Steps for Cleaning Glass Shower Doors with Vinegar and Baking Soda

Are you worried about how to remove soap splash, flecks of toothpaste, shaving cream, and other foggy and dirty spots from your glass shower doors?

Ever wondered why some homes have always-sparkling glass doors while yours is looking foggy and flecky?

Some household ingredients can help. Examples are vinegar and baking soda.

Let’s get a little more acquainted with both.

Vinegar

Vinegar is a well-appreciated ingredient for its flavor qualities and chemical essence. Not only is it used for cleaning, but it is also used for kitchen purposes.

It is a natural disinfectant that has been mixed with water and other liquids. This ingredient has 4 to 8% acetic acid. It is potent and, therefore, should be used appropriately to avoid harm

The various types of vinegar include white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, champagne vinegar, red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar, sherry vinegar, malt vinegar, and distilled white vinegar.

The distilled white vinegar, also called white vinegar, is the most versatile of all. It is often used for ketchup, hard boiling eggs, and mashed potatoes. But it is also an excellent cleaning agent, especially when mixed with baking soda.

Baking Soda

Baking soda is a widely used baking ingredient that also serves a variety of household functions. It can be used to remove tough stains and foul odor.

Baking soda is used to clean ovens, grease stains, microwaves, stained marble, clogged drains, coffee cups, and glass doors. It is slightly abrasive, so it works best on proteins, animal messes, and grease.  It is also an abrasive that removes stains and particles from surfaces. Amazingly, it works better than soap.

Glass Shower Cleaning with Household Items

You can use ingredients around the house to remove streaky and foggy stains from surfaces rather than strong toxic chemicals.

In some cases, lemon can be used with baking soda to clean shower glass. All you have to do is to cut a lemon in half and dip inside baking soda. The soda reacts with the acid in the lemon.

You can also use white vinegar and detergent for cleaning. The use of vinegar, soap, water, and essential oil is also common.

Often, the above ingredients are used to prevent shower glass from becoming very unattractive. It is best to prevent than to cure. It is advisable to do maintenance regularly and deep cleaning after a few weeks. Glass shower cleaning can be done daily, weekly, or monthly.

Hard soap splash and water stains can easily be removed by using a half cup of vinegar. Soak a sponge in the vinegar and apply generously to the stained area. However, if stains are too strong to be removed with only vinegar, add a bit of dish soap to it and apply it twice on the glass shower doors.

Cleaning Glass Shower Doors with Vinegar, Baking Soda, and Other Ingredients

Let's look at some cleaning recipes for glass shower doors.

1. Cleaning with Vinegar and Baking Soda

The mixture of vinegar and baking soda is a useful and potent solution for cleaning glass shower doors. It must be applied gently to avoid scratches that may turn out to be permanent on your glass shower doors.

• Get a cup of white vinegar, baking soda, and dish soap. With these three ingredients, your glass shower door will look sparkling again
• Take out one tablespoon from the white vinegar
• Mix the baking soda and vinegar with a spoon. It immediately starts to foam during the process. This is just a reaction caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) in it. It then becomes a paste after mixing. Take a scoop of some of the paste when it stops fizzling
• Gently wipe the paste on the glass shower door. The acid in the vinegar wipes water spots and soap scum off the shower door in no time. If the stains are very stubborn, the paste should be allowed to rest on your shower door for about half an hour. This will allow tough stains to come off quickly as you scrape it
• Get a sharp object like a razor blade and remove the paste. Scrape gently to remove the soap scum. After scraping, scrub the glass door with a scouring pad and rinse them thoroughly

2. Cleaning with Vinegar, Dish Detergent, and Essential Oil

Some essential materials you would need include vinegar, ultra-dishwashing detergent, essential oil, 16 oz spray bottle, and funnel.

• Add half cup of dishwashing soap to spray bottle, add 1.5 cups of vinegar. Ensure that you don’t fill the bottle because you are yet to add essential oil in the spray bottle
• After mixing, shake the bottle well to mix ingredients. Spray on shower doors until the surface is completely covered with the mixture
• Leave the soap and vinegar overnight or for at least 30 minutes. Then, scrub and rinse with hot water to get a sparkling and clean shower door

3. Cleaning with Vinegar, Lemon, and Baking Soda

Materials needed for this procedure include lemon fruit, two tablespoons of baking soda, vinegar, and water.

• Cut the lemon into equal halves and sprinkle a bit of baking soda over the pulp side of the lemon
• Apply the lemon covered with baking soda on your shower doors while scrubbing the surface. Squeeze the juice gently while scrubbing to give room for more liquid.
• When the lemon becomes dry and empty, sprinkle baking soda on the other half of the lemon and continue scrubbing until the entire surface of your glass shower door is covered with the mixture of lemon and baking soda
• Allow the lemon juice and baking soda to stay on the shower door for at least 10 minutes, then use a damp sponge to wash off the water stains
• Rinse your door to clean the mixture completely. This will help you to see the remaining tough water stains on the surface
• Put together equal halves of lemon juice, vinegar, and water. Pour the mixture in a spar bottle to allow easy application, and spray it on the remaining tough stains on your glass shower door. Allow the liquid to rest on the surface for about 10 minutes
• Use a damp clean cloth to wipe the vinegar solution along with the remaining tough stain off your glass shower door. Then, clean again with another cloth

4. Cleaning with Vinegar and Dish Detergent

One of the easiest and less expensive cleaning agents is right under your nose. A dish detergent would do a good job of making your glass shower doors clean and sparkling.

Gather your cleaning materials, which should include a small bucket of white vinegar, dish detergent, two-sided sponge, and a roll of paper towels.

Ensure that you have a large plastic bowl for rinsing the shower doors after scrubbing.

• Turn on the shower for a few minutes to get its enclosure wet and steamy. Go in with your cleaning materials except for the roll of paper towels, and close the shower door
• Start cleaning from the top so that the dirt will have room to flow downwards. Work up the dish detergent till it becomes a soap lather
• Scrub thoroughly and wipe off the door tracks clean afterward. Rinse out the detergent off your sponge and shower doors using a hose attachment if you have any. If not, use a plastic cup to splash clean water on your shower door
• After removing soap scums, you can now remove mineral buildup. Dip your sponge into the bucket of white vinegar and apply generously to clean shower doors. Scrub the glass again but this time, pay more attention to the rough spots and make them have a smoother feeling before moving on to the next
• Rinse the doors with water, then dry water droplets with a paper towel. Ensure you do this regularly to remove the spots you miss finally
• Start with the dish detergent to remove soap scum and then use white vinegar to dissolve the mineral build-up

Wrap Up

Vinegar will cut through very stubborn dirt and grime as it prevents future mineral build-up. The above processes can be used for interior doors made of glass or plastic. Using glass cleaner might not be as effective as using vinegar and baking soda. Glass cleaner will not prevent buildup or cut through soap scum easily.

Your cleaning process can be a lot easier when you have a handheld showerhead. You can easily rinse off your glass shower doors, especially the areas that are not easily reached.

Vinegar is non-toxic and friendly. You don’t have to worry about any harmful effects. As stated earlier, it’s a cooking ingredient. Knowing that an ingredient lying on your kitchen countertop can be more useful to you than just a salad dress is amazing.

Don’t just use these solutions once. Use vinegar and baking soda regularly to keep your glass shower doors sparkling and clean always. Glass is not difficult to clean and the result of cleaning the shower door is a sparkling new look for your bathroom.