Bathroom Cleaning Products
Bathroom Cleaning Products
We all have bathrooms and we all have to clean them. Some more than others, but we all have to do it whether we like it or not. So it is fair to say that bathroom cleaning is a huge industry that supplies of all kinds of bathroom cleaning products, bathroom cleaning equipment and in some cases, bathroom cleaning advice. With a bit of research, you should be able to purchase a great general bathroom cleaner or a great toilet descaler and in theory, if cleaned regularly, the bathroom should never get that dirty. Or is that the case?
Well, the truth is that most people haven`t got a clue about how to properly use a bathroom cleaning product, what type of bathroom cleaning product to buy and what surface is compatible with what product. Most people will walk into their local shop or supermarket and put their hands on the cheapest product with a big beautiful label that says great bathroom cleaner. The people who don`t do that, buy bleach and they use it for any kind of day to day or heavy duty bathroom cleaning projects.
Then, after a few months of daily or weekly cleaning, if the bathroom area or the washroom area does not look spotless, the question most people have is, but I clean my bathroom regularly, why does it look so dirty and patchy? The answer is in the bathroom cleaning products used, the way it was used, surface compatibility, PH, acidity levels, the type of dirt that is likely to develop and the quality of the product used.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Types Of Bathroom Cleaners
Before starting your bathroom cleaning project, you will need to assess the condition of your bathroom and then decide what is the best product for your particular requirements. If the house or the apartment was just fitted with a new bathroom, then you need to look into a super heavy duty bathroom cleaning spray, slightly acidic, to remove all kinds of post building residue. A standard low PH bathroom cleaning spray cannot remove that kind of residue. Done from the start, the bathroom will be much easier to maintain in the future. If your bathroom is not new but very dirty because of intense use, you should have a look at a medium duty bathroom cleaning detergent and degreaser. Why degreaser? Because most of the dirt on the walls, floors, shower glass, grout lines, etc, is from body fats, soap residue and minerals from the water. A good quality bathroom cleaning spray that descales and degreases, will remove all those types of dirt hassle free. If your bathroom looks in great shape but you feel that it needs a bit of a touch up and maintenance, then you can use a great bathroom maintainer. A low PH bathroom cleaner that has no acidity or strong alkalinity. This operation is more to prevent the dirt from developing in the first place.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Grocery Shop Products
The issue with the grocery shops bathroom cleaners and bathroom maintainers is the fact that they have very little cleaning power. These products are designed to be safe and to comply with all kinds of EU regulation. This is the main reason why, when you hire a professional bathroom cleaning company, the dirt seems to just dissolve. The same dirt that was totally unresponsive to you and your cleaning products, melts like butter when pre-sprayed with professional bathroom cleaning products. Most of the cleaning products sold in the local shop or supermarket are bleach based and they usually advertise great results and bacteria removal. While the bleach is a great cleaning product, in most cases it does not actually remove the dirt but it bleaches it out and it makes it less visible.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Acidic Based Bathroom Cleaners
Acidic bathroom cleaning products are those kinds of products that are designed for heavy duty bathroom cleaning projects and usually are used for all kinds of post building deep cleaning. An acid based bathroom cleaning product can remove all kinds of residue left by the builders and it can restore the good balance. Usually, after a large renovation or new bathroom installation, there is a lot of dust all over the place, grout residue, mortar residue, paint residue, silicone and glue residue, etc. This type of dirt cannot be removed with your standard bathroom maintainer. But a great acid based product like Faber Acid Cleaner or Cleanfast Super Bowl Spray, will get rid of all those residues nearly instantly. You can also use acidic toilet cleaners and descalers to remove the post building residue.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Heavy Duty Cleaners
A heavy duty bathroom cleaner is a type of product that is used once in a while to remove dirt and residue that cannot be removed with a standard bathroom maintainer. If a bathroom does not get cleaned every day or every week, the dirt, the soap residue, body fats and mineral residue can build up and create a thick coat that cannot be removed easily. This is where the bathroom cleaners become handy. The heavy duty bathroom cleaning products are much more active than the standard cleaning products and help emulsify all kinds of residue faster. The heavy duty bathroom cleaning products can come in a ready to use spray bottle or can be sold in a 5 l highly concentrated container. The 5L bottle can be used as a refill for the spray bottle or it can be used to add it to a mopping solution to wash large floor areas.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Bathroom Maintainers
A bathroom or washroom that is cleaned regularly is unlikely to accumulate a lot of dirt so there is no need to use the strongest products. A professional bathroom cleaner and bathroom maintainer is a diluted cleaning solution, with a low PH, slightly deodorised (not always) and safe to use on pretty much all kinds of bathroom furniture, fittings, floors and walls. A quality bathroom maintainer has to have great descaling qualities and to be able to tackle all types of dirt. One of the most hight rated bathroom cleaners and bathroom maintainers is the amazing Cleanfast Bathroom Shine. For those looking for a top of the range foaming bathroom cleaner with a very pleasant fragrance, we can recommend Evans Clean Fast Washroom Cleaner. Both products are designed to do pretty much the same thing, but one of them is a foam cleaner while the other one is not. A quality bathroom cleaner and maintainer can be safely used to clean and maintain residential bathrooms, commercial bathrooms and washrooms.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Bleach Based Bathroom Cleaners
There is a great range of bleach based bathroom cleaners designed to deep clean or to maintain your bathrooms. The bleach based bathroom cleaners are diluted bleaches with or without a fragrance. The bleach itself is a great disinfectant and it gets rid of all kinds of mould spots from the painted walls and grout lines with ease. The bleach based cleaners are really appreciated by residential bathroom cleaning companies because it works fast and is very affordable. While the bleach has great cleaning qualities, it wouldn`t be the best descaler in the world. Most people believe that it doesn`t actually remove limescale but it makes it invisible by bleaching it. But there is no doubt, the bleach is a great bathroom cleaning product. We can highly recommend Evans Cyclone Spray With Bleach for all those bathroom cleaning projects where a bleach is needed. This outstanding cleaning product is highly concentrated and it works way better than most bleach based cleaners found in the super markets.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Regular Maintenance
Not all bathroom surfaces are compatible with all kinds of materials. Some types of tiles are acid sensitive, some will discolour over time if a lot of bleach based bathroom cleaners are used and some, that are sealed or waxed, might have negative reactions when acidic or bleach based products get in contact with it. By maintaining your bathrooms or your washrooms on a regular basis with low PH bathroom cleaners and descalers, you will reduce the chances of limescale developing so you won`t have to use very strong cleaners to clean your bathroom. The maintainers recommended above have enough cleaning power to remove all kinds of day to day dirt and to prevent the dirt from glazing or penetrating the tiles.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Dilution
Some of the most effective bathroom cleaning products are sold in a concentrated state. Before using it, the user has to dilute it to the manufacturer’s recommendation and only then it can be used on the surface. Using a strong bathroom cleaning product undiluted can just be a waste in some cases and a hazard in others. For the product to start working well, it has to be thinner and have a lower concentration of whatever active ingredients it contains. Most of the ready to use bathroom cleaning products are sold in spray bottles while most of the highly concentrated bathroom cleaning detergents are sold in a bottle with no spray head. The dilution rate varies from product to product and is not fixed. While some heavy duty bathroom cleaners will only require a dilution of 1 to 1, others will require a dilution of 1 to 100.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Safety
The type of dirt that a bathroom cleaning product has to tackle is not easily removed without some very active cleaning products. Even the daily cleaning products contain a blend of active descalers, bleaches and alkaline agents. So the logical conclusion is that all these products can really burn you. If you are washing a sink or a bath with a bathroom cleaner, let`s say a quick once off cleaning job, you do not need to worry about destroying your skin. But if you are using the same product to deep clean all kinds of surfaces, then you should wear gloves. The acidic and highly alkaline bathroom cleaners & bathroom descalers will definitely require the use of hand protection and in some cases, eye protection. Do not use highly active bathroom cleaners, including bleaches in areas with no ventilation or poor ventilation. Do not use hot water to rinse acidic bathroom cleaners to avoid creating dangerous fumes. Do not store your bathroom cleaning products in easily accessible presses. Always store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight and out of reach of children and pets.
Bathroom Cleaning Products | Environmental Impact
Most of the heavy duty bathroom cleaning products are not very environmentally friendly. They contain active and very corrosive ingredients that have to work hard to remove years of limescale deposits, grease, fat, and other types of dirt. Our bathroom maintainers are very soft and have a decent level of degradability, while the heavy duty bathroom cleaners are not eco-friendly at all. There are a number of natural bathroom cleaners and maintainers out there but their effectiveness is less than impressive and the level of work required to achieve mediocre results is too high. Most of the 100% eco-friendly bathroom cleaning products are only suitable for daily light cleanings and maintenance.
*** If you are not sure what bathroom cleaning product is the most suitable product for your particular needs, please contact us. If you are dealing with specific post builders bathroom cleaning issues that seem impossible to sort out, please contact us. By using the wrong cleaning products for the wrong surface you could cause permanent damage to your surfaces. Our bathroom cleaning product specialists have deep cleaned commercial and residential bathrooms for years before joining our business ***
