Sally’s Kitchen & Stuff

Thanks to my last landlady, the 90 year old Wonderwoman, I’ve learned how to clean the bathroom without scrubbing.

Regular laundry detergent can be used to clean any ceramic/metal surfaces. It contains both soap and mild bleach - get the cheapest powder detergent you can find and stash it under the bathroom counter. Add one scoop to the bathtub, half a scoop to the sink, and half a scoop to the toilet. You can even use it on the floor around the toilet. Fill the sink and the bath halfway and let it soak for 45 minutes and up. Then just empty the sink (rinse it), empty the bath (take a shower!), and flush the toilet. If there’s anything left of the dirt, it should wipe off. Works on both metal and ceramic, and should be gentle enough - if it’s good enough for your clothes, it’s good enough for your tiles!

The same trick works with the walls in the bathroom as well. Just spritz a mixture of laundry detergent and water on, leave on for 15 mintues, and wipe/rinse. All those commercials about "scrubbing" the bathroom be damned: I haven’t scrubbed anything in ages!

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