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I mean, every market has 2 or 3 whole aisles dedicated entirely to cleaning products and each seems specific for one thing only. I feel like some soap with a disinfectant is enough, but most people I know do a whole 3 stage cleaning ritual - soap (and rinse), disinfectant (and rinse), bleach (and rinse to finish)

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 hours ago

Fabuloso mixed at 1 Oz per gallon of water. Great for getting the scum off the tub, cleans everything but glass. It's cheap as hell.

Vinegar & water for glass cleaner (with a drop of dish soap). Cleans better than store bought.

Occasionally I'll use a specific toilet bowl cleaner when minerals start building up. I get the bottle that squirts up under the rim because that's where mineral buildup starts.

But really, just about any light cleaner works for a bathroom, I've used everything. Just don't use abrasives until you know exactly what you have for materials. Many baths are plastics these days, which are easily scratched by abrasives.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Bleach for the nasty bits, soapy water for the rest.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 1 points 5 hours ago

I mix bleach with baking soda into a paste for the hard to clean bits. That way you can apply it more thoroughly and just wipe it off with soapy water.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 hours ago

Toilet bowl cleaner for the toilet. Everything else gets simple green and elbow grease.

[–] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Vinegar based cleaner for everything and you are good. Recommend a separate, dedicated mirror cleaner for mirrors though. Clean weekly to reduce the need to scrub with more powerful stuff.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 hours ago

I just use vinegar and water with a drop of dish detergent in the spray bottle for mirrors. Learned it from my grandparents, and it works better than any "blue" glass cleaner for pennies.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago

Each thing gets washed once, with the appropriate chemical if needed.

Generally for the toilet bowl, something with bleach.

For surfaces like the toilet and sink, especially in a bathroom, I usually swap between using just some vinegar and Fantastic all purpose cleaner. Vinegar is fine most weeks, Fantastic once in a while to get some of the stuff Vinegar may not have got properly with those extra chemicals that it has but I could easily go months without needing it.

I use water and a microfiber cloth for the mirrors and the faucet, a drop of dish soap if there's something on it (like dried toothpaste spittle). This also works for walls most of the time if you wipe those, but I don't wipe my walls very regularly, maybe once a year.

Hot water is fine for the tile floor too, maybe it gets something stronger a couple times a year.

You don't need a lot unless someone in the household is sick with something that could be transmitted through a bathroom. Then hit it with harsher chemicals.

One thing to note may be that in certain warmer climates, there are other considerations for mold and bacterial growth that I do not have to worry about where I live (in a cooler climate)

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I’m not convinced you need specific toilet bowl cleaner if you clean it regularly; a lot of them are really strong chemicals that are unnecessary, but it does depend on your situation and the water you’ve got etc. Loose stools may need more attention.

A bit of all purpose cleaner really is all you need imo. But if hard water you’ll need to up it to something containing a (preferably buffered) acid to remove soap scum and hard water deposits.

Vinegar has its place but I find it almost universally disappointing when cleaning. In particular, it’s not got any surfactants or ability to bind to dirt or grease.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

A mix of water and vinegar in a spray bottle is best. Maybe toilet bown cleaner for the toilet bowl and maybe some CLR occasionally to remove mineral buildup in the shower or bath.