Keeping toliet clean when you do the "If it is yellow leave it mellow"

[dex_millie]

Hi all,

I try to clean the bathroom at least once a week(a whole cleaning, minor cleaning during the week mostly due to just having kids use the bathroom).

The toliet usually gets the stains quick because we don't flush for every little pee. I was wondering is there something naturally that can help stop it from happening so fast besides flushing more times?

The same for the tub it gets dirty so fast, I try to wipe dry everytime I bathe but that is me. DH doesn't and I don't do it everytime I bathe the kids.

Any advice..

[starbuckmom]

Our toilet usually gets flushed sometime after lunch and then again before daddy comes home if it's the yellow let it mellow method.  It gets flushed more at night when daddy is home.

Our toilet gets cleaned at least 2xs a week depending on whats happening during the week.  Maybe you could give a good swish more than one time a week?  Maybe when the kids on in the bath?

[ASusan]

I think flylady suggests swishing and swiping once a day. I use the remainders from shampoo or dish soap bottles - I add a little water and squirt it in when I do the daily swish.

[sewingmommy]

I throw in a tablet of alka seltzer..let it sit until dissolved and then flush

[momofmine]

I have to swish and swipe daily or our toilet just gets nasty.  I guess it's just because we are home all day, and we only have one bathroom, so it gets a lot of use!

[crunchy_mommy]

It helps if we flush after morning pees and any other time that it starts to look dark... we used to flush less often but it ended up kind of smelling. I will second (or third...) swishing & swiping more frequently (we don't every day but 2-3 times a week seems to work OK, and we always clean before company comes). We don't use any soap or cleaner, just the swiping seems to do the trick.

[redvlagrl]

denture tabs also work well. i got some funny looks when i put a huge box in my cart.