Let's start with one of the most important things to do in your bathroom. ALWAYS close the toilet lid before you flush.
The importance of regular wipe downs
Toilet handles, light switches, taps or faucets, toilet seats or what you will are regularly touched with unwashed hands. Of course, a few germs keep our bodies on their toes and are necessary. It is probably fair to say though that, most bathrooms would not pass rigorous hygiene testing.
Faucets, handles, switches and the like will more often than not have germs and bacteria present. Some may even have E Coli which can be a serious health risk. Keep some anti-bacterial wipes in the bathroom, so that you can have a quick wipe down regularly, apart from your proper cleaning .Remember that often a bar of used soap carries the most germs!
Location, location
Give some thought about where you are going to place toothbrushes, sponges, hand-wash, towels and the like. Apart from the spray of the toilet bowl there may be some spray from the shower. This does depend on if you have a shower cubicle or perhaps just a shower curtain. If, [...], you have a pocket sized bathroom it may not be easy but a small set of bathroom drawers could be used to house items rather than leave them on display.
Shower heads need to be cleaned
If you live in a hard water area the odds are the shower head will be full of limescale. This reduces its performance.
Shower curtains, cubicles, tiles, screens and the like need cleaning also.
It is just as important to clean items such as shower screens. These will often house the remnants of the previous person's shower which does not make for a good companion to your ablutions. Clean regularly to extend their longevity but remove germs, scum and limescale.
Towels, sponges and flannels
As you jump out of your shower, all fresh and sweet smelling, you grab that soft fluffy clean towel or do you? Unless towels, flannels and sponges are regularly washed, and kept personal, you may be rubbing germs onto yourself. There may even be that fecal matter again.What a thought
Exercise caution with your cleaning products.
These days there are many aids to cleaning and good hygiene. Some are merely cosmetic whilst others claim to kill the worst bacteria and germs. Always read the label of such products before you buy. [...]. A child or animal could easily suffer if you are not careful. Store such items out of reach and harm's way. You may even have an allergy or risk skin damage by using a particular product, so be sensible.
The most care needs to be taken when mixing such products. Guilty again. Many people now have a toilet block or gel in their toilet bowl which activates with each flush. Bleach or toilet cleaner is still usually added to the bowl on a regular basis. In fact many different products may be added.
If you are not careful this practice could cause a noxious gas or your toilet bowl to catch fire and, or, explode. [...].
Finally
Do what you can to keep your bathroom and toilet clean, protect yourself and your health but keep a sense of proportion. It is fair to say that despite your best efforts some bacteria and germs will survive. [...]. Just make sure that they do not have a pleasant breeding ground to multiply."
Ethel Smith