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Mould is what gives bathrooms that musty, damp smell. It doesn’t look nice and it’s not very good for you: how many times does House send his minions off to search a patient’s home … and they find mould? Tiredness and misery are the most common physical reactions to mould, but, as House knows, reactions can be far more serious, so it pays to get rid it as soon as possible.

Mould grows along the grout, around the bath seal, around the sink seal, around the taps, and it grows rampantly in the shower curtain hem. It can get everywhere if it’s not kept under control. Most commonly, mould is black in bathrooms, but it also comes in shades of pink, green and yellow.

Of course, cleaning your bathroom regularly prevents and stops mould’s march, and, thankfully, there is more than one way to kill a mould.

Bleach or alternative remedies?

Bleach is a brilliant mould murderer: not only does it disinfect, it also removes the stain. Spraying pure bleach onto tiles and grout overnight will give you a good starting point if you’ve noticed the mould in the bathroom getting out of hand.

If you’d rather not use bleach, you could turn to more natural mould remedies: tea tree oil, grapefruit seed extract and vinegar are all excellent alternatives. Both tea tree oil and grapefruit seed are quite expensive. Tea tree smells fairly unpleasant, a smell that you can combat by mixing the tea tree with lavender (also a disinfectant). Grapefruit seed extract doesn’t smell, which makes it preferable to tea tree for many. Tea tree, though, seems to kill pretty much all mould it comes in contact with.

Make your own

To make your own mould spray, mix two teaspoons of tea tree oil OR 20 drops of grapefruit seed extract with 2 cups of water in a spray bottle. Another alternative is to pour pure distilled vinegar into a spray bottle. Whichever homemade mould spray you choose, simply spray it directly onto the mould in the evening and leave it to do its thing over night.

If you wake up in the morning and there are still spots of mould, use the spray again, and add a little elbow-grease with a toothbrush to get rid of those last spots.

With a clean canvas, you can start caring for your bathroom more regularly.

• Use a shower spray each morning to stop mould growing and to keep your bathroom smelling nice. Either use a shop-bought shower spray, or add your favourite aromatherapy oil to your distilled vinegar in a spray bottle to keep your taps and shower looking lovely and smelling great.

• Clean your whole bathroom weekly.

• Open a window either while you’re showering or bathing or as soon as you have finished, so that you can air the room. A little trick: have a mirror in the corner furthest from the window. When the mirror is clear again, you can shut the window. It’s best, when airing, to have another window in the house completely open as well, to get a through-draft and really clear that damp out.

• If you don’t have a window, or you can’t seem to get rid of the damp, no matter how hard you try, invest in a dehumidifier to keep mould at bay.

• If you have a bath or shower mat, take it out and leave it to dry on a towel rail, so mould doesn’t get a chance to fester in the wet, warm suckers.

• Wipe wet away. Use a squeegee to remove water from the walls: you’ll get rid of mould breeding grounds and prevent water stains.

Keeping on top of mould isn’t a massive process, but it could inject both you, and your bathroom, with a renewed energy.

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