Step-By-Step Guide on How to Deep Clean a Bathroom

Every room needs a deep clean sometimes—and that goes double for the bathroom. Everything from your shower curtain to your toothbrush handle (sorry) can be, and likely is, rife with bacteria. The range of bacteria includes some that can be harmful to humans, including antibiotic resistant gram-negative rods as well as gram-positive cocci, which can cause skin infections, pneumonia, and septicemia. It’s important then to know how to deep clean a bathroom so it doesn’t just look clean but is also rid of all that potentially harmful bacteria.

Things like toilets, bathtubs, showers, and faucets should be cleaned once a week, and you should deep clean a bathroom about once a month. Your weekly cleanings will help you keep things tidy and prevent bacteria from piling up, and your once a month deep cleanings will help address any problem areas. As for what those problem areas are, note that your shower curtain and shower floor harbor a whopping 60x more bacteria than your toilet seat, and that aforementioned toothbrush handle is an unexpected hot spot for germs as well (roughly 12.6 million colony-forming-units (CFU), compared to about 235,000 CFU on the toilet seat). And a basic cleaning isn’t going to cut it when it comes to eliminating all that bacteria.

With all that in mind, here’s how to deep clean a bathroom so that you can relax in your space without wondering what else is in there with you.

How to Deep Clean a Bathroom

Follow the six steps below to give your bathroom the deep clean it deserves.

Clear the clutter

Vacuum all surfaces

Wipe down surfaces

Clean the shower

Clean the toilet

Deep clean the floors

A good deep clean is beneficial for body and mind. Follow the steps above to deep clean a bathroom, and enjoy your space even more knowing that it’s as germ free as it can be.