How to remove limescale from a shower cabin?

The bathroom is a room where there is practically constant humidity and high temperature, and each bath leaves deposits of water and soap, making cleaning the shower cabin seem difficult. How to clean a shower cabin well? This is a question everyone who has one in their bathroom asks themselves.

We suggest what to do to keep the cabin shining clean. Check how to remove streaks and limescale effectively, how to clean hard-to-reach places, and how to take care of regular cleaning of the shower cabin so it looks as good as new for as long as possible.

What will you learn from this article?

Before you start removing dirt and cleaning the shower cabin, carefully consider how to do it quickly and easily. The article below will help you! From this read, you will learn among other things:

• why regular cleaning of the shower cabin is so important,

• how to remove limescale and difficult dirt without scratching the cabin's surface,

• what to use to clean the shower so it looks as good as new,

• you will learn about strong cleaning agents and natural cleaning methods.

Regular shower cabin cleaning as the key to success

Let's start by saying that the shower cabin should be washed regularly: this way we avoid the situation where soap scum and hard water deposits become really difficult to remove. Moreover, shower trays and shower cabins have many hard-to-reach corners where bacteria develop: especially since the bathroom is a humid and fairly warm room.

Repeat the above heading clearly: the key to success with a shower cabin is its regular cleaning — whether using home methods or chemical agents.

The most important is the mentioned regularity, which ensures the excellent appearance of the cabin for many years, and also saves us work: contrary to appearances, regular and quick cleaning of the cabin is much less laborious than trying to clean hardened deposits and limescale.

Regular shower cleaning in practice

It is good — as much as possible — to take care of the cabin after each bath. Using a water squeegee and a microfiber cloth, dry the cabin door surface to avoid streaks and moisture retention. But what should you use to clean a cabin with a tray? Here we mainly have two options: ecological home methods and classic chemicals.

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In summary, we clean the cabin after each bath, using:

• a water squeegee,

• soft microfiber cloths.

For thorough cleaning, use:

• ecological agents and home methods,

• cleaning chemicals intended for bathrooms.

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Home methods for cleaning the shower cabin

Many people surely know one of the most popular home methods for cleaning the cabin, which is… using food products.

Mainly vinegar is used for this purpose, which is great for removing limestone deposits left by "hard water", but lemon, citric acid, hydrogen peroxide, and baking powder also find their application in cleaning the cabin.

Cleaning the shower cabin with vinegar

In more difficult cases, we can use pure vinegar, for regular cleaning a 1:1 solution with clean water is enough. A small home sprayer (e.g. for flowers) is often used here, with which we quickly apply vinegar or its solution to the cabin walls. Then, you must leave the solution for about an hour. After that time, wash the cabin walls with a sponge or brush and rinse the entire surface thoroughly with water.

A popular and effective mixture of vinegar and baking soda

You can also use a vinegar and baking soda solution to remove dirt: apply the resulting paste to the most contaminated areas, as well as to the fittings and joints, or places near the cabin's wheel arches. This mixture deals perfectly with deposits and limescale — in hard-to-reach places it is good to use an old toothbrush with soft bristles for cleaning. After cleaning, simply rinse off the remaining vinegar and soda with gently warm water.

Lemon juice for cleaning the shower cabin

The effectiveness of lemon juice may be slightly lower than vinegar, but thanks to its properties it allows for the removal of limestone coating on the cabin walls. Simply spray the cabin with the juice, wait a few minutes, and then wipe the sprayed surfaces with a cloth or a soft sponge. Let's not forget that an additional advantage of such ecological cleaning is a pleasant scent under the shower.

Natural cleaning agents you surely have at home

Recommended home cleaning methods for the shower cabin are effective, though relatively time-consuming. When choosing this type of care for our cabin, we will use:

• vinegar,

• the combination of vinegar and baking soda,

• lemon juice.

Household chemicals

Practically every store now offers cleaning agents for dirty surfaces, including those specifically for washing the shower cabin. Classic cleaning agents are suitable for those times when domestic tricks are not enough for the dirt. Moreover, using them makes cleaning easier and faster: they are simply stronger than vinegar and soda. Some agents are intended for general bathroom cleaning, others — specifically for plastic or glass surfaces of the cabin. In this case, you can also simply use window cleaning fluid: it handles sediment and limescale just as well.

Moreover, dish soap will be suitable for cleaning the shower cabin (as well as fixtures and tiles). It is a good option for people sensitive to standard chemical products. Dish soap can handle soap scum and old streaks just as well, as long as we haven't allowed the cabin to have a really thick layer of them on its surface.

When cleaning glass or plastic walls of the shower cabin, avoid abrasive preparations containing microgranules. These include powders and creams, which can scratch the surface. Also, avoid rough sponges with a scouring layer, which can damage tempered glass, where persistent limescale often collects. And if you are just arranging a bathroom, check how to choose the perfect shower cabin.

What are the advantages of strong cleaning agents for the bathroom?

• they handle bigger dirt,

• cleaning takes less time than with ecological methods.

Do chemical preparations for washing the shower cabin have drawbacks?

Of course, they do! However, to minimize their potential harm and not damage the cabin's surface, avoid abrasive agents like powders and creams, which can scratch the walls of our cabin. Sometimes it is worth using the already mentioned, ordinary dish soap, which can deal with even light limescale, rather than more aggressive preparations.

Prevention — the recipe for a clean shower cabin

To better take care of your shower cabin and bathroom cleaning, not only for aesthetic reasons but also for hygiene, it is good to invest in a hydrophobic coating. Such a coating contains various substances that smooth the glass surface, and thereby — somehow repel water. Water running down the cabin walls protected by a hydrophobic coating does not form into droplets, thereby leaving no individual streaks.

Moreover, the use of a hydrophobic coating also facilitates the cleaning of the shower cabin with a tray: thanks to it we not only avoid streaks but also the deposition of soap and limescale. Such a coating can be used in the case of both glass and plastic cabins, and it is found in the products of reputable companies. It is a good solution for people who value convenience and time savings during cleaning.

Take care of regular maintenance of your shower cabin

Now you know how to wash the shower, as well as what to use to clean the entire cabin so that it can look impeccable once again. We have described the most popular methods and cleaning agents, thanks to which your bathroom will be properly clean and well-maintained.