Picture of Bathtub and Rubber Duck - Tipnut.comAfter I published yesterday’s post about cleaning a bathtub using oven cleaner, I realized I had a “miracle cleaning paste” to share for cleaning a bathtub plus better details using a laundry detergent soak.

How To Clean A Bathtub With Laundry Detergent

  • Fill the bathtub with hot water and add 2 to 3 cups of powdered laundry detergent. Soak overnight. Drain the tub then wipe down with a hot, wet sponge.

Laundry detergents that work well for this task:

Tide, Ivory Snow, Cheer or any detergent that has enzymes.

Bathtub Miracle Paste

If the bathtub is particularly grimy, here’s a cleaning paste you can try*:

  • Make a paste with baking soda and bleach, then apply to wet sponge to scrub off grime when wiping the tub down.
  • Rinse well then voila! sparkling clean tub.
  • To scrub down the shower walls and tiles, use the bleach and baking soda paste with a nylon scrubber, rinse well.

*Don’t use if you’ve applied ammonia or ammonia based cleaners to the tub: BBC - The Dangers of Mixing Bleach and Ammonia

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