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Easy Natural Toilet Cleaner | Bathroom Cleaning Tips

March 20, 2016Written by Christie | 97 Comments | DIY

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Easy spring clean how to! Make this Easy Natural Toilet Cleaner and spring cleaning tips for your bathroom! This post is sponsored by Kimberly-Clark and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. May contain commissioned links.

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Easy Natural Toilet Cleaner | Bathroom Cleaning Tips

I have some rough news for you and your spring cleaning efforts today. You are NOT cleaning your bathroom toilets as well as you think that you are. There are in fact 6 other places around the bathroom toilet that you are missing. Yikes!

So today, I’m making sure that we disinfect every single one. Because toilets are in MOST definite need of a spring cleaning too. Make this Easy Natural Toilet Cleaner + grab these 6 Bathroom Toilet Cleaning Tips and get your spring clean game on!

Hand pouring bottle of vinegar into toilet tank

1. Start with the Water Tank

So, do you know how often I open up the water tank of my toilet? Not often. But if you take a look at the depths….it’s a breeding ground for hard water stains, mold, mildew and bacteria. Eww. So whenever I start my toilet cleaning endeavors, I start with the water tank to help keep my toilet bowl cleaner between uses.

Pour 1 cup of vinegar into the tank. Allow to sit while you clean. Then flush 2-3 times to rinse out the tank. (You definitely do not want to leave vinegar in your tank for a long period of time. It will start eroding your metal components.)

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2. Make this Easy Natural Toilet Cleaner

I highly dislike the smell of toilet cleaners. In fact, there are some to this day that still make me so nauseated, I have to leave the room. So going the more natural route for a toilet bowl cleaner is so much better for my sensitive nose.

Only a few ingredients will produce a powerful, natural and more pleasant smelling cleaner that disinfects too. Trust me when I say that you will definitely want that many drops of essential oil…because toilets are gross. (You can make this Easy Lavender Natural Toilet Cleaner too) Ready to make your own Easy Natural Toilet Cleaner?

Easy Natural Toilet Cleaner DIY

What you will need:

  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • 10-15 drops of lemon essential oil
  • 10-15 drops of rosemary essential oil
  • 1 cup of vinegar

Directions:

  1. In a glass bowl, mix together your baking soda and essential oils. Store in a tightly sealed mason jar until ready for use.
  2. When ready for cleaning, pour 2 TBSP of baking powder mixture into your toilet bowl.
  3. Give the bowl a good initial scrub with your toilet brush.
  4. Then add 1 cup of white vinegar. This will not only give you disinfecting power of the vinegar, but react with the baking soda for a great foaming action in your bowl. BONUS, right?
  5. Then go ahead and give that toilet bowl another deep down clean with the brush.
  6. Flush.

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Boom, done. By the way, I’m pretty embarrassed to show you these before and after photos, but you can see how effective the natural toilet bowl cleaner is! I love the smell of the lemon and rosemary while doing the dirty job. Makes cleaning toilets much more bearable 🙂

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3. Disinfect Your Brush

You use your toilet brush all the time to get the bowl. Bravo. But when was the last time that you cleaned the brush? Ahem – yeah. Me too. So while you’re bowl may look sparkly clean, you’re also spreading those germs from the last clean…and the clean before that…and the clean before that from your friend, Mr. Toilet Brush. Gross!

While there may be debate here, I do recommend on soaking the whole brush in vinegar first, overnight. For a deeper clean, I would go ahead and soak in bleach too. And if you haven’t changed out your brush in awhile (like once or twice a year), it may be time for that too.

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4. Clean the WHOLE Toilet Surface

You’ve tackled the bowl, perhaps you even got the seat and under the seat. That’s great. But imagine if you will the moment when you flush the toilet. There’s particles of bacteria, water, and YUCK floating all over the bathroom. So making sure to clean the whole toilet, include every surface is super important.

There are only a few places where I will give up my reusable rag for a paper towel, and a toilet is definitely one of them. I use Viva® Vantage® Big Roll Paper Towels for the deep down toilet clean, because of the awesome scrubby texture. Great for scrubbing down the toilet area, I know that I am getting the dirty job done right.

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5. Clean the Toilet Paper Holder

I don’t need to explain that flushing illustration again, right? So you can imagine how many germs are sitting on your toiler paper holder. Oh, and then add in how many times hands are grabbing for toilet paper. I know, new mental picture. Make sure to clean every inch of that toilet paper holder. Now is a great time to stock up on your favorite toilet paper too, like Cottonelle® Clean Care with its Clean Ripple Texture.

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6. Clean the Toilet Bowl Handle…Again

Maybe it’s because of my history as a pediatric nurse, but I’m pretty clean obsessed when it comes to any handles and knobs. And the toilet handle is one of the most touched areas of your bathroom. So even if I think that I got all of the bathroom toilet flusher handle area, I go ahead and clean that sucker again right before I leave. Because….yep, it’s gross.

Go ahead and pat yourself on the back. Your deep spring clean of your bathroom toilet is complete. If you were already using all 6 of these steps in your bathroom toilet cleaning practices, I applaud you. Because honestly, it’s so easy forget step 1, or 3, or 6 or heck, all of them! So I hope these steps have help you on the way to toilet bowl cleaning success. I definitely feel much better after a deep toilet spring clean.

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Make sure that you’re ready to tackle spring cleaning with the right tools, like the Kimberly-Clark Family Care Products at your local Walmart. I can grab all of my paper product essentials from Viva® Towels, Cottonelle®, and Scott® 1000 in one spot, at a price my budget-conscious family can appreciate.

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Cleaning your toilets to the nth degree is super important, especially during Spring Cleaning season! Make this easy natural toilet cleaner, stock up on your Kimberly-Clark Family Care Products, and let’s clean those toilets the right way this spring!

What bathroom spring cleaning tip is most important to you?

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  1. Vicki says

    February 16, 2019 at 11:00 am

    The ingredients say to use baking soda, but the directions say baking powder??

    Reply
    • June Rader says

      December 1, 2019 at 7:45 pm

      That was a mistake.

    • Pam says

      November 15, 2022 at 10:10 am

      Which one was the mistake?

  2. Molly says

    May 1, 2022 at 10:27 pm

    Thank you for the toilet bowl cleaner recipe. What do You use besides a paper towel to wipe the toilet down with?

    Reply
    • christie says

      May 1, 2022 at 10:57 pm

      You can use a reusable cloth as well with this cleaner

  3. MLynch says

    May 2, 2022 at 9:27 am

    Your reply to “Vicki” is, “That was a mistake”. But what is the mistake; the baking soda or the baking powder.

    Reply
    • Beth T says

      November 27, 2022 at 9:56 am

      Use Baking Soda. Baking soda combined with vinegar provide the foaming action.

  4. Kim Hughes says

    December 26, 2022 at 11:08 am

    Are they safe to use when your waste goes into a Septic system?

    Reply
  5. Lee says

    December 26, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    Where do I get rosemary & lavender essential oil?

    Reply
    • Suzzanne says

      March 20, 2023 at 9:10 pm

      Got mine online. (Radha essential oils).

  6. Vickie Barrientos says

    December 27, 2022 at 11:47 am

    Is the vinegar, Baking sida, lemon & rosemary essential oils safe for a septic system?
    Thanks,
    Vickie B.

    Reply
    • Fran says

      February 25, 2023 at 6:57 am

      Baking soda and other common household solutions such as vinegar are not harmful to your septic system. Harsh chemicals such as bleach and ammonia can disrupt the good bacteria in your septic tank and should not be used as part of a septic treatment.May 27, 2016

      I googled – lol

  7. VICTORIA J GOSCICKI says

    March 6, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    Sounds awesome I will do that rosemary Baking Soda recipe today. Thank you Vicki

    Reply
  8. Adrienne Crawford says

    June 20, 2023 at 5:58 am

    I love the idea of using natural toilet cleaner and the bathroom tips shared in this blog post! The DIY recipes and the eco-friendly cleaning methods are fantastic. Thanks for providing this helpful resource for a greener home!

    Reply
  9. Dona smythe says

    September 25, 2023 at 9:08 pm

    One place you never mentioned was where the seat is attached to the toilet. My seat gets removed for cleaning and it’s nasty.

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