21 Cleaning Items If You Avoid Tidying Your Bathroom

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If you can't remember the last time you cleaned your bathroom, this is your reminder — you *need* to clean your bathroom.

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Promising review: "I have well water. Something in my well water reacts with copper plumbing and turns my shower tiles blue. Since my bathroom color scheme isn't on the blue spectrum, this is problematic. The well water also causes the shower glass to film up quickly. I've tried dozens and dozens of cleaners and scrubbed till my arms ached trying to get ahead of the blue and scumminess. My ambition in life is NOT to be a full time bathroom scrubber! I saw this stuff on a professional house cleaner's TikTok (sorry, don't remember which one) and thought 'what the heck, might as well give it a try.' Oh my goodness, the first day after my shower I sprayed this stuff all over and walked away. The next morning there was a NOTICEABLE reduction in the blue and the glass looked clearer too. Day two, sprayed again and walked away. The next morning the blue was gone except for a few spots on the floor tile and the glass looked amazing. Day three I sprayed the remaining spots and the next morning the shower practically looked new. NO SCRUBBING AT ALL!!!! This is my new favorite shower cleaner. The ONLY con I have is that it makes me sneeze while I'm spraying from inside the shower, but I can live with that." —L. J. Petillo

Get it from Amazon for $19.19+ (available in two sizes and two scents).

This won't clean your grout, but it'll make it look brand new.

Promising review: "I was pleasantly surprised by how far these went. I did the entire floor of my large master bathroom plus a little of the shower with one pen. It is pretty forgiving, and you have quite a bit of working time before it dries completely. This was not a quick task, but it went faster than I thought it would. I was worried the white would look too bright, but it just makes everything look so much cleaner. Very happy with this product!" —Jenelle

Get it from Amazon for $8.99+ (available in two sizes).

Promising review: "I have an old shower/bathtub. I tried name-brand shower cleaners and bleach to try to clean the soap scum off the tiles and tub. I had no luck, and I would cough and get sick because of how strong the smell was. I thought I would try this to save my lungs. I sprayed my entire shower and left it for about 15 minutes. Came back and rinsed off the walls, and they were shiny! I've never had such a clean shower. The smell is amazing and subtle. All I smell is tea tree, and it didn't affect me at all. The price is also a good deal since the bottle is pretty large." —Amber Erwin

Get a two-pack from Amazon for $15.99.

Promising review: "I’ve had a hard water ring around my toilet for a while now. I’ve tried every kind of cleaner including a baking soda and vinegar mixture. As I found tips online to combat the issue there were always suggestions of a pumice stone. I ignored them at first thinking it would scratch the porcelain. When nothing worked I bought one since it was less than $10. I was skeptical, but I was very pleasantly surprised to see it actually worked! The ring was gone and my bowl was so clean! Everyone should have one for stubborn stains." —CRYSTAL

Get it from Amazon for $13.99.

Promising review: "Before I bought this RMR Mold treatment spray, I really considered having my whole bathtub re-grouted. The price of a regout was out of the budget so I tried to find something that could get rid of all the mold in my bathroom before my baby arrives. I stumbled upon an instagram post about RMR and they highly recommended it, saying it works like magic without the scrubbing. For $16 on Amazon, I bought it in a heartbeat hoping for the best and it's one of the smartest purchases I've made! I didn't think it would work at first but then I decided to try just spray all the crevices on two of the walls including the tub itself. The chemical smell is so strong but I left the ventilator on and aired out the bathroom. After 15mins, almost all the mold was gone. I wish I took a photo of the whole tub before I sprayed! I decided to give it a second coat and leave it overnight. I even did the wall that I never touched yet and was able to get a photo of the magic this bottle can do. I promise, I did ZERO SCRUBBING. The next morning, all the mold was completely gone like I had a professional come in and sanitize my whole bath tub and all the wall. Everything that was black and yellow turned pearly white! I was so impressed! After a quick wash down of all surfaces with hot water, the smell of the chemicals went away and I was left with a beautiful bathroom! I highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a fast and effective mold cleaner!!" —Candice

Get it from Amazon for $16.99.

Promising review: "My shower was starting to get a little bit moldy and I couldn't stand the smell of strong bleach in the shower, especially while pregnant. The smell of the oxyclean is not overwhelming and does not make me gag. It was very easy to spray on, leave until the blue turned clear ish, give it a light scrub and then rinse it down the drain. Very easy to spray on the walls and floor the the shower and I love seeing where the spray is." —Justyna

Get it from Walmart for $4.98.

Promising review: "These are amazing. They handle soap scum, shampoo, etc like a champ but even more they remove scuff marks from stairs, paint baseboards etc. Love the lavender scent." —nichole weinman

Get a two-pack from Amazon for $8.25.

Promising review: "I absolutely love these! I kind of bought them as a joke. I hate wearing socks, shoes, or slippers, but I also HATE dirty feet. These were the answer I was looking for! They are lightweight on my feet...hardly notice I'm wearing them, and by golly they pick up the dust and dirt that our dog leaves behind! They also wash very nicely. We always wish in Tide and these looked brand-new after being washed. I'm very pleased with my purchase!" —Tim S.

Get five pairs from Amazon for $13.59.

Promising review: "Ashamed to say, but I barely ever mop the floors. I purchased this O-Cedar Mop and Bucket based upon the great reviews. I am here to add a 5-star review of my own. This mop and bucket not only cleaned my floors, but it made the entire process easy (and dare I say fun?). I did the entire first floor of my house both tile and wood. Then wanted more fun, so i scooped up the handy handle and carried it upstairs where I continued on to the bedrooms and bathrooms. I don't want to go on and on, but this mop picked up lots of dirt and grime, then popped easily into the washing machine. It came out great. The swirly thing makes all the difference. It wrings out all of the excess water, so it's easy to mop without using too much muscle, which I do not have. And the mop heads are short, rather than long mop heads, which only make for heavier mops. If you're on the fence, go for it, you'll agree." —LauraP320

Get it from Amazon for $39.98.

Promising review: "I purchased this item because of a TikTok review and I absolutely love it! You can toss your old brushes that get nasty looking and stop wasting money on disposable brushes. This brush does it all! It is well-made and very easy to clean. It hangs nicely, out of the way, on the side of the tank. I highly recommend this item!" —L. Crocitto

Get it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in four colors and multipacks).

BuzzFeed Shopping editor Mallory McInnis swears by this stuff! Here's what she has to say about it: "Have you ever seen the movie The Santa Clause? There's a scene where Tim Allen's character shaves away his white beard and then ~WHOOSH!~ it reappears instantaneously. That's basically my bathtub and soap scum. I've tried many products to keep it at bay, but this is the only one that has ever really worked. Not only does it have a cute dog on the packaging, it also allows me to (easily!) wipe away dastardly soap scum without having to use a lot of muscle! Which is great, because I don't exactly have a lot of muscle to use."

Get it from Amazon for $20.98+ (available with or without the sprayer).

Humble Suds is a small cleaning brand run by two moms — Holli Schaub and Jennifer Parnell — in Evergreen, Colorado. All of their products are made from powerful, plant-based ingredients and packaged with recyclable materials.

Promising review: "I love this new essential-oil scent. It smells amazing, disinfects naturally, and I trust the simple, natural ingredients. I use this spray on everything — counters, toilets, cooktop — even mirrors because it doesn’t leave streaks! I have now replaced all my previous cleaning products with a couple of Humble Suds products that work on every surface of our home. I feel incredibly grateful to have found this brand for the health of my family." —Andrealaine White

Get it from Humble Suds on Etsy for $15.95.

Promising review: "Great, amazing product. Saw this on TikTok and I had to get it because it was so viral. And I’m so glad that I did, best purchase for my shower." —Brittany Zepeda

Get it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in three sizes and four metal finishes).

Promising review: "This stuff is a miracle. My husband and I just bought a house and there is very hard water. It looked like the previous owners never tried to get the hard water off the shower doors and walls. I tried vinegar and Dawn first — it didn't even scratch the surface. I tried Scrubbing Bubbles next and it was the same. I was feeling so defeated. I did some research and bought Bar Keepers Friend. With a grade 0000 steel wool piece, it took me about two hours to clean a quarter of the window in my shower. My arm also felt like it was going to fall off. I was determined, so I researched more. Then, I found this stuff. I was so anxious that I cracked it open minutes after receiving it in the mail. I applied it to my grade 0000 steel wool and started scrubbing away. BINGO! It took me about 15 minutes to clean the same size section as I did with the Bar Keepers Friend. I'm not gonna lie, this stuff needs some elbow grease but it definitely works. It took off what seems like years of hard water stains. It does have a smell to it but it's not super harsh and totally able to withstand. This is going on my 'always available in my house' list! I love this stuff!" —Tyrene A. Gapol

Get it from Amazon for $19.

Pardo Naturals is a Black woman-owned small biz founded by Rita Pardo that creates natural body, hair, and home products.

BuzzFeed Shopping editor Melanie Aman says: "For all the folks who don't enjoy cleaning the toilet — myself included — these dissolving tablets make quick work of a grimy bowl. The tablets are a little hard to dislodge from the plastic container (though that does make me feel confident that they're secure during transit and won't break; mine all arrived intact!), but once you get one out, you drop it in the toilet, and let it do its thing. It'll start fizzing — just like a bath bomb — loosening any stains and streaks in 10 minutes so they come away with a light brushing. I never let the toilet get too bad (and usually it takes awhile for me to notice any buildup since there are only two people in the apartment), so I can't vouch for them if you have really set-in hard water stains or haven't cleaned the commode in six months. But if you're looking to ditch the harsh cleansers in your toilet cleaning routine, this is a great addition to your lineup."

Get six tablets from Pardo Naturals for $10.50 (available in seven scents).

Promising review: "It’s a gross job, but this little tool gets it done with relative ease. Our drain cover screws are corroded from hard water. Most zip drain cleaners don’t fit in the drain cover holes, but this one does. It has a strip of hook and loop (Velcro) at the tip that grips any hair in the drain and a handle that turns like a crank. As you can see from the photos, I got lots of hair and debris out another drain, improving the water flow. I ordered one for my mom. It’s a must have tool for keeping the drain clear." —Mrs. McW

Get a five-pack from Amazon for $19.99.

BuzzFeed shopping editor Natalie Brown put this baby to the test, and here's what she had to say: "This thing works small miracles: I cleaned about half of my bathroom's grout to its original sparkling-clean cream color in 40 minutes, and it took honestly no effort at all. I literally sat on the floor, dipped the bristles in a Castile soap dilution (2–3 drops of soap + 1/2 cup of water; but you could use almost any cleaner of your choice), then lazily ran the scrubber back and forth over a 6-inch section of grimy, dark-gray grout — and it only took about 30 seconds for that grout to go from dingy to bright. I started by using the specialty grout brush, but then I decided to try it with the default brush and that seemed to work just as well, IMHO!" Check out her full power scrubber review.

Get it from Amazon for $19.98. You can also get a special grout-cleaning brush head that can be swapped in for the regular one for $7.49.

Promising review: "Love this stuff. I was skeptical at first. I am a huge germaphobe and this worked well enough for me to actually take a bath at my new place with the jets on!" —Ann

Get it from Amazon for $18.73.

Promising review: "I live in an older apartment complex with the original tile and caulking in the bathroom and I’ve been battling mold in the bathroom since day one. However, I haven’t been able to get the dark color from mold out of the shower caulking until I used this Tilex! I’ve used every product and nothing has worked until now! I’ll definitely buy again and keep on hand at all times for my mold-cleaning issues! Great product!" —Amazon Customer

Get a pack of two 16-ounce bottles from Amazon for $18.99.

Promising review: "This stuff works great to eliminate nasty odors from my drains. It initially took a couple of weeks to start working, but after about a month the lingering cloud of funk that would smack me in the face when I walked past the bathroom sink first thing in the morning was gone! The only downside is that you have to keep buying them and slipping one into the drain every so often or the odor will come back. But as long as it keeps working, I'll keep buying them!" —Amazon Customer

Get a 12-pack from Amazon for $8.98.

Promising review: "I absolutely love Tub O' Towels. The towels themselves are huge and they smell like citrus goodness. They cut grease, clean up cat messes (you know what I mean), dirty bathroom sinks, tubs, funky countertops, the list is endless. I live with teenage boys and these towels hold up." —Joann Stallbaumer

Get it from Amazon for $14.98.

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