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How to Clean a Shower Head

January 15, 2018

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How to Clean a Shower Head – If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

Today we’re taking a break from the air fryer recipes. In fact, we’re taking a break from food in general. Why? Because it’s time I come clean.

This is a real-life photo of the shower head in our guest bathroom.

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

I’m not proud of it. And I’m certainly not proud to announce that it had looked this way for several months. The problem was, the buildup of hard water and mineral deposits had gotten so bad, standard cleaning solutions weren’t effective. Because it was just the kids and me who used that bathroom, I let it go and let it go until we started having problems with the water shooting every which way out of the nozzle.

I knew how to fix it, so why did I let it go so long? I suppose that’s a question only I can answer, and to tell you the truth, I really don’t have an answer. I suppose I just got “used” to it looking that way.

The only thing that matters now is that I finally took action, and my shower head no longer looks like that anymore. So, today, I’m going to teach YOU how to clean a shower head. If yours looks anything like mine, I’m here to let you know, there’s hope. Don’t go running to the store just yet to buy anything new. Let’s try this first.

Here’s what you’re going to need:

Materials 

  • Gallon plastic bag
  • 1/2 cup baking soda
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • Large rubber band or small bungee cord
  • Small bowl
  • Scrub brush or toothbrush

Instructions

Take a gallon bag and add the baking soda. I also included a picture of the small bungee cord I used for tying my bag to the shower head in case you weren’t sure what I meant by “bungee cord.”

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

Next, add the vinegar and the lemon juice to the baking soda.

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

Then take the filled bag and the bungee cord or rubber band and secure it to your shower head.

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

Now here’s where you wait. Allow the shower head to soak in the solution for 3-4 hours. At about the 2-hour mark, place your hand against the bag and actually “scrub” the shower head – using the baking soda within the bag as an abrasive to help scrub off the “now-softened” buildup.

After the time is up, remove the bag. Fill a small bowl with warm water and lift the bowl up to the shower head and immerse the shower head in the water to rinse off the baking soda residue from the solution. You can use your hand to splash the water around and “scrub” the shower head a bit to get it clean.

If any buildup remains, use your scrub brush to loosen it and rinse with water again. After taking these simple steps, you should see a pretty, shiny, shower head. If you find you STILL have any buildup remaining, fill a bag with 1 cup vinegar and secure to your shower head overnight. THIS should take out any remaining buildup.

After 4 hours in the baking soda solution, our shower head looked like this:

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

Do you remember what it looked like before? Dingy, dirty, disgusting.

Let me remind you. Just take a look at the before and after. Pretty amazing, right?

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

Although the before is pretty embarrassing to show, I’m happy with how things ended up – and I’m happy I finally took action. If you’ve been staring at a dingy, dirty shower head for months now, too, I hope this post inspires you to “come clean” just like I did.

You can check out all of my cleaning tips here. There’s definitely more to come this spring, so stay tuned!

How to Clean a Shower Head - If you have a gross and grimy shower head, this simple homemade solution is sure to make it look like new again!

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  1. Jo-Anne the crazy lady says

    January 15, 2018 at 3:51 pm

    Thank you for this many of us have shower heads that need a clean

    Reply
    • Sara says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:31 pm

      Isn’t that the truth? There’s always something around the house that needs cleaning, that’s for certain!

      Reply
  2. Madison says

    October 6, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    I used the suggestions and am glad my showerhead is now working correctly. The guide is easy to follow and the methods is straightforward too.

    Reply
  3. Melissa says

    November 27, 2019 at 3:09 am

    I’ve always neglected cleaning my shower head thinking it has self-cleaning powers. My solution was always to get rid of the shower head and get a new one. Thank you for this trick and helping me save money at the same time! Although, is there a ready made product that I can use to clean my shower head instead of making up my own concoction of baking soda, vinegar, etc?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 27, 2019 at 8:40 pm

      Hi Melissa, I’ve honestly never found a product on a store shelf that can successfully remove that hard water scale. Good ole’ baking soda and vinegar seem to do a much better job!

      Reply

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