We have always had tile and a clear glass shower door. Both my husband and I use a squeegee after every shower. Never have a problem with soap scum. My shower looks just like new because we both take good care to squeegee after every shower. I have not had any problems for 12 years. Shower still looks like new.
This is just fantastic... WhiteVinegar&DishSoap = completely soap-scum-free glass doors AT LAST : I've tolerated the last four years with so-so clear glass door and screen. I sprayed, left it for 15 minutes, spread the mixture around lightly with a household sponge and rinsed the lot off. What surprised me was that the process didn't generate a never-ending load of soap suds to wash away from so much dish soap [washing-up liquid, as we say in the UK!]. It was so easy! Now, the glasswork is just like the day the new shower area was installed. Brilliant - very many thanks.
Melissa ironically i first used this DIY recipe of baking soda dishsoap last week on my glass and tile shower with hard water soap scum and WOW IT WORKS BETTER than anything ive ever bought to clean my shower!! I previously used HAD my eraser sponge on the glass though (😳)... Uh oh. Now i use my Karcher Window Vac daily rather than a sguegee after a shower to cut down on moisture fast.
Thanks! This motivated me to finally clean the scum off my glass shower doors 😅 I tried using baking soda and vinegar before, and that wasn't successful, so I lost motivation, but the dish soap and vinegar mixture worked better!
I take whatever citris I eat and put in large glass jar and poor vinegar to top of them in a spray bottle after 24 hours soak I fill up and leave about 2 inches to add water like 1/3 2 TB dawn mix and spray on works awesome on stove kitchen and bath but not on stainless steal or painted surfaces on non porous surfaces
The only thing that got the soap scum off my fiberglass shower was a razor.... And then I used the vinegar and baking soda and Dawn soap with a magic eraser and sponge. I tried everything I could and I saw a video about this and it works like a charm.
Same - razor for the really stubborn buildup and I use magic erasers on everything! They're great I have no idea why she advises against them perhaps if it is frosted, tinted or some sort of coating on the glass but plain glass has no issue. .
Our rule is to squeeze or dry the shower after every use. I then scrub every few days - at least once a week with vinegar and dish soap mixture. I use a dish scrubber that allows the mixture in the handle, dedicated to the shower. Just easier for me than another spray bottle. I also work on the glass shower door every six months car windshield stuff designed to make rain run off quickly. Seems to help with the glass.
I'm absolutely delighted. It works brilliantly and better than anything I've tried before. It also cleans the silicone grout between the glass shower and floor tiles as well as the silicone grout in the corners of the shower cubicle. Could we have a cleaning video for the grout in the wall and floor tiles please?
The glass manufacturer added a coating and I can’t use a squeegee or it could scratch it and void the warranty. So we use a squeegee on the tile and microfiber cloth on the glass. I also thoroughly dry the faucet and all metal. It’s been 9 months and it looks like new. I never imagined I would stick with this routine, but it takes about two minutes and saves me so much more in depth cleaning time-it’s been worth it!! Also, I’m almost dry when I finish, so almost no water outside the shower! 😊
Soap dissolves grease and oil. Soap scum is none of those. The only thing that dishsoap does is create a thicker viscosity for the vinegar to adhere longer. Why people use soap to dissolve soap boggles my mind. If you have faucets that are encrusted with soap scum, saturate strips of paper towels and let sit on the bad areas for half an hour to an hour. The soap scum will come right off. I spray my shower walls with vinegar and then mix salt, baking soda, and a small amount of water to form a paste. Then I scrub it off in a circular motion and rinse. We squeegee our glass shower doors every day, which helps them stay clean and clear. But to deep clean the rest, I use the method above - no dish soap! Also, using shower gel is better than a soap bar for preventing soap scum.
After deep cleaning your shower, use a "Ceramic Coating" typically used for car paintwork. I applied this on our shower 2 years ago and the glass still looks brand new today. Not 1 single water mark or soap scum.
i use the daily spray at each shower and it works well! thank you. By the way, I fell in the stairs in my house last Christmas. I was then injured and stuck lying down for weeks. This is where i discover your channel and fell completely addicted 😅 I applied a lot of your tricks and suggestions and change completely my way of cleaning my house. I appreciate also the evolution of the family and your personnel stories. I just recently finished watching all your videos !! yes yes ! I think i could participate to a CMS quiz 😊
Barkeepers Friend MORE Spray + Foam is THE best thing for soap scum! I just used it yesterday and it took me mere minutes to clean our glass shower doors with minimal elbow grease. HIGHLY recommend ALL Barkeepers Friend products!
Can confirm although didn't know they had a bath product. I use the powder on my white glass cook top. It has been the only thing that will get the cooked on black off with a little elbow grease. Easy off didn't even touch it but bar keepers friend did the trick.
For some time, due to mental health and physical constraints, my shower wasn't cleaned as regularly as it should have been. I then began using a squeegy but could not bend or squat properly to doe the floor so I switched to using a towel which seemed to work but I still have an issue with bending etc. I then found a small head mop with extending handle and microfibre removable pad and that has been a game changer. I don't have to bend and just squeeze out the pad, using a second one if necessary and reuse them a few times before machine washing. The glass and tiles are cleaned without effort. I do have some permanent hard water stains on the glass but it is clean which is the main thing.
I moved into a lovely cottage that was built 3 years ago, the shower looks like yours in the video, very pretty, although the glass door has hardened water stains, I've tryed a few times white vinager & dawn soap, seem to help Iin a few areas, water stains still there. Don't want to use baking soda, this is a rental, I would feel terrible to scratch the glass, any thoughts? Thank you..
I’ve owned a cleaning company for three years and sometimes I use magic eraser on glass. I’ve never had any issues with it- I wonder what issues you are talking about?
I was struggling to get soap scum off my shower doors with just vinegar and water and elbow grease. It wasn’t working! I found this video online, made up a solution of half vinegar, half Dawn and I was STUNNED at how great and easy it worked!!! Just had to let you know! Thank you!!!
I clean our shower once a week. We have an acrylic shower stall and hard water, it’s stained near the bottom, can’t find anything that will take out the stains.
I thought my shower door was leaking shower water so I installed a shower liner curtain. Turn out the leak was elsewhere but kept the curtain & never had to clean the glass again!😉
I have an old shower tub combo and I hate cleaning it. Yes, soap scum. I’m never sure of what to use in the walls and tub??? No glass at all. We have a shower curtain.
Hi. I’m an avid follower of yr tips. Got yr 50tips ebook too. But in all the years, I’ve heard very little about how to clean natural stone. I have marble, granite and grey limestone on my home. Would really appreciate some info on cleaning. Thankx
@@lisamanetta9567IMO,I believe she's talking about the fact that when you use an eraser sponge, it immediately starts coming apart and makes another mess to clean up
Great vlog Melissa. I’ve had a squeegee in our shower forever and it takes a few seconds to wipe down the glass and walls. I’ve never had to scrub/ spend lots of time cleaning this as a result. We also have a built in water softener which means there’s no hard water / limescale build up as a result which also helps. They are an investment but worth it if you live in a hard water area
In general, abrasive things are not good for glass, as they can scratch. Eraser sponges are all at least somewhat abrasive iirc, and some of them even have extra-abrasive sides. That's not to say you can't use ANYTHING abrasive on glass, just that you should test in a hidden area first to make absolutely certain it is not damaging it.
Love Melissa's video content as well! Great products and advice. We squeegee everytime but bought a wide squeegee at Princess Auto (Cdn tire has them as well) and it covers 3 times the area so much faster!
I’m thinking about trying an automotive spray sealant called sonax spray and seal. If this works then no kind of buildup could ever cling to any of my shower again until the sealant wore off, which could probably take a very long time.
My mom taught me to use baking soda on any surface that was easily scratched because it doesn't scratch. I even use it on glassware and ceramic ware because IT DOESN'T SCRATCH.
Yeah sodium bicarbonate is only 2.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, the same as your fingernail, so it basically won't scratch anything you can't scratch with your fingernails.
We always squeegee our shower after use (last one to shower does the job) and the wipe down with a good micro fibre cloth to make sure round the taps and corners are dried and I only clean the shower not even monthly just to clean the grooves where the shower door runs (we live in a hard water area), sooo much easier and it always looks so nice and clean and takes less than 5 minutes 😃✨✨
None of what you recommended has worked. I live in a co-op unit that has seen goodness knows how many tenants and the bathroom tiles that were once white have a greyish cast to them. I’ve tried the dish soap with vinegar as well as the dishsoap with baking sod’s and literally nothing changed. I’ve tried using soft sponges and not at all soft scrub brushes. I have been able to scratch some off with my fingernails, but I can’t do the whole bathroom like this. What’s the next step ?
yeah scrubdaddy sponge and Bar Keepers Friend, just make sure to use gloves, its way more acidic. But I use this on tough showers which havent been cleaned in ages. I recommend the liquid version, instead of the powder.
I started towel drying my shower after each use to prevent buildup. I've found we are more likely to do that than squeegee, and it gets ALL the moisture out of the shower!
Thank you for that tip. I used to spray with vinegar and/or use my squeegee but my husband absolutely HATES the smell of vinegar. I'm going to use a microfiber cloth from now on and follow your advice. Have a great one sweetie :)
@@AnnaKaize mix in several drops of essential oil (whatever you all both like) per bottle plus diluting the vinegar with water if you’re not already doing that. Hopefully that’s helpful. 😊
@@nonnieTerribonjour ! J’essuie la paroi de douche et ma robinetterie après *chaque* utilisation avec un bon chiffon micro fibre bien absorbant. Cela prend quelques secondes. Ma douche a 10 ans environ et est comme neuve. Je n’utilise pas ma serviette car il n’est vraiment pas bon pour la planète de laver les serviettes après un seul usage… je fais la lessive deux fois par semaine et sèche à l’air. Mais chacun fait selon sa conscience … 😌
Are use vinegar in my hair when I take a shower and then I spray my shower walls with the same vinegar I use in my hair. And then after I’m done, I squeegee my walls my shower floor and my shower doors every time. My shower is always clean. Just thought I’d share that.❤
I have an amazing cleaning lady that comes every two weeks but I work at keeping things together when she's not here. We have well water (HARD water) and get build up everywhere - I'm forever soaking our shower fixtures in the vinegar mixture baggie and am losing the battle with the hard water build up on my black hall bath sink fixtures. Love all your suggestions and appreciate them greatly!!
Bon Ami will take the hard water spots off. Don’t use on the brass coated fixtures. It will wear it off. Bon Ami or Brillo soap pads work on the chrome fixtures, for sure!
Hi so true I’m also having a hard time with my stove I e used easy off. Baking soda and still isn’t getting clean the baking soda just doesn’t want to clear
Melissa, I'm overwhelmed by the amount of mess in my home. I really want to deep clutter the entire house but my planning is very poor and ineffective. Currently, there are five people in my house. Can you make a video on deep cleaning a whole house including every single corner
I have a very small amount of rust around the drain in my bathroom sink and on the shower drain cover. I am not comfortable using harsh chemicals. Would rather use DIY. Any ideas? No I don’t like to clean my shower/tub! Would rather vacuum and mop with microfiber cloth mop. Nice watch!!!
Life is multisensory. Aside from tasting the tub for cleanliness... the sense of feel from the customer was enlightening. Wax that tub when your done and next time cleaning is even easier. Just not where you walk.
I visited a friend in the Netherlands who had me squeegee the shower after each use (eye roll) because she was selling the house. But now that I have a big glass shower like the one in the video I use the squeegee. It has stayed looking new.
Hey! Engineering student here (I like a clean bathroom) - SO, idk if anyone has posted this already but, YOU DO NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT SCRATCHING GLASS WITH BAKING SODA - the thing you want to know is called “Mohs Hardness”: glass has a hardness of around 5-7 and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) - and also hard plastic - have hardnesses of around 2.5 - since glass is harder, YOU WILL NOT SCRATCH YOUR GLASS WITH EITHER OF THEM - EVER!! Enjoy your nice clean bathrooms :)
i am working on cleaning up a shower/tub kit, plastic, and it has really nasty black build up in some of the joints, I have tried several cleaners and nothing is working and several things like a toothbrush for scrubbing, HELP
What is the best way to clean a jetted Jacuzzi tub? We are in our late 60's and early 70's and don't use the jetted Jacuzzi tub, but we do take showers in the same area. Problem is, the jets collect soap scum and have that orange and sometimes black mold growing in the jet alcoves. Our housekeeper doesn't do a very good job of cleaning them, it seems.
Tried all of those suggestions. Would NOT get rid of my hard water spots on my glass shower doors or acrylic shower walls. (shower was never cleaned by previous owner) I need something stronger...Any suggestions appreciated!
Thanks for your helpful videos. My shower is a mix of materials so cleaning seems impossible. I have glass, natural stone, ceramic tile, and glass tiles. I would appreciate any tips on the best product (DIY) to clean my shower as a whole.
First for glass panels in shower, check to see if mfgr put a specific coating on glass. If you can. On my shower cannot use some common household liquids.
I have a wipe-down towel I wipe everything down with after each shower. Wash it with the other towels. I haven't had to scrub down shower in over 4 years. It was too much grief to replace the shower, I didn't want to mess around moving forward. I have no glass though, might not do as well as a squeegee on glass, but I think it would be drier. Maybe squeegee on glass, towel for non-glass areas for best results.
Girl, please make yourself and us a squeegee to save our backs/knees. Watching you do that made me hurt. The squeegee hasn’t had an upgrade in a while. Think about it for your next tool. Big Seller.
We renovated our bathroom 5 months ago (took out the tub and in a shower!), and I am bent on keeping it looking beautiful. Thank you for this video. I have a squeegee in our shower too! It has a hook on the end, so I hang it on the bar soap holder attached to the shower system. My mom kept telling me I had to dry the shower every time with a towel, so instead I got the squeegee. Less work with a squeegee, don't have to rub another load of laundry! Takes 30-45 seconds with the squeegee, and I get some squat exercises in!! I'll try your vinegar and dish soap recipe to clean any soap scum that sneaks in. Iike the idea of baking soda and dishsoap for my tile floor because it's glazed. What say you? Thanks in advance!
I have been fighting soap scum problems for a few months using $$ OTC cleaning products. I watched your video and tried it out on my glass shower door. I saw an immediate removal of the soap scum and it was the least inexpensive thing I have tried. Thank you for this cleaning tip.
Thanks that was a good tip, but you so t mention the tiles in the shower does this also work for tiles I find the soap scum sits on the grouting in between the tiles
I keep reading that acidic products shouldn’t be used on ceramic tile because it’s bad for the grout, so vinegar in my shower is a no for me. My DIY daily shower spray is 2/3c rubbing alcohol, 1C filtered water, 1T Dr Bronners Sal Suds and 20 drops of tea tree oil and 10 drops of lemon EO. It’s doing the trick. Helps that I squeegee every time!
@@creuvette29 no, it can’t because the ph is so different. White vinegar has a ph of 2.4 (very acidic) and rubbing alcohol is neutral, somewhere between 6 and 8 (water is neutral at 7). Then consider that more than half the solution is water (neutral) and the Sal Suds is quite alkaline which will bring the final product into the alkaline territory, which is what (unsealed) grout likes. Btw I can’t take credit for the recipe of my shower cleaner, it’s based on the one by My Messy German Life.
Excellent video! I’ve been looking for a non-toxic way to clean my shower after I shower. I will definitely try the vinegar-and-water recipe. I have back issues and cannot easily bend or extend to clean my shower stall so, yes, we clean it after every use (mostly!) and then thoroughly clean it every week or two.
I have shower curtains on all three of my showers. Glass stays clean. I take shower curtain down from time to time and wash on delicate cycle in washing machine and put it in the dryer with a couple of bath towels on low heat to dry. Works perfectly.
We are a family of four and we always shower one right after the other so only the last person has to squeegee. And we only have to ventilate once. That also saves a lot of money for central heating and CO2.
The problem with the squeegee is you need to do that right after showering with the water off, so you're standing there for a few minutes naked, and cold cleaning the glass. Honestly, I hate it, I sometimes do clean the glass that way, but it's a pain. I would love to have a walk in tiled shower enclosed, like you walk in turn the corner, and shower, no glass doors, but I can't afford the remodel.
I squeegee after EVERY shower and dry the glass portions with a glass microfiber cloth and the tile walls and floor with a super absorbing microfiber cloth and never has to remove soap scum🤗
If you are old you cannot do the S pattern scrubbing but you can purchase a mechanical brush and just hold on tight. The ones with long handles are great for the floor but for the walls use one that fits in your hand. They charge just like your phone.
We’ve only had our new shower for about 2 weeks . I’ve noticed scum on the bottom half .. just tried the DIY spray , but it didn’t get it . I wouldn’t think that we’ve had that much buildup in the span of two weeks. Could it possibly be something else or should I try the harsher vinegar as she explained in the video any advice would be good thank you in advance.! Btw ..I’m speaking of the tile ! Thx
I have a shower door, sliding on a chrome track and it's hard to clean the metal and clean the bottom part of the door where there is plastic where it's getting mildew and I can't get to that unless I use I guess a pipe cleaner? Also, I used vinegar to clean my shower and it discolored the chrome fixtures, so I no longer use the vinegar. Your example of a shower is easy to clean, can you use harder examples? Like mine I described.
Borax is antifungal - I mix up a teaspoon - TBSP in hot water (as Melissa suggests for laundry) - I'd try putting this solution in a spray bottle (it can mix with vinegar etc w/o worry!) And spritzing the area, let sit, then brush with an old toothbrush!
I had one just like that and it drove me crazy. Tiny fiberglass shower stall, and parts of the chrome door track got moldy and it was physically impossible to get to it with anything to clean it. Couldn't even squeeze a toothbrush in there. I finally took the whole thing off, filled the screw holes, and hung a shower curtain. I don't understand why doors like that are even manufactured.
I am brand spanking new to your channel, and we have a smaller walk in shower with fiberglassor hard plastic walls and the sliding glass doors are so nasty! They never have been "clean" and I have tried EVERYTHING! Another issue they inserted one of the etched glass shower door inserts backwards, so the water and soap hits the etched part and I have tried all methods and nothing will remove that scum haze,,,, should I just invest 400 for a new setof doors and be diligent with them? do you have any ideas... I even thought of removing the doors and just installing a shower curtain but my husband is against that idea,,, ideas, suggestions, PLEASE???
Do you have any recommendations for cleaning a heavy duty plastic shower curtain. It is clear and is a very good quality shower curtain. I hate to throw it away if there is a good method to get it clean. I have tried washing it in the washing machine, but that’s not effective. We have very hard well water. TY
Let me educate you. After you shower use A SIZABLE TOWEL and wipe down the tile and glass shower doors. Case done and no soap hard water buildup. Lesson for the day.
Hey, thank you so much my best friend‘s 19th birthday is on Saturday, September 14 and my tiara had glue on it and myai said to use soap and it like in my tiara doing much better
Baking soda and vinegar are alkali and acid respectively. They are pH opposites and should not be substitutable with each other. What is the chemistry at play here? If it doesn't matter which you mix with the dish soap then is plain dish soap enough?
We have always had tile and a clear glass shower door. Both my husband and I use a squeegee after every shower. Never have a problem with soap scum. My shower looks just like new because we both take good care to squeegee after every shower. I have not had any problems for 12 years. Shower still looks like new.
Hey Lady, you're well-spoken and informative. Equal parts info and fun. Massive Respect!
This is just fantastic... WhiteVinegar&DishSoap = completely soap-scum-free glass doors AT LAST : I've tolerated the last four years with so-so clear glass door and screen.
I sprayed, left it for 15 minutes, spread the mixture around lightly with a household sponge and rinsed the lot off.
What surprised me was that the process didn't generate a never-ending load of soap suds to wash away from so much dish soap [washing-up liquid, as we say in the UK!]. It was so easy!
Now, the glasswork is just like the day the new shower area was installed.
Brilliant - very many thanks.
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Melissa ironically i first used this DIY recipe of baking soda dishsoap last week on my glass and tile shower with hard water soap scum and WOW IT WORKS BETTER than anything ive ever bought to clean my shower!! I previously used HAD my eraser sponge on the glass though (😳)... Uh oh. Now i use my Karcher Window Vac daily rather than a sguegee after a shower to cut down on moisture fast.
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Thanks! This motivated me to finally clean the scum off my glass shower doors 😅 I tried using baking soda and vinegar before, and that wasn't successful, so I lost motivation, but the dish soap and vinegar mixture worked better!
I take whatever citris I eat and put in large glass jar and poor vinegar to top of them in a spray bottle after 24 hours soak I fill up and leave about 2 inches to add water like 1/3 2 TB dawn mix and spray on works awesome on stove kitchen and bath but not on stainless steal or painted surfaces on non porous surfaces
The only thing that got the soap scum off my fiberglass shower was a razor.... And then I used the vinegar and baking soda and Dawn soap with a magic eraser and sponge. I tried everything I could and I saw a video about this and it works like a charm.
Same - razor for the really stubborn buildup and I use magic erasers on everything! They're great I have no idea why she advises against them perhaps if it is frosted, tinted or some sort of coating on the glass but plain glass has no issue. .
Our rule is to squeeze or dry the shower after every use. I then scrub every few days - at least once a week with vinegar and dish soap mixture. I use a dish scrubber that allows the mixture in the handle, dedicated to the shower. Just easier for me than another spray bottle. I also work on the glass shower door every six months car windshield stuff designed to make rain run off quickly. Seems to help with the glass.
Yes! 🎉 I use Dawn& Vinegar in my scrubber handle. I apply Rain X every couple of months. 5 yrs & still clear👍🏽
@@michelebradley7813 it works!! I live with 2 dogs, a cat, and a slob so any tip to make cleaning easier is valued.
@@jennyfrancis8532 😂2 dogs, a cat & a not so neat hubby?! My condolences 🤣💚😉
@@michelebradley7813 35 years something is working
I'm absolutely delighted. It works brilliantly and better than anything I've tried before. It also cleans the silicone grout between the glass shower and floor tiles as well as the silicone grout in the corners of the shower cubicle.
Could we have a cleaning video for the grout in the wall and floor tiles please?
The glass manufacturer added a coating and I can’t use a squeegee or it could scratch it and void the warranty. So we use a squeegee on the tile and microfiber cloth on the glass. I also thoroughly dry the faucet and all metal. It’s been 9 months and it looks like new. I never imagined I would stick with this routine, but it takes about two minutes and saves me so much more in depth cleaning time-it’s been worth it!!
Also, I’m almost dry when I finish, so almost no water outside the shower! 😊
Bonjour ! J’ai adopté cette méthode depuis 10 ans environ et ma douche a toujours l’air neuve 👍
Soap dissolves grease and oil. Soap scum is none of those. The only thing that dishsoap does is create a thicker viscosity for the vinegar to adhere longer. Why people use soap to dissolve soap boggles my mind. If you have faucets that are encrusted with soap scum, saturate strips of paper towels and let sit on the bad areas for half an hour to an hour. The soap scum will come right off. I spray my shower walls with vinegar and then mix salt, baking soda, and a small amount of water to form a paste. Then I scrub it off in a circular motion and rinse. We squeegee our glass shower doors every day, which helps them stay clean and clear. But to deep clean the rest, I use the method above - no dish soap! Also, using shower gel is better than a soap bar for preventing soap scum.
After deep cleaning your shower, use a "Ceramic Coating" typically used for car paintwork. I applied this on our shower 2 years ago and the glass still looks brand new today. Not 1 single water mark or soap scum.
Does it work on tiles and or other surface too or just glass?
Like what?
Hot water removes any type of wax or ceramic coating! It will be ok for a little bit but NOT a cure all!!
What ceramic coating product did you use? Thank you!
@@thehornoftheunicorn4057 Carbon Collective Platinum Paint Ceramic Coating, Our shower is still perfect today.
i use the daily spray at each shower and it works well! thank you. By the way, I fell in the stairs in my house last Christmas. I was then injured and stuck lying down for weeks. This is where i discover your channel and fell completely addicted 😅 I applied a lot of your tricks and suggestions and change completely my way of cleaning my house. I appreciate also the evolution of the family and your personnel stories. I just recently finished watching all your videos !! yes yes ! I think i could participate to a CMS quiz 😊
Barkeepers Friend MORE Spray + Foam is THE best thing for soap scum! I just used it yesterday and it took me mere minutes to clean our glass shower doors with minimal elbow grease. HIGHLY recommend ALL Barkeepers Friend products!
Can confirm although didn't know they had a bath product. I use the powder on my white glass cook top. It has been the only thing that will get the cooked on black off with a little elbow grease. Easy off didn't even touch it but bar keepers friend did the trick.
For some time, due to mental health and physical constraints, my shower wasn't cleaned as regularly as it should have been. I then began using a squeegy but could not bend or squat properly to doe the floor so I switched to using a towel which seemed to work but I still have an issue with bending etc. I then found a small head mop with extending handle and microfibre removable pad and that has been a game changer. I don't have to bend and just squeeze out the pad, using a second one if necessary and reuse them a few times before machine washing. The glass and tiles are cleaned without effort. I do have some permanent hard water stains on the glass but it is clean which is the main thing.
I moved into a lovely cottage that was built 3 years ago, the shower looks like yours in the video, very pretty, although the glass door has hardened water stains, I've tryed a few times white vinager & dawn soap, seem to help Iin a few areas, water stains still there. Don't want to use baking soda, this is a rental, I would feel terrible to scratch the glass, any thoughts? Thank you..
This video got my scummed glass shower finally dazzling cleaned this morning! Amazing
🤣 who else needs to go brush their teeth now because of Melissa's comparison of dental plaque with soap scum 😁
She didn't compare the two she compared the cleaning of it to the dentist cleaning your teeth there's a difference
@@emilymulcahy 😁
It was a great comparison, just made me want to get rid of any plaque at the moment
Thanks for reminding me to book a cleaning for my teeth, I’m well overdue.
My last job was at a women's homeless shelter and we had the guests use a towel to dry out the shower stall and external floor area after each use.
I’ve owned a cleaning company for three years and sometimes I use magic eraser on glass. I’ve never had any issues with it- I wonder what issues you are talking about?
Watched your video. Mixed the cleaner. Got my scrub square out - the shower doors are very clean 😊.
What scrub square? The green ones? Thx
@@nancyadise3521 Hello, Nancy! Scrub squares are black reusable scrub pads with one scrubby side and one nice and soft :).
The vinegar with dishwashing liquid soap was amazing results this morning !! Thank you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I was struggling to get soap scum off my shower doors with just vinegar and water and elbow grease. It wasn’t working! I found this video online, made up a solution of half vinegar, half Dawn and I was STUNNED at how great and easy it worked!!! Just had to let you know! Thank you!!!
Where do you buy this Elbow Grease from?
I clean our shower once a week. We have an acrylic shower stall and hard water, it’s stained near the bottom, can’t find anything that will take out the stains.
I thought my shower door was leaking shower water so I installed a shower liner curtain. Turn out the leak was elsewhere but kept the curtain & never had to clean the glass again!😉
That is a fantastic idea. Will definitely try it. Thanks
I been falling Your advice, for many years. Thank you
Since I switched from soap to body wash, I have far less of a soap scum problem.
I've made the change especially for my kids'bathroom sink. Doesnt het nasty so quickly
I have an old shower tub combo and I hate cleaning it. Yes, soap scum. I’m never sure of what to use in the walls and tub??? No glass at all. We have a shower curtain.
Same here. Only talk about glass doors
What do you recommend for really hard stubborn hard water stains?
Thanks for the tip about vinegar and natural stone!
Another excellent video and so many helpful tips. I love your personality and how you make cleaning more fun. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
I would be curious about the non-DIY products also. Sometimes DIY solutions aren’t strong enough for tough or built- on scum
Hi. I’m an avid follower of yr tips. Got yr 50tips ebook too. But in all the years, I’ve heard very little about how to clean natural stone. I have marble, granite and grey limestone on my home. Would really appreciate some info on cleaning. Thankx
Does your diy solution work with fiberglass or any other non-tile materials? Thank you.
My grip isn’t good I bought the non scratch sponge that has a handle attached and put the recipe in the tube part
you mentioned not using an eraser sponge on glass, because "you don't want to deal with the aftermath of that". I'm curious, what would happen?
I just came to read the comments for the same answer
Abrasive and will scratch the glass?
Eraser sponge give a polished effect I think. Too strong for the job
@@lisamanetta9567IMO,I believe she's talking about the fact that when you use an eraser sponge, it immediately starts coming apart and makes another mess to clean up
Eraser sponges are basically a super super fine grit sandpaper. This means it can cause scratches on your glass.
Great vlog Melissa. I’ve had a squeegee in our shower forever and it takes a few seconds to wipe down the glass and walls. I’ve never had to scrub/ spend lots of time cleaning this as a result. We also have a built in water softener which means there’s no hard water / limescale build up as a result which also helps. They are an investment but worth it if you live in a hard water area
Can you please specify while you don't recommend using an eraser sponge on shower glass?
In general, abrasive things are not good for glass, as they can scratch. Eraser sponges are all at least somewhat abrasive iirc, and some of them even have extra-abrasive sides.
That's not to say you can't use ANYTHING abrasive on glass, just that you should test in a hidden area first to make absolutely certain it is not damaging it.
Its not always SOAP scum, it's mineral deposits from the water.
Love Melissa's video content as well! Great products and advice.
We squeegee everytime but bought a wide squeegee at Princess Auto (Cdn tire has them as well) and it covers 3 times the area so much faster!
I’m thinking about trying an automotive spray sealant called sonax spray and seal. If this works then no kind of buildup could ever cling to any of my shower again until the sealant wore off, which could probably take a very long time.
Please do a video on cleaning sliding glass door tracks. Thank you.
Well, I would remove the glass doors. You will need a screw driver for this.
My mom taught me to use baking soda on any surface that was easily scratched because it doesn't scratch. I even use it on glassware and ceramic ware because IT DOESN'T SCRATCH.
Yeah sodium bicarbonate is only 2.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, the same as your fingernail, so it basically won't scratch anything you can't scratch with your fingernails.
We always squeegee our shower after use (last one to shower does the job) and the wipe down with a good micro fibre cloth to make sure round the taps and corners are dried and I only clean the shower not even monthly just to clean the grooves where the shower door runs (we live in a hard water area), sooo much easier and it always looks so nice and clean and takes less than 5 minutes 😃✨✨
Would love some ideas for a travertine shower!!
‘Rejuvenate’ shower cleaner
None of what you recommended has worked.
I live in a co-op unit that has seen goodness knows how many tenants and the bathroom tiles that were once white have a greyish cast to them.
I’ve tried the dish soap with vinegar as well as the dishsoap with baking sod’s and literally nothing changed. I’ve tried using soft sponges and not at all soft scrub brushes. I have been able to scratch some off with my fingernails, but I can’t do the whole bathroom like this.
What’s the next step ?
Brushes never seem to work for me, no matter how hard I scrub with them. Have you tried using a Scrub Daddy? I've had some success with that.
yeah scrubdaddy sponge and Bar Keepers Friend, just make sure to use gloves, its way more acidic. But I use this on tough showers which havent been cleaned in ages. I recommend the liquid version, instead of the powder.
I started towel drying my shower after each use to prevent buildup. I've found we are more likely to do that than squeegee, and it gets ALL the moisture out of the shower!
That’s what we do as well. We only use towels once anyway so this is so easy.
Thank you for that tip. I used to spray with vinegar and/or use my squeegee but my husband absolutely HATES the smell of vinegar. I'm going to use a microfiber cloth from now on and follow your advice. Have a great one sweetie :)
@@AnnaKaize mix in several drops of essential oil (whatever you all both like) per bottle plus diluting the vinegar with water if you’re not already doing that. Hopefully that’s helpful. 😊
@@nonnieTerribonjour ! J’essuie la paroi de douche et ma robinetterie après *chaque* utilisation avec un bon chiffon micro fibre bien absorbant. Cela prend quelques secondes. Ma douche a 10 ans environ et est comme neuve. Je n’utilise pas ma serviette car il n’est vraiment pas bon pour la planète de laver les serviettes après un seul usage… je fais la lessive deux fois par semaine et sèche à l’air. Mais chacun fait selon sa conscience … 😌
@@Mr_APeezy I used to do that but he still complained, so this time I'll be stealthy and not tell him and see if he still notices the vinegar.
I use a squeegee after every shower. The doors and the walls, and then squeegee the floor directing the water to the drain.
Are use vinegar in my hair when I take a shower and then I spray my shower walls with the same vinegar I use in my hair. And then after I’m done, I squeegee my walls my shower floor and my shower doors every time. My shower is always clean. Just thought I’d share that.❤
I have an amazing cleaning lady that comes every two weeks but I work at keeping things together when she's not here. We have well water (HARD water) and get build up everywhere - I'm forever soaking our shower fixtures in the vinegar mixture baggie and am losing the battle with the hard water build up on my black hall bath sink fixtures. Love all your suggestions and appreciate them greatly!!
Bon Ami will take the hard water spots off. Don’t use on the brass coated fixtures. It will wear it off. Bon Ami or Brillo soap pads work on the chrome fixtures, for sure!
How often do I clean my shower? Well we bought the place in '89, so I guess I'd say once every 34 years.
Good grief this was a long 10 mins.
Thank you for the tips!
Thanks for watching them!
Hi so true I’m also having a hard time with my stove I e used easy off. Baking soda and still isn’t getting clean the baking soda just doesn’t want to clear
Melissa, I'm overwhelmed by the amount of mess in my home. I really want to deep clutter the entire house but my planning is very poor and ineffective. Currently, there are five people in my house. Can you make a video on deep cleaning a whole house including every single corner
Did you find such a video? I am the same lol
I have a very small amount of rust around the drain in my bathroom sink and on the shower drain cover. I am not comfortable using harsh chemicals. Would rather use DIY. Any ideas? No I don’t like to clean my shower/tub! Would rather vacuum and mop with microfiber cloth mop. Nice watch!!!
Life is multisensory. Aside from tasting the tub for cleanliness... the sense of feel from the customer was enlightening. Wax that tub when your done and next time cleaning is even easier. Just not where you walk.
I was confused at first. My nursing a fused ankle.
@@jamiecollins5012 my twisted sense of humor. May you heal well.
I visited a friend in the Netherlands who had me squeegee the shower after each use (eye roll) because she was selling the house. But now that I have a big glass shower like the one in the video I use the squeegee. It has stayed looking new.
Hey! Engineering student here (I like a clean bathroom) - SO, idk if anyone has posted this already but, YOU DO NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT SCRATCHING GLASS WITH BAKING SODA - the thing you want to know is called “Mohs Hardness”: glass has a hardness of around 5-7 and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) - and also hard plastic - have hardnesses of around 2.5 - since glass is harder, YOU WILL NOT SCRATCH YOUR GLASS WITH EITHER OF THEM - EVER!! Enjoy your nice clean bathrooms :)
Thank you for this info! Kinda now knowing the science behind it takes away the mystery of will it or won’t it scratch the glass!😊
i am working on cleaning up a shower/tub kit, plastic, and it has really nasty black build up in some of the joints, I have tried several cleaners and nothing is working and several things like a toothbrush for scrubbing, HELP
I have the one piece plastic shower walls that are textured & moulded to look like tiles. Its almodt impossible to remove the soap scum...
What is the best way to clean a jetted Jacuzzi tub? We are in our late 60's and early 70's and don't use the jetted Jacuzzi tub, but we do take showers in the same area. Problem is, the jets collect soap scum and have that orange and sometimes black mold growing in the jet alcoves. Our housekeeper doesn't do a very good job of cleaning them, it seems.
Tried all of those suggestions. Would NOT get rid of my hard water spots on my glass shower doors or acrylic shower walls. (shower was never cleaned by previous owner) I need something stronger...Any suggestions appreciated!
Thanks for your helpful videos. My shower is a mix of materials so cleaning seems impossible. I have glass, natural stone, ceramic tile, and glass tiles. I would appreciate any tips on the best product (DIY) to clean my shower as a whole.
Why 50% dish soap? What is the dish soap doing to the soap scum? Would just a tablespoon in straight vinegar work fine?
First for glass panels in shower, check to see if mfgr put a specific coating on glass. If you can.
On my shower cannot use some common household liquids.
I have a wipe-down towel I wipe everything down with after each shower. Wash it with the other towels. I haven't had to scrub down shower in over 4 years. It was too much grief to replace the shower, I didn't want to mess around moving forward. I have no glass though, might not do as well as a squeegee on glass, but I think it would be drier. Maybe squeegee on glass, towel for non-glass areas for best results.
Girl, please make yourself and us a squeegee to save our backs/knees. Watching you do that made me hurt. The squeegee hasn’t had an upgrade in a while. Think about it for your next tool. Big Seller.
We renovated our bathroom 5 months ago (took out the tub and in a shower!), and I am bent on keeping it looking beautiful. Thank you for this video.
I have a squeegee in our shower too! It has a hook on the end, so I hang it on the bar soap holder attached to the shower system. My mom kept telling me I had to dry the shower every time with a towel, so instead I got the squeegee. Less work with a squeegee, don't have to rub another load of laundry! Takes 30-45 seconds with the squeegee, and I get some squat exercises in!!
I'll try your vinegar and dish soap recipe to clean any soap scum that sneaks in. Iike the idea of baking soda and dishsoap for my tile floor because it's glazed. What say you?
Thanks in advance!
I have been fighting soap scum problems for a few months using $$ OTC cleaning products. I watched your video and tried it out on my glass shower door. I saw an immediate removal of the soap scum and it was the least inexpensive thing I have tried. Thank you for this cleaning tip.
I am in as much awe of her presentation skills as I am of her content. She should get a Nobel Prize. I’ve been a fan for many years.
My future wife right here sheesh. She can clean and is nice and smart and basically has everything. I gotchu on cooking
Thanks that was a good tip, but you so t mention the tiles in the shower does this also work for tiles I find the soap scum sits on the grouting in between the tiles
Do you have a cleaner if you have natural stone in your shower?
Same question here.
I have a tub made of acrylic and naturally soft water. I hardly ever have to clean soap scum.
I keep reading that acidic products shouldn’t be used on ceramic tile because it’s bad for the grout, so vinegar in my shower is a no for me. My DIY daily shower spray is 2/3c rubbing alcohol, 1C filtered water, 1T Dr Bronners Sal Suds and 20 drops of tea tree oil and 10 drops of lemon EO. It’s doing the trick. Helps that I squeegee every time!
Lemon eo?..
@@goldfinch102 lemon essential oil. I use the one from Revive.
and the rubbing alcohol doesn't affect the tiles like vinegar ? thank you for the idea, I'm afraid to use vinegar too
@@creuvette29 no, it can’t because the ph is so different. White vinegar has a ph of 2.4 (very acidic) and rubbing alcohol is neutral, somewhere between 6 and 8 (water is neutral at 7). Then consider that more than half the solution is water (neutral) and the Sal Suds is quite alkaline which will bring the final product into the alkaline territory, which is what (unsealed) grout likes. Btw I can’t take credit for the recipe of my shower cleaner, it’s based on the one by My Messy German Life.
Even I thought the same. Vinegar would spoil the tiles.
Loved the video, but one question. Being that I am a housekeeper, how can you rinse without a removable shower head ?
Take a small bucket or large cup.. slowly pour down against each wall.. I’ve used small trash bins (cleaned out) in a pinch
Excellent video! I’ve been looking for a non-toxic way to clean my shower after I shower. I will definitely try the vinegar-and-water recipe. I have back issues and cannot easily bend or extend to clean my shower stall so, yes, we clean it after every use (mostly!) and then thoroughly clean it every week or two.
I have shower curtains on all three of my showers. Glass stays clean. I take shower curtain down from time to time and wash on delicate cycle in washing machine and put it in the dryer with a couple of bath towels on low heat to dry. Works perfectly.
I'd like to spend to some getting clean with U.
I've heard 1 to 1 mixture of Dawn liquid detergent and White Vinegar. Spray bottle. Done and done.
We are a family of four and we always shower one right after the other so only the last person has to squeegee. And we only have to ventilate once. That also saves a lot of money for central heating and CO2.
Any advice for shower curtain scum?????
A new shower curtain liner every 6 months to a year.
I clean mine in the washing machine
The problem with the squeegee is you need to do that right after showering with the water off, so you're standing there for a few minutes naked, and cold cleaning the glass. Honestly, I hate it, I sometimes do clean the glass that way, but it's a pain. I would love to have a walk in tiled shower enclosed, like you walk in turn the corner, and shower, no glass doors, but I can't afford the remodel.
Wrap yourself in a towel or robe then dry the shower..
For a time saver, use a dedicated 1 gallon garden sprayer, pump it up & your finished in less than a minute.
I squeegee after EVERY shower and dry the glass portions with a glass microfiber cloth and the tile walls and floor with a super absorbing microfiber cloth and never has to remove soap scum🤗
If you are old you cannot do the S pattern scrubbing but you can purchase a mechanical brush and just hold on tight. The ones with long handles are great for the floor but for the walls use one that fits in your hand. They charge just like your phone.
Can I use the vinegar and dish soap on glass tile?
Thank you so much for sharing
Thanks for watching!
these are great ideas. my question is what to do with the shower that has the aluminum framing? what do you clean that with?
Thanks.
I used to have a shower with aluminium frames. I squeegee'd everywhere then wiped the aluminium with a microfibre.
If you have a shower curtain. I take mine down about every 30 to 45 days and put it in the washer.
We’ve only had our new shower for about 2 weeks . I’ve noticed scum on the bottom half .. just tried the DIY spray , but it didn’t get it . I wouldn’t think that we’ve had that much buildup in the span of two weeks. Could it possibly be something else or should I try the harsher vinegar as she explained in the video any advice would be good thank you in advance.! Btw ..I’m speaking of the tile ! Thx
I have a shower door, sliding on a chrome track and it's hard to clean the metal and clean the bottom part of the door where there is plastic where it's getting mildew and I can't get to that unless I use I guess a pipe cleaner? Also, I used vinegar to clean my shower and it discolored the chrome fixtures, so I no longer use the vinegar. Your example of a shower is easy to clean, can you use harder examples? Like mine I described.
Borax is antifungal - I mix up a teaspoon - TBSP in hot water (as Melissa suggests for laundry) - I'd try putting this solution in a spray bottle (it can mix with vinegar etc w/o worry!) And spritzing the area, let sit, then brush with an old toothbrush!
I had one just like that and it drove me crazy. Tiny fiberglass shower stall, and parts of the chrome door track got moldy and it was physically impossible to get to it with anything to clean it. Couldn't even squeeze a toothbrush in there.
I finally took the whole thing off, filled the screw holes, and hung a shower curtain. I don't understand why doors like that are even manufactured.
The daily shower spray made a big difference keeping clean.
I am brand spanking new to your channel, and we have a smaller walk in shower with fiberglassor hard plastic walls and the sliding glass doors are so nasty! They never have been "clean" and I have tried EVERYTHING! Another issue they inserted one of the etched glass shower door inserts backwards, so the water and soap hits the etched part and I have tried all methods and nothing will remove that scum haze,,,, should I just invest 400 for a new setof doors and be diligent with them? do you have any ideas... I even thought of removing the doors and just installing a shower curtain but my husband is against that idea,,, ideas, suggestions, PLEASE???
Do you have any recommendations for cleaning a heavy duty plastic shower curtain. It is clear and is a very good quality shower curtain. I hate to throw it away if there is a good method to get it clean. I have tried washing it in the washing machine, but that’s not effective. We have very hard well water. TY
Try to soak it in the hot water with dishwashing tablet overnight
No, I'd rather clean the shower than fold laundry. But I'll still give the video a thumbs up 👍🏽.
My partner does not and will not squeegee, lol
I'm currently at war with the soap scum
Barkeeper's friend liquid.
Let me educate you. After you shower use A SIZABLE TOWEL and wipe down the tile and glass shower doors. Case done and no soap hard water buildup. Lesson for the day.
Hey, thank you so much my best friend‘s 19th birthday is on Saturday, September 14 and my tiara had glue on it and myai said to use soap and it like in my tiara doing much better
Baking soda and vinegar are alkali and acid respectively. They are pH opposites and should not be substitutable with each other.
What is the chemistry at play here? If it doesn't matter which you mix with the dish soap then is plain dish soap enough?