Mildew in Bathroom

We have a tiny bathroom in a corner of the house that also has this issue.
Repeated cleaning and bleaching didn't resolve it.
Somehow, it seems the fan vent allows a back flow of moist air when it's not running (which is most of the time - we're not running the fan 24/7 when the room is not being used - that's just a waste of electricity) and it's always very humid here spring through fall.
So I got some Damp Rid (the kind that hangs in a closet) and we hang it on the inside door knob (no one sees it unless they close the door) and TA DA! - no more mildew!

I don't know why bleach is scary, but I use Lysol Mold and Mildew cleaner, which has bleach in it. Yes you do need to air out your room, but it works great. I usually spray it on before I leave to go out. Since you don't need to scrub it, it doesn't matter. When I get home, I just rinse it off.

If you have a window, open it.
Try vinegar and dawn dish washing liquid - equal parts. That stuff works magic!

My main bathroom is very small, and mildew grows on the upper wall next to the ceiling. I just use a bleach spray (cleaner with bleach - many brands) and a wet rag to clean it. If I were to clean it with just bleach I would probably use a 2:1 water:bleach ratio.

I also get mildew on the shower tiles, and I clean it with the bleach spray as well.

I think mildew in bathrooms is common.. No need to be scared of bleach.

Bleach is fine. You might have more help if you put a product in your bathroom called Damp Rid. It absorbs moisture in the air.

You could scrap your caulk off and put in new, more mold resistant caulk. But if you freak over bleach, then doing that with silicone caulk would really freak you out.

bleach isn't scary when used appropriately and sensibly. i use a 1:4 ratio in a spray bottle.
khairete
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I have the same problem in my bathroom. It's also small and I keep the door open and the fan on while I'm in the shower. We are renting though and the owners lived in the house before us and it was still there when we moved in. I recently tried to use baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and scrubbed it with an old tooth brush. It worked ok, not great, but it was slightly better than before. I'm actually going to give in and use some tilex today. It's getting worse and I can't stand it. Good luck!

I am wondering if this mildew is coming from a particular source like a leak or something that is behind the actual walls of the bathroom itself. If that's the case, you need to look at that. We had a roof leak in a remote area of our home that we never knew about for close to two years. It was all trickling moisture into our lower floor master bath the whole time. I could smell mildew first and then, I began to see it. I treated it with Tilex mildew and mold root cleaner and it did work. The problem was that the leak had cause mold and mildew in the drywall and it was a huge mess. That mildew is coming from somewhere and my advice is that you need to look further into the walls, tiling, plumbing. It can only grow with heavy amounts of moisture present all the time. If you can't do this, get a de-humidifier to dry the area out as best as possible. If the de-humidifier is always full, there is a problem and it needs to be addressed before you find out that mold is in there.....everywhere.