Guests coming tonight, and as I run around the house in cleaning mania, I realize that I forgot to buy more toilet bowl cleaner. Well, forgot is a relative term. It wasn’t high on my list of priorities. Did you know that toilet bowl cleaner is just a gimmick? Yeah, it ‘clings’ to the porcelain. And it has that nice curved neck in the bottle. And it’s blue so you can see the coverage and thickness.
But none of that really matters. You can use all-purpose cleaner and it’ll work just as well. As long as you have some sort of disinfectant (which something as simple as vinegar is), your toilet bowl can sparkle minus that $4.50 bottle of toilet bowl cleaner. And you definitely don’t need those disposable wands. A nice little bowl brush complete with a tidy brush-keeper is all you need for an easy clean toilet.
The kicker though – you probably have more germs around the exterior of the toilet than you do inside the bowl. It’s the floor and the base of the bowl that you really need to focus on – especially if there are men, boys, or toddlers using the throne. Grab a sponge, get your favorite all-purpose cleaner, put on some gloves, and wipe the entire exterior of your toilet, and around it. Don’t forget the wall or any furniture or sinks that are in striking range – I’m afraid that water has a tendency to splash!
