Full disclosure, I have some neuroses connected with germs, cleaning, chicken juices, etc. I'm not full blown OCD, but as a child I might have nagged my sister into washing her hands CONSTANTLY. The thought of unwashed hands makes me ill. The thought of germs makes me anxious. Cutting up chicken and imaging the germs infecting my kitchen makes me nauseous. I have issues. That being said, I am also concerned about the environment and the affect that cleaning products have on it. Which poses a slight problem - how to make sure my "environment" is clean, but also safe for the environment.
Trixie is a great friend. There are so many examples of this, but the one that relates to this story is about how she introduced me to Method Smarty Dish dishwasher tabs. When I first got married, I didn't have a dishwasher. I HATED hand washing every dish. To this day, I refuse to hand wash dishes, I am that traumatized (ok, might be a slight exaggeration). Then, about a year later, my sweet grandma gifted us a dishwasher. Of course, this is news you share with your bestie. Who else would you share such happy news with?! What did my dear friend do? She showed up at my house that very day with a tub of pink grapefruit Smarty Dish. And my world changed! I fell in love with Method products, and have now replaced all my cleaning products with Method products. They do a good job, and I feel good using them. No more headaches from the chemicals, no more worrying about where these chemicals go when I flush/drain/throw them out. My whole house is happy.
Except my bathtub. Before I totally switched to Method products, I used to scrub my shower with bleach. It would give me a gigantic headache, but gosh, it would make the grout sparkle! My shower always looked clean. Now, when I have my sister visit, I feel like I have to add the disclaimer, "even thought it might not look like it, I JUST cleaned the shower." My grout isn't white, its a grayish color, and I can't seem to get it sparkly clean looking with my beloved Method. And believe me, I scrub at it! I've started keeping toothbrushes to see if that works better, and I even tried baking soda and water, but its still not clean looking.
The point of this long explanation is to ask for help. Do I have to use bleach to get my shower clean and shiny or is there some trick I'm missing?
You posted about this on fb a while ago and I've never been able to remember what the name was! Thanks for posting again.
ReplyDeleteMy shower looks super gross, so I can't be of much help. Sadly I think bleach might be necessary. I would use the soft scrub with bleach, I think that's slightly more pleasant than straight bleach.