your bathtub is made of, because the choice of product and how to wash it depends a lot on this. As you can see, there are many effective folk remedies for bath cleaning. Using the useful recommendations from the article, you are sure to return your product to its original whiteness, without damaging the surface in the process.