Best Bathroom Performers

Nix Mold

Open a window and run an exhaust fan while showering — and for 15 minutes afterward —  to help keep mildew away.

Super-Duper

Shower Spray

Sensitive Home offers cleaners for those with respiratory, skin and other sensitivities. This work-saving spray is fragrance-free and 100% USDA Certified Biobased and EPA Safer Choice certified. LAB results A quick spritz every day kept a tub clean, shiny and without a speck of soap scum for weeks. We were impressed, and our consumer testers agreed, rating it a top cleaner in the bathroom category.

SENSITIVE HOME DAILY SHOWER SPRAY, $6, AMAZON

Freshest Shower Liner

Though it’s not exactly a cleaning product, we’re recognizing Outlines here for all the cleaning it saves! You receive a new liner every three, six or nine months (depending on your subscription preference), snap it in place and return the used one for recycling. Smart! LAB results We’re huge fans. It is easy to install, comes with or without hooks and doesn’t billow into the tub.

OUTLINES SHOWER LINER SYSTEM, $75 WITH HOOKS, LIVINGOUTLINES.COM

Dependable

Wipes

Disinfecting wipes are a musthave in any cleaning arsenal, especially in the bathroom, and these new ones from Lysol are made from 100% plant-based fibers. They sanitize hard surfaces in 10 seconds and disinfect in four minutes, killing 99.9% of bacteria and viruses. LAB results We liked the size and cleaning power and that they are 95% USDA Certified Biobased.

LYSOL DISINFECTING WIPES MADE FROM PLANT-BASED FIBERS, $5.50, WALMART.COM

Bath Cleaner

This new spray from Clorox uses a refillable bottle and pod system. Buy the bottle once, add water, then twist on the pod to release the concentrate into the bottle. LAB results Other refillable bath cleaners we’ve tested haven’t impressed us, but Clorox is a bathroom cleaning expert, and this system helps reduce plastic waste by 80%.

CLOROX BATHROOM FOAMER REFILLABLE CLEANER STARTER KIT, $6, TARGET.COM

Mighty Mildew Eraser

These pesky marks pop up wherever moisture lingers and, while most common in the bathroom, can surface anywhere. CLR’s formula tackles stains in minutes. LAB results CLR did a great job zapping mildew stains in bathrooms and even on a painted garage wall. One tester who used it on her boat said she practically sailed through cleaning it without hard scrubbing.

CLR MOLD & MILDEW CLEAR, $5.50, LOWES.COM

Top-Shelf Drawers

Mini toiletries, tweezers and other utensils make organizing a bathroom challenging.

M Design’s clear plastic pantry drawers are right at home in this room too, corralling small tubes, jars and more so they stay neat and handy. LAB results We found these stackable drawers life-changing in a bathroom vanity cabinet. They come in multiple sizes, but even the smallest is roomy and maximizes space.

M DESIGN PLASTIC STACKABLE PANTRY BINS WITH PULL-OUT DRAWER, $23, MDESIGN.COM

Very Impressive Vacuum Mop

This new category is taking floor cleaning by storm. Now you can pick up dry debris and wet spills and wash your floors at the same time. LAB results A GH Best of the Test winner in our last review of vacuum mops, the Dreametech picked up spills quickly and ramped up suction when it needed to. It was also quiet, had a long run time and was easy to maneuver.

DREAMETECH H11 MAX WET DRY VACUUM, $500, AMAZON