Apply your takes-time-to-work products first. Spray the inside of the toilet, sink, shower and tub with an all-purpose or orange oil cleaner, and let sit.
Vacuum floors, counters, ledges, dust vents and fans.
With a damp cloth, wipe down doors, corners and towel racks.
Now scrub toilet, sink, shower and tub, rinse and wipe dry. (Wetness causes mildew!)
Polish sink and tub fixtures with a disinfectant glass cleaner for a good shine.
Mop or hand-wash floor.

Trouble Spots

Toilet: Once a week, pour a cup of white vinegar into the toilet, close the lid and leave overnight.

Soap scum: Apply an orange degreasing cleaner full strength with a light cloth. Wait 30 minutes for it to work, then remove with a damp scrubber. For extra-stubborn stains, a paint scraper makes an ideal scum-removing tool.

Mold: Remove mold on walls and ceilings (and prevent future buildup) by spraying it with hydrogen peroxide. Leave on for 20 to 30 minutes, then rinse. Start with the 3 percent solution available in most drugstores, but if that doesn't work, try the 20 percent solution found at medical-supply stores.

What's Easy to Overlook

The medicine cabinet: Every couple of months, remove everything and wipe down shelves and bottles with an all-purpose cleaner. Take the opportunity to throw out any out-of-date products.

Your Secret Weapons

Kaboom Never Scrub: This “continuous toilet cleaning system” goes directly into your tank and turns your toilet into a self-cleaning machine.

Erase It for Bathrooms: Works like a pencil eraser on ring-around-the-toilet as well as on rust, iron, hard-water deposits, mold, grout stains and other bathroom problems.

Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner: Simply push a button and the power attachment spins, spraying cleaning solution around your tub and shower area as far as eight feet, eliminating mold, mildew and soap scum

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