How to Clean the Bathtub

No one wants to take a bath in dirty and grimy bathtub. Mold, bacteria and moisture are exposed on the walls of the bathtub. The whole bathroom gives a feeling of grungy and dirty if the bathtub is stained and dirty. Thus, special cleaning attention is always deserved and required by bathtubs.

Following are the ways of how to clean the bathtub.

1. Cleaning the Bathtub with baking soda, Castile soap and peppermint essential oil

Soap scum plus additional buildup on the bathtubs is removed with this cleaning scrub. The material that we required is one cup of baking soda, ½ cup of Castile soap and 3 to 4 drops peppermint essential oil or tea tree. Now, a bowl is taken and you need to put baking soda in it. Then, you need to gradually add up the soap till the mixture becomes dense and thick. Antibacterial essential soap is also being added in it, for instance, peppermint essential soap or tea tree.  A damp cloth or a sponge is taken and the mixture is exposed to it. And then, a good scrubbing and cleaning is given to the bathtub. This is going to make your bathtub look like new and give it a shine.

2. Cream of Tartar

Stains and spots of the bathtub are also removed with the help of cream of tartar as well as with hydrogen peroxide. A shallow and a small cup or even a dish is and filled with the cream of tartar and hydrogen peroxide is also added in it drop by drop till a thick and a dense paste is made. Apply this thick paste on the stains and allow it to dry. After removing the thick dried paste, you are going to find that all the stains and the spots are removed and gone.

3. Salt

Yellow spots on the bathtub are decreased and removed by making a mixture of salt along with the turpentine. Equal amount of both the products are taken. Discoloration is rubbed away with the help of the rubber gloves and after that you need to rinse it thoroughly. Now, the bathroom is ventilated during the process of this cleaning task.

4. Shampoo

Your shampoo is the best handiest product that is going to give a fast cleanup to the bathtub. A soap scum is going to give a good and better job as it rinse and wash clean. A shine is buffed in the chrome faucets.

5. Vinegar

White vinegar is going to give a good scrubbing and shine to your bathtub. From the bathtub, hard stains of water are removed by pouring down 3 cups of white vinegar below the running hot water of tap. Allow the bathtub to fill up all over the spots and stains. And now, it is allowed to soak for at least four hours. As soon as the water is drained out, you are going to easily scrub off all the spots and stains.