4 Safety Tips for Bathroom Cleaning

That lemon-scented and sparkling clean bathroom. Isn’t that how we want our bathroom to be every single day? But, let me ask you, how’s your bathroom right now?

How does it smell? How does it look?

If your answer is far from the first sentence of this post, then you know you’ve got some work to do. But before you hit the space and do the work, let’s brief you first about some safety tips on bathroom cleaning that will save you from breathing problems, skin irritation, and other injuries.

Take note that there are times when plumbing replacement is the best option for some bathroom equipment like your toilet bowl because cleaning alone can’t cut it.

Wear gloves

It’s basic to wear gloves when cleaning the bathroom. But sometimes, we forget to be cautious with the use of gloves.

Some homeowners confess that they either:

• neglect putting gloves on when in a rush;
• don’t make sure that the gloves are tightly worn on their hands; or
• use gloves even when they have holes.

Don’t commit this mistake because when you’re cleaning the bathroom, you’re using harsh chemicals and you’re coming in contact with bacteria and germs on bathroom surfaces.

Hash chemicals in bathroom cleaning products can cause dermatitis or even burns when your skin is directly in contact with them.

Our top tip is to use latex cleaning gloves to guard your skin against these harmful chemicals.

Protect your face

Most people, if not all, know that you need to weak gloves when cleaning the bathroom. But not everyone thinks they should wear a mask, goggles, or face shield when cleaning.

However, cleaning the toilet and the bathroom floor, along with all the parts of that room involves splashing water and flying dirt, not to mention the chemicals present in your cleaning product.

Look at the label of your toilet cleanser and you’ll see names like ethylene glycol monobutyl acetate and ammonia that can irritate your eyes, nose, and throat. They are too harsh and poisonous that if you are locked with these chemicals in the bathroom while cleaning, you can get hurt.

That’s why we advise that aside from wearing gloves, wear protective gear for your face too when cleaning the bathroom.

Choose the safest cleaners

We’ve been talking about the harmful chemicals in bathroom cleaning ingredients, and we admit that sometimes, there’s no other way to go but to use these harsh cleaners on our dirty bathrooms. 

In this section, we’d like to encourage you to clean your bathroom at least once a week to avoid molds and surface dirt that are very hard to clean. When you clean your bathroom regularly, you may not need to use strong products just to remove sticky and stubborn dirt.

In fact there are natural homemade cleaners out there that are very safe and effective to use for your bathroom. If you go for these kinds of cleaners, you will be protected and you’ll get the sparkling clean bathroom that you want without risking your health.

Here are the common ingredients for home-made cleansers:

• Orange or lemon rind
• Baking soda
• Vinegar
• Borax powder
• Table salt
• Rubbing alcohol

If you really need to use strong chemicals, just make sure the bathroom is properly ventilated so that the air circulates well. It’s very dangerous to stay inside the bathroom for a long time with all the chemicals in the air. You have to keep the windows open.

Handlebars are always good to prevent an accident

Lastly, we want to make sure that you’re safe from tripping and similar accidents while cleaning your bathroom. The best way to do this is by having handlebars around your bathroom that you can grab when you take the wrong step.

Not all residential bathrooms have handlebars but it’s about time you install one. It can be challenging to DIY install this bathroom feature but you can always call Sembawang plumber Singapore to do it for you.

After giving you these four bathroom safety tips, we hope that you can truly follow them the next time you take on this task.

These four things are pretty basic, and the sad thing is, most of us fail to do the basics because we’re always in a rush. Guilty?