Stop buying expensive bathroom cleaners – 35p item gets shower screens gleaming

If you have a glass screen in your shower, you’ll know how tricky it can be to keep it sparkling clean. But there is one 35p item that can help you get it looking like new again

Those pesky water marks on shower screens are like uninvited guests who never take the hint. You can deep-clean the bathroom, fluff the towels, light a fancy candle – then sunlight hits the glass, and suddenly there they are: a smug constellation of spots and streaks you swear weren’t there five minutes ago.

It’s not quite grime, not quite mould, just that everyday “hard water was here” calling card that makes even the tidiest bathroom look slightly fed up. If this problem sounds all too familiar to you, then listen up.

According to cleaning enthusiasts on social media, there is actually a method to restore your shower glass to its sparkling best – using just one 35p product in a spray bottle.

In a Facebook group devoted to followers of housework whiz Mrs Hinch, someone posted asking for “any ideas” on tackling a glass shower screen.

Within no time, they’d garnered more than 60 responses offering advice on cleaning their glass. The most popular recommendation was to simply fill a spray bottle with white vinegar and spray it across the screen.

One commenter suggested: “White vinegar spray and a glass cloth.” While another recommended: “White vinegar solution with water and a drip of dish soap.”

White vinegar is available at most supermarkets for as little as 35p. You may even have some tucked away in your kitchen cupboards already, as it’s commonly used for both cooking and cleaning.

For those who’d rather not use white vinegar on their shower glass, other suggestions from Facebook commenters included Viakal, a limescale remover spray available from supermarkets for approximately £3.

Several other users recommended Pink Stuff glass cleaning spray, Cif cream cleaner, or even simply rubbing half a lemon across the glass to lift water stains.

How to remove stubborn limescale using white vinegar

We recommend doing a patch test in your bathroom before spraying the glass down with white vinegar. Leave it for a few minutes to see if any negative reactions happen.

If all looks good, you can then try the following steps:

1. Ventilate and prep – open a window and turn on the extractor
2. Lay a towel along the shower tray to catch runoff.
3. Make a vinegar mix of 1:1 vinegar and warm water
4. Apply generously by spraying the screen, focusing on the worst areas and edges
5. Leave it to work for around 10 minutes for light marks and up to 30 minutes on stubborn ones
6. Don’t let it dry fully on the glass – re-spray if needed.
7. Scrub gently by using a non-scratch sponge in small circles. Be sure to pay attention to the bottom edge, where limescale builds up
8. Rinse thoroughly with warm water until the vinegar smell drops off
9. Buff dry with a microfibre cloth, then squeegee if you have one to prevent new marks.