While cleaning the bathroom may never become your favourite activity, there are some inventions that will help make it much more tolerable. Regular cleaning of the bathroom is of crucial importance. Bathrooms are a place where a lot of moisture and warmth accumulate making them the perfect ground for bacteria, mould, and mildew growth. To prevent that, you should thoroughly clean the bathroom at least once a week. On top of everything, soap scum, hard water stains, limescale, and rust also turn up all of the time. Fortunately for you, there are a few amazing inventions that will help you keep all those nasty things at bay.
They will reduce the number of bad odours, grime, and other issues that you have to deal with.
1. Shower drain strainer – If your shower or sink drain starts draining very slowly, it might be clogged. The amount of soap and hair that mix and accumulate inside are the reason for it. Whenever you or a member of your family have long hair, the matter becomes even worse. If you experience such issues often, you need a shower drain strainer. This item sits on top of your drain and catches any hairs that end up going towards your drain. After your shower, simply lift it up and remove all the bits from it and throw them in the rubbish bin, or flush them down the toilet. Rinse it under running water and place it back. By using this item, you will forget about cleaning those dirty clogged drains forever.
2. Squeegee – A quick wipe down of glass doors and tiled walls after a shower can be extremely useful when it comes to reducing the number of hard water spots on those surfaces. The silicone edge of the squeegee will easily remove all water drops and moisture without scratching or damaging the glass surface. Get one with a suction cup so you can easily store it inside the shower or on your bathroom wall.
3. Hanging caddy – Showers cabins and tubs can easily become cluttered with product bottles, soap bars, razors, sponges and others. If you feel overwhelmed by this mess, it is time that you get a hanging caddy. It will help you keep all your shower products neat and organised. Hanging caddies like this usually have suction cups and will keep all your toiletries in an easy-to-reach spot, away from your shower floor. If you decide to get one, keep in mind what you have to keep in your shower and make sure you purchase a suitable size for all your products. Go for a plastic or stainless steel one.
4. No touch rubbish bin – Every bathroom needs a rubbish bin to collect used cotton swabs, hair, toilet paper, and other grooming waste. Ideally, your bathroom bin should have a lid. It is best if you get a bin that has a no-touch lid. It will not only make things easier for you but also keep your bathroom safer and healthier. Since there are so many bacteria lingering around your bathroom, they will transfer from your hands to your bin lid, and vice versa. Some lids even have a carbon filter that is odour-absorbing and will keep bad smells at bay.
5. A curved scrubbing brush for your toilet – Yes, scrubbing the toilet bowl is one of the least pleasant tasks that bathroom cleaning has for you. However, a curved scrubbing brush will help you get it done easier and quicker. This brush will easily reach into all nooks and crannies and rid you of all the grime that has built up all over your bowl. Get one with a solid and discreet caddy that will catch any drips, and keep that brush out of sight.
6. Medicine cabinet – Despite the name, a medicine cabinet is not the best place for storing medicine. The warmth and humidity in a bathroom make it a place that is not suitable for preserving medical products. However, a well-designed medicine cabinet will make the perfect spot for storing makeup, toothbrushes, facial creams and other products. They will be away from direct moisture and water exposure and will not clutter your countertop or bathroom sink. If you find one with a mirror on it, it will make the perfect practical item for your bathroom.
7. Shower head filter – Whenever you are taking a shower, water will end up all over your walls, shower cabin doors, floors, and any other surfaces nearby. If you live in an area with hard water, stains will occur and eventually, limescale will build up. Those can be tough to remove so why spend hours scrubbing and cleaning them when you can simply prevent them from happening altogether? A showerhead filter will help you do just that. Those amazing tools will reduce the number of minerals, chemicals and chlorine in your water before it even reaches you.