Guide: A Spotless Bathroom in 10 Easy Steps

The bathroom is one of the most important rooms to keep clean in order to maintain a good image for your establishment. A bathroom can be a source of many different kinds of bacteria, which makes it extremely important to follow proper procedures and clean in a standardized and professional way. Below, you will find 10 easy steps for how to get a spotless bathroom.

Step 1: Remove Visible Dirt

Before using chemicals and detergents, remove any visible dirt. Use the toilet brush to scrub stains and dirt from the toilet without cleaning products, then flush the toilet.

Step 2: Clean the Toilet Bowl

Choose your preferred toilet cleaning detergent. Apply the cleaner and foam it with the toilet brush. Let it work in the toilet. Check the instructions on the cleaner to determine how long it needs to be used to work successfully.

Tip: At ABENA, we recommend products with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. Nordic Swan imposes strict requirements on ingredients and materials, offering a great alternative to regular detergents and protecting your employees from unnecessary exposure to toxic substances.

Step 3: Fill the Soap and Shampoo

Check the soap and shampoo dispensers and fill them up as needed. Replenish any feminine hygiene products, glasses, or coasters. Remove used glassware and fold a flap on the toilet paper.

Step 4: Check the Trash Can

Empty the trash can and put in a new bin liner.

Step 5: Clean the Mirror

Wipe the mirror with a cloth dampened with glass cleaning detergent. The mirror is one of the first things visitors see when entering the bathroom. Therefore, make sure to remove all stains from the mirror.

Step 6: Clean the Surface Areas

It is possible to use the same cloth for many different surfaces by folding it correctly. By using all 16 sides of the cloth, you will manage to clean all the surfaces –except the toilet. We recommend that you clean the surfaces in the following order:

Door handle
Tap fixtures
Under the wash basin
In and around the wash basin and drain plug
Lid on the trash can
Shampoo and soap dispensers in the shower
Shower mixer, -head and -rail
Walls in the shower
The area around the toilet

If any of the mentioned areas are dirty, use a detergent appropriate for the task.

Step 7: Clean the Toilet Surface

When the surfaces in the bathroom are cleaned, it is time for the outside of the toilet to be cleaned. To avoid cross-contamination with bacteria, we recommend that you clean the toilet in the following order, changing the sides of the cloth as you go along:

Toilet button
Cistern
Toilet seat cover
Toilet seat
The outside of the toilet
Toilet rim

Step 8: Throw Away the Cloth

Throw the used cloth in the washing net of your trolley.

Step 9: Flush the Toilet

When it is time - according to the instructions of the toilet cleaner - remove your chosen detergent for cleaning the toilet bowl by flushing the toilet.

Step 10: Clean the floor

Finally, clean the floor with a mop and appropriate cleaning detergent

Find 5 steps for preparing and using a mop in our guide: Clean floor in 5 steps

Our extra tip

Once a week, clean the toilet brush and bowl. Clean the bowl and wipe the surface area of the toilet brush and bowl, including above the bowl, to prevent the risk of cross-contamination.

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