I am going to apologize for the pictures of my dirty shower now but, I promise you WILL thank me. It measures up to it's title of miracle, it is truly magic.
In this part of AZ our water is pretty hard. It isn't uncommon for people to have water softeners. The outcome is hard water stains. It makes it very difficult to clean the grime that inevitably builds up. I hate to clean the shower because of this. Even the harsh chemicals weren't able to cut it.
12 oz. Dawn
12 oz. Vinegar
Spray Bottle
Heat the Vinegar
Pour Vinegar into spray bottle
Add dawn
Shake the bottle to mix the two
Coat your shower with the mixture.
Wait I let mine sit the first time for about an hour. I had to use a little more elbow grease. The second round on the floor I let it sit over night. Wiped with a sponge, rinsed, and the stains were gone.
We are making the switch to homemade cleaning products. This one will definitely be in our cleaning supply now.
Oh, you are awesome! I put off cleaning my shower this weekend because I totally dread cleaning the scum. I have tried vinegar and baking soda, but not the vinegar/Dawn mixture.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this!
Can you keep the leftovers or do you have to use the entire amount at one time?
ReplyDeleteYou can save. The vinegar is heated solely to help dissolve an mix and mix the dawn together
ReplyDeleteDo you know if you can use other dish soap besides Dawn?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, going to try tonite!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have not tried with another dish soap, but someone did try with AJAX and had the same results.
ReplyDeleteI trid this today and it a miracle!
ReplyDeleteDo you think this mixture would be good for cleaning other things besides the shower?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! I have heard people use it on all kinds of surfaces: counters, sinks, I even used in my toilet (although sparingly b/c it is very sudsy).
Deletei tried this and my chrome bath fixtures look brand new! The only issue I had wit it is that you have to rinse quite a bit. But the results are so worth it!
ReplyDeleteTried this new homemade cleaner and was super surprised at the results...I was much more impressed after the shower/bathtub had dried...Thank you Kelly for sharing such a simple, inexpensive, cleaner that actually works. I can buy the ingredients just 2 miles from my home!!!
ReplyDeleteI added 12 oz of water the second time I made it. It was entirely too sudsy the first time. It still worked just fine.
ReplyDeleteYOU HAVE TO USE THE WHOLE 12 OZ DAWN WITH THE 12 OZ OF VINEGAR? IT JUST SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF DAWN TO USE. JUST MAKING SURE IM DOING CORRECTLY!THX
ReplyDeleteI use equal parts of dawn and vinegar. It is very sudsy and some people reported they diluted with similar results.
DeleteWELL -- I AM A BELIEVER!!!! I USED THIS ON THE BATHROOM THAT USED TO BE MY DAUGHTERS (SHE'S MOVED OUT NOW) AND NEEDLESS TO SAY SOAP SCUM BUILD UP WAS PRETTY BAD -- AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT WORKED -- WHEN I SCRUBBED THE MIXTURE OFF I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW CLEAN IT WAS!!! AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO SCRUB THAT HARD -- AMAZING!!!! I'M NOT GOING TO USE ANYTHING ELSE BUT THIS!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, will try this and by the sounds of comments should do a fabulous job! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteWonder if this would work on scummy windows?
ReplyDeleteI have used this recipe for bathroom cleanser for some time. A funny story - we had a cleaning company clean our house for several years and so I would only clean the tub and shower in between. Then, recently my husband retired and declared that we should give up the cleaning service and HE would clean the house. I agreed. He had cleaned for several months when I asked him if he was using this cleaner. He was not. I introduced him to it and he said, "It changed my llife!!" He loves it. It really is great.
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