7 Ways to Clean Your Shower on the Cheap

Including Homemade Recipes for Making Your Own Daily Shower Spray Cleaner

By now, you must have heard about Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner—a battery operated device that you hang in your shower to automatically spray very expensive cleaning solution on your shower walls. It can run you as much as $50, and the refills of this daily shower spray aren’t cheap. You’ve probably also tried the daily shower spray made by companies such as Tilex and Arm & Hammer. If keeping your shower sparkly is important to you, you might be wondering if there are any daily shower spray alternatives that you can make yourself.  Here are seven methods you can use to clean your shower on the cheap.

1. Pledge or Furniture Polish.
Using a dry cloth on a completely dry shower, you can buff the tiled portions of your shower. This, in effect, pre-treats your shower walls to repel dirt and water. 

Pros: The use of this waxy polish on the tiled portion of your shower will keep the tiles clean and shiny, as if you just scrubbed them this morning. 

Cons: You can only do this on a shower that’s completely clean, and it will not protect your glass. Moreover, if you get this on the shower floor, you might cause someone to slip and fall.

2. A Squeegee.
If the last person to use the shower is willing to use a squeegee on the walls, excess moisture should vanish down the drain. 

Pros: A squeegee is a one-time investment and a dry environment will allow for less mildew to build up in your shower. If you have allergies and object to using harsh chemicals, the squeegee might be the right choice for you. 

Cons: It’s more work than the spray solutions.