No one wants to clean the bathroom. But once you find out how to clean the bathroom in only 10 minutes, you won’t mind so much.
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I don’t mind cleaning. I like having a clean home and I know little magic cleaning fairies aren’t going to come into our home while we’re sleeping and make it sparkle. So it falls on us to sweep and scrub and all those other tasks that just seem like you don’t do anything until you skip them and really don’t do anything. Like wiping the counter. No one notices if you wipe the kitchen counter and it sure seems like it doesn’t make a difference, but skip wiping it for two days and see just how gross it becomes.
So you have to clean, and you have to clean the bathrooms. That’s a task that no one wants to spend too much time on because it’s kind of gross. I remember when I moved into my first apartment, my grandma asked me who was going to clean my toilets. Because surely it was something I had never done before. “I’ll hire someone,” I told her. I had my first, real full-time job and full-time income and thought I was a baller. She laughed and told everyone that I was going to hire someone to scrub my toilets. She was right. The toilet cleaning fell on me, just as I’m sure it falls on you.
No worries. I’m a pro now. I’ve been doing this my entire adult life. So, I figured I would share my secrets with you so you can clean your bathroom in only 10 minutes. If it’s just ten minutes, it’s really not that much out of your day and you won’t mind it.
If you need a little extra help with your cleaning, check out The Ultimate Guide To Spring Cleaning Your Home. It takes you through your home, room by room, to make sure you’re cleaning everything. Yes, it says spring cleaning, but it is a good idea to deep clean your home every season.
Power Clean Your Bathroom In Only 10 Minutes
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To make this feel a lot easier, I broke everything down into simple steps that you can do each minute. Of course, this isn’t a specific order of tasks except the toilet bowl cleaner part because you want that to sit for the full 10 minutes. Other than that, you can do these out of the order they’re written. Just use this as a guide to help you clean.
And, a really quick tip to make this feel more manageable: Keep all your bathroom cleaning products in the bathroom. If everything you need is already in the bathroom, as opposed to around the house where you have to gather it, there’s a better chance that you’ll actually keep up this routine.
Minute 1:
- Pour toilet bowl cleaner into the toilet bowl. Shut the lid.
- Use disinfectant wipes (or spray all purpose cleaner on a paper towel) to wipe down the outside of the toilet and the top of the lid.
Minute 2:
- Remove everything from the counter/sink (anything below the bathroom mirror).
- Clean the mirror. Our best cleaning tip for this is using glass cleaner with a microfiber cloth. It’s the easiest way to assure there aren’t streaks on the mirror.
Minute 3:
- Use disinfectant wipes (or spray all purpose cleaner on a paper towel) to wipe down the vanity.
Minute 4:
- Wash the sink using dish soap or mild liquid soap. This is the best way to clean soap scum without damaging the finish on the bathroom sink.
- Wipe the faucet and faucet handles and down with a clean cloth. Warm water should be enough to clean this, but if you have a lot of mineral deposits, you should use some Bar Keepers Friend Foaming Spray to clean.
- Put back everything on the counter/sink.
Minutes 5 and 6:
- Sprinkle Comet cleaner on the floor of the shower or tub. Quick clean the floor and the tub with a damp cloth. Rinse with warm water.
- Wipe the hardware, including the faucet and shower head.
Minutes 7 and 8:
- Sweep the bathroom floor.
- Vacuum up any dust bunnies.
Minute 9:
- Open the toilet.
- Use disinfectant wipes (or spray all purpose cleaner on a paper towel) to wipe down the toilet seat (on both sides), the base, and the inside of the lid.
Minute 10:
- Use a toilet brush to scrub the inside of the toilet.
- Flush.
- Use disinfectant wipes (or spray all purpose cleaner on a paper towel) to wipe down the inside of the toilet bowl (cleaning any areas where water flows).
That’s the easiest quick cleaning routine and you’re done in ten minutes.
If you want to, as a final touch, you can swap your used bathroom towel out for a fresh towel. Give the towel bar a little wipe with cloth, just to keep it fresh. Then, throw the used towels in the washing machine and run a quick cycle.
And, on the way out of the bathroom and towards the laundry room, grab the trash bag out of the garbage pail. Sure, you could wait until trash day, but it’s feels better and more fresh if you take the trash out after your quick clean.
Good news. If you do this on a regular basis to maintain the bathroom, it will save you plenty of time when decide to deep clean the bathroom because it won’t be as bad. Of course, when you do your deep cleaning, you’ll have a few other tasks like washing the shower curtain and shower doors, really scrubbing the tub with tub spray to get out any hard water stains, dusting the light fixtures, but those aren’t things you need to do every week.
More Bathroom Cleaning Tips:
This post helps you to power clean the bathroom, but if you have more time to really sit down and actually clean, check out our Ten Things You Forget To Clean In The Bathroom post. There are things you absolutely never think about cleaning, like the bathroom faucet aerator and inside the bathtub faucet.
Which of these tips to clean your bathroom in 10 minutes is the most helpful to you? Let us know in the comments.
Donna B Reidland
Sunday 26th of March 2023
Very helpful tips. I definitely take too long.