Cleaning your Grout Made Simple. Crazy right?

   Yes, you heard me. Cleaning your grout simply. Our German house is ALL tile. Both stories which means a lot of work. I was googling around trying to find an easy solution because nothing I've tried has actually brightened and cleaned the grout. I found a product called "Stain Solver". When I went to their website and read customer reviews and saw their pictures I was absolutely floored at how great it worked. So I add the 4.5 pound tub to my cart and proceed to checkout. Sadly, they won't ship to APO addresses. Our APO address is our mailbox on base where all of our mail comes to. I can't use our actual house address because the German post has much different regulations. Most companies do ship to APO, this is actually the first time I've encounter this problem. 
    Anyway, I was pretty crushed but determined to find an alternative. Stain Solver is oxygen bleach. So I went to the mall on base to find another oxygen bleach brand. They had Oxi-Clean and Oxi-Magic. I settled on the powdered Oxi-Magic by Clorox. As soon as I got home I tried it out. 

• Start by sweeping or vacuuming your floor so there isn't any hair, dust, crumbs, etc.
• The package says to use 2 scoops and 2 Tablespoons of hot water which would create a thick paste, so instead I use 2 scoops and a gallon of HOT water. Swish it or stir it around until all of the powder dissolves.
• Work in a 3 x 3 area at a time. Pour the mixture straight onto the tile making sure it gets in the grout. Let the mixture sit for at least 15 minutes. You might hear little hissing sounds, that's the oxygen bleach working. The longer you let it sit the better it will work.
• After 15-30 minutes use a stiff grout brush and scrub the grout. Right away you'll notice how much lighter the grout is. After you've scrubbed the entire 3 x 3 area, use an old towel or suction up the dirty water. (I use my Bissell QuickSteamer to suction it all up.) 

Before

After

  After cleaning the whole floor, you might want to consider sealing the grout so dirt and other debris can't stain and dirty the grout. I wanted to add that if your grout is very old and chipped, it may not be a good idea to use this since it can further weaken your grout. Another side note is that this will not bleach or stain your clothes or towels. I actually pour a scoop in my laundry to brighten our clothes. Also, I'm not affiliated with Clorox in any way, I just love this stuff. It's very versatile and basically does the scrubbing for me.

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