Do
you have tile floors? If you do, I'm sure you will love this!
My
husband and I purchased our first home almost one year ago. This
home was a diamond in the rough. The previous owners neglected it in
many ways. By our first impression we swore it had never been
cleaned. I knew I had my job cut out for me. Our bathroom was once
updated and is actually one of my favorite parts of the house. We
have an amazing jetted soaking tub with many sprayers in the shower.
The floors however, not so pretty. I actually was very fond of the
tile, but the grout gagged me. I hate using smelly chemicals like
Bleach or Iron Out. I do not like my family breathing in the harsh
vapors. Our bathroom is an interior room, and has very little
ventilation. I was on a mission to find a natural way to clean that
disgusting grout. Upon trial and error this is what I found.
I tried out a couple formulas and both of them had excellent results!
Take
1 – Baking Soda & Peroxide
Put a nice amount of
baking soda into the grout lines that you will be working on.
Pour peroxide onto the
grout lines filled with the baking soda.
Let the mixture of
Baking Soda and Peroxide sit 10 – 15 minutes for best results.
Other wise continue with next step.
Grab a cleaning
scrubber or toothbrush and scrub the grout lines that have been
sitting in the soda/peroxide mixture.
Be amazed!
At
this time your built up dirt and grime should be dissolved and coming
right out!
Make sure to rinse the floor clean
after completing.
Take
2 – Baking Soda & Vinegar
Once
again no specific measurements were used in this mixture.
First
you will once again put a nice amount of Baking Soda into the grout
lines you will be cleaning.
Pour
White Vinegar onto the grout lines filled with the Baking Soda. It will become nice and bubbly.
Let
the mixture of Baking Soda and White Vinegar sit 10 – 15 minutes
for best results. Other wise continue with next step.
Grab
a cleaning scrubber or toothbrush and scrub the grout lines that
have been sitting in the soda/vinegar mixture.
At
this time your built up dirt and grime should be dissolved and coming
right out!
Make
sure to rinse the floor clean after completing.
I
did use both of these cleaning methods and I was very happy. There
were no harsh smells and I knew I wasn't using any crazy chemicals
that are in most heavy grout cleaning products. I found that the
results were very similar of which I could not tell a difference in
which technique was used.
Happy Cleaning Everyone!
