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28 ways to make your bathroom cleaner than it’s ever been

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6. Continue working top-down, and clean your light fixtures.

Continue working top-down, and clean your light fixtures.

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How you do this is really going to depend on the type of fixture you have. But in general, you should at least dust them off, and if it’s a flush mount light, wash the glass bowl in warm sudsy water (and let dry). Read more about cleaning your lights here.

7. Use a drain snake on your sink and tub drains to extract all of the hair.

Use a drain snake on your sink and tub drains to extract all of the hair.

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Steel your stomach: It will not be pretty. But it’s better for the environment than dumping chemicals down your drain. You can get this for $4.99 here.

8. Scrub your gray bathtub with Bar Keepers Friend to make it sparkle again.

Scrub your gray bathtub with Bar Keepers Friend to make it sparkle again.

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Get the tutorial here.

9. But if you can’t get rid of the mildew on the edges your tub, line them with bleach-soaked cotton coil and let it sit overnight.

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Read my review of this technique here, and get the full tutorial here. Just make sure you don’t mix the bleach with any other cleaners, because it can release toxic fumes if you do (the bleach bottle will have more info about that, if you’re concerned).

10. When you clean the toilet, make sure to scrub all the way under the rim.

When you clean the toilet, make sure to scrub all the way under the rim.

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Even if your bottle of cleaner lets you squirt it under the rim, you should make sure that you actually scrub there, too. Get more toilet cleaning tips here.