How to clean a shower cubicle
How to clean a shower cubicle: natural and non-natural remedies
When you get to the bathroom, there is no need for cleanliness: the bathroom fixtures, the mirrors, the carpets, the shower, everything must be impeccable or at least sanitized. Certainly the most difficult to clean is the shower cubicle: soap residue, limescale, mould, stains and so on and so forth.
Let's not despair: there are various remedies, natural and otherwise, to keep our shower cubicle always clean. Among these, consistency is essential: keeping the shower cubicle always clean will prevent the formation of harder and more difficult to eliminate encrustations.
How to clean a shower cubicle with professional treatments
First of all, let's remember that there are semi-permanent anti-limescale treatments, such as our Invisible Shield, which makes surfaces such as glass, porcelain, ceramic water-repellent and protects them from any stains and dirt of all kinds.
How to clean a shower cubicle with natural ingredients
If, however, you prefer natural detergents, which are very easy to find at home and still effective, for daily cleaning we recommend using vinegar, baking soda, lemon and elbow grease for the most encrusted surfaces.
Ready? Let's begin.
How to clean the shower head
We get into the shower and raise our heads: the shower head is covered in limestone (this is why the water jet was increasingly decreasing). What to do? First of all, disassemble it and we hope you are in a bathing suit because you could get wet. Once disassembled, soak it in a tub with warm water and white vinegar for at least two hours. Then, once the necessary time has passed, we recommend brushing it with a brush, even an old toothbrush is fine: it will be very easy to remove limescale residues now, given that the vinegar will have dissolved it in the water.
How to clean the shower tray
For the shower tray, however, we recommend making a fairly thick mixture of bicarbonate of soda, white vinegar and lemon: placing the mixture on a sponge, simply pass it over the shower tray and rinse. The shower tray will return as shiny and smooth as when you purchased it.
If you notice blackish or greenish mold stains, you can clean the area with a solution of 2 liters of warm water, 2 tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda and 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide. With a sponge and elbow grease, pass the mixture over the stained parts and once rinsed, the clean area will return to how it was before. Mold usually forms in the siliconed parts, which could remain yellowed. In this case, with lemon juice and a clean sponge, the yellowness is also eliminated.
How to clean a shower curtain
If you have a shower curtain, just put it in the washing machine, adding a detergent but not fabric softener, perhaps with old towels so that the friction between the fabrics makes cleaning the curtain easier. Once washed, leave it to dry, even directly in its place, as long as the area is ventilated.
How to clean the walls of a shower cubicle
The walls of shower cubicles, if neglected, are the ones that most shock the eyes with their limestone stains, whether in plastic or glass: limestone knows no limits.
Here too, vinegar is our greatest ally: add a solution of water and white vinegar in equal parts to a spray container. After shaking, spray on the walls and then rinse. Obviously it is necessary to dry immediately afterwards, perhaps with a soft, dry microfibre cloth.
Take off the wax, put on the wax
Now that our shower cubicle is perfectly clean, shiny and sanitized, we advise you to arm yourself with the previously mentioned secret ingredient: consistency. In fact, we recommend daily, albeit quick, cleaning of the shower cubicle. A valid ally is the squeegee: after each use of the shower, starting from top to bottom, this small tool can help you eliminate excess water from the walls and shower tray, leaving your shower enclosure always perfect. A final piece of advice is to leave the shower cubicle open, in order to guarantee the maximum possible ventilation.