1. DEEP CLEAN YOUR BATHROOM AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH
While regular weekly cleaning is always helpful to keep bad smells at bay, a monthly deep clean can help to prevent bad odors altogether, says Nathaly Vieira, cleaning expert and founder of InspireClean.
2. AVOID USING OVERLY FRAGRANCED CLEANING PRODUCTS
A commonly misconstrued cleaning tip is to use fragranced cleaning products to overpower bad odors. However, it is best to avoid heavily fragranced products, and artificially fragranced products to prevent a build-up of bad smells over time, Nathaly Vieira, cleaning expert continues.
3. TARGET COMMON FORGOTTEN CLEANING SPOTS
There are several places in your bathroom you may be forgetting to clean, all of which are common sources of bad smells.
People with nice-smelling bathrooms always remember to target tricky spots such as behind the toilet, underneath cabinets, and around plumbing fixtures where stagnant water can sit, dust collects, and grime builds up.
4. USE PLANTS TO IMPROVE THE AIR QUALITY
There are more benefits to the best bathroom plants than just improving aesthetics and lowered humidity – many of them have excellent air purifying qualities too to help improve the smells in your bathroom.
5. USE LAUNDRY HAMPERS WITH LIDS
Bathrooms are a great place to hide a laundry basket, but you should always opt for one that has a lid, or slides away into a cabinet or drawer to help keep damp musty smells contained, recommends Muffetta Krueger, cleaning expert and founder of Muffetta’s Domestic Assistants.
6. WASH BATHROOM LINENS ONCE A WEEK
On the subject of laundry, making sure you wash everything regularly will prevent bad smells from emanating from your hamper altogether.
7. NATURALLY DEODORIZE DRAINS AND TOILETS
Possibly the number one leading cause of bad smells in bathrooms are drains and toilets, so regular deodorizing is a must.
8. ORGANIZE AND DECLUTTER
Decluttering and organizing a bathroom may not seem to have anything to do with a room smelling nice, but getting rid of old products can reduce the potential for trapped odors and make your bathroom easier to clean, says Elizabeth Grace, designer, and homemaker.
9. MAKE SURE THE BATHROOM HAS GOOD VENTILATION
If you can't get a dehumidifier or an air purifier into your bathroom, then improving your bathroom’s ventilation is a must if you want to dissipate bad smells before they take hold, warns Muffetta Krueger, cleaning expert.
10. STICK TO A SIGNATURE SCENT
When we talk about a ‘signature scent’ we mean selecting one overarching fragrance that you can use throughout the space (or even throughout your whole home) in multiple ways to layer the fragrance for ultimate impact. This could mean using a scented candle with one of the best reed diffusers, or using cleaning products and linen sprays made with the same essential oils as you put in an oil burner.