Monica saw this on pinterest and asked me to try it out and let y’all know how I liked it. It is similar to the Tub/Shower cleaner but you don’t use as much soap. I had everything on hand so I made up a batch.
Here’s what you need:
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1 cup white vinegar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp. dish soap
Add 1 tbsp of cornstarch to 1 cup of white vinegar. {Don’t add more cornstarch, the first time I made it I thought I was supposed to add 3 tbsp, it was so thick it wouldn’t even go down the funnel, much less spray from the spray bottle!}
stir to combine, I used a fork
You can tell it is already thickening up a bit.
Microwave for 2 minutes
Add 2 tbsp. of dish soap to your spray bottle. As you all know I prefer blue dawn, I think it is the best, but use what you have on hand.
Take the vinegar/cornstarch mixture out of the microwave and stir a few times. It is more gel like.
Add it to the spray bottle and shake gently to combine.
I decided to try it on my dirty bathroom sink. Looks gross I know
I sprayed {but forgot to take a picture, my 2 year old was trying to help} I let it sit for about 10 minutes then wiped it with a damp washcloth. Everything came right off an it looked nice and shiny.
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There weren’t a lot of suds to deal with either {like with the tub/shower cleaner}. I also cleaned my glass shower doors. I have a hard time getting them clean and shiny and getting the water spots off. I sprayed them down then left them for about an hour. I came back and wiped them down with a wet washcloth. I think next time I will only leave them for the most 30 minutes. The cleaner had dried on a bit and I had to apply more elbow grease than I did with the sink. I dumped water on them to rinse after I wiped them and they looked great. {I couldn’t get a good picture of my glass doors so you will just have to trust me.} I liked this cleaner a LOT. I also tried it on my kitchen sink and it was nice and shiny after I wiped it down. I loved that it was just 3 ingredients that I always have on hand. {Are you buying vinegar by the gallon yet? It is the only way to go!! If you haven’t noticed it is in most homemade cleaner recipes.}
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So do you just use the dish soap and vinegar and cornstarch mixture or are you supposed to add water to fill the bottle? Seems pretty thick to spray from a spray bottle without adding water.
It actually sprays just fine through the spray bottle. You want it to be gel like so it will cling to the sides of your tub or shower. Good luck!
A much easier, sure method would be to purchase BioWorx.us shower soap scum remover. If you check their web site they have interesting proof thier product not only works but outperforms all other brands. I love it. It also does a nice job dissolving scale in my sinks.
I don’t have a microwave. So I will have to heat on stove until gel consistency. Any suggestions as to the particulars? Low heat? Tks.
I would do it on medium heat and just stir it constantly. Mine bubbled up in the microwave while it was cooking. Hope it works for yo!
to be honest…the cheapest and easiest way to clean soap scum is to buy a cheap plastic shower pouf and lather it up with whatever soap you use when you shower. It removes the soap scum quick and easily. You can do it when you shower or at another time, but it really does work. You can buy a super cheap shampoo or bar soap instead if you like. I have tried them all. No mixing…
great idea! Thanks for sharing! I will have to try that!
I’ll be sold when someone uses it on their tile shower and doesn’t end up with a sore neck from scrubbing soap scum. I detest this job, not just because it’s gross, but because it hurts my shoulder and neck!
I couldn’t figure out how cornstarch could be helpful but keeping the cleaner stuck to the walls of the shower? So Helpful! Thanks for the tip
I am letting this sit as we speak on my marble and stone in my daughters bathroom shower. Looks like it’s going to work!!
So do you like this better than ‘The BEST Tub/Shower Cleaner’ or are you sticking to that one? These are great tips! Excited to try it (and bummed I just bought and used a new shower cleaner recently).
I’ve been using the warmed vinegar and Dawn for quite some time and LOVE it! What does the cornstarch do to the equation? Also, I use about half as much Dawn because it was a little soapy when I made it the first time.
To answer Athena’s question about adding water to fill up the bottle…NO!!!!
Also as a note, the cleaner works just as good after it had cooled – once it is heated the first time, no need to reheat.
Anybody have a good one for removing hard water deposits off clear shower door? And for the sink fixtures? I love the dawn, vinegar, cornstarch….works great for the soap scum!!
This worked on the calcium deposits in my shower head and around the base of the shower door.
Did this today, I doubled the recipe because of the big job I had. I did my master ….
First – let me say I am a LAZY housewife, soap scum doesn’t completely do my shower justice, it was more like soap cement.
Second – I DON’T SCRUB!
I have not been able to get our shower door haze free in the 12 years we have lived in our house……except today!!! and no scrubbing!!! This worked much better than I expected on the tile, plexi-glass, mildew, and chrome all is sparklely. I am so so so tickled.
I don’t use the cornstarch, nor do I heat anything up. I do add essential oil, though. Right now it’s a blend of clove, eucalyptus, lemon, thyme and cinnamon.
I hate cleaning the shower stall. I’m excited to try this, sounds just like what I’m looking for. I’ve spent so much money by trying all the different products out there and not finding anything that works.
This is amazing. The bottom of my shower was brown. I cleaner after cleaner that said they would work. No dice, It wasn’t until I tried this that my shower got clean. I am sold. Don’t care much for the smell, so next time will add some lemon juice
Soap scum is calcium stearate and magnesium stearate. Try using BioWorx.us “green” soap scum cleaner. They have laboratory proof they dissolve soap scum. Showers also have what is called sebum which vinegar and most other homemade products can’t clean. Sebum is the waxy oil our bodies secrete. A good shower cleaner must remove soap scum, scale and sebum to be effective.
Well, it worked well but wow was it stinky~ I don’t have a window in my bathroom so I was gagging! (store bought products would have been worse I’m sure)
Thanks, it was cheap at least.