I have vivid memories of my two sisters and me dividing up the household chores when we were kids. We would list all nine rooms in the house on individual pieces of paper and put them into a bucket. Next, we took turns pulling the names of the rooms that we would be responsible for cleaning that week, three in all.

My fingers would be crossed and I’d be praying hard that at least one of the papers that I drew would reveal something simple such as “living room” which only required some light dusting and vacuuming on my part.

My worst fear would be that my papers would reveal a bathroom or, even worse, a bath and a half (which was the total number of bathrooms in our house back in the day) In my twelve year old mind, having to clean a bathroom was like a prison sentence. It was never good and I knew that I was going to be there for a long, long time.

Fast forward forty years later, I still clean my house but I don’t get the privilege of dividing up the rooms with my siblings. On occasion, when my kids are home from college, I can recruit them for help but for the most part, it’s just me, myself and I in a house with three and a half baths! My prison sentence turned out to be a life sentence without the possibility of parole!

Hands down, rinsing the shower walls after a good scrubbing was far and away my least favorite, most time consuming chore. It was wet, it was messy, and I was breathing in some really nasty toxic substances for what seemed hours at a time. In my mind, shower rinsing would be akin to a day of hard labor in a prison yard.

My hard labor would involve filling a bucket with water over and over and over again until the shower walls were fully rinsed. I found bucket rinsing to be tedious, slow and annoying!

In a selfish effort to help myself, I was determined to find a better way to rinse my shower walls and get back some well deserved down-time. The key was that I needed something that didn’t need to be installed in each shower, would fit any of my shower heads and could easily move from shower to shower. Most importantly, it had to be a time saver.

The answer to my problems was not an easy one. It took years to research and develop but in the end, was well worth my time and energy. I invented a product called the RINSEROO which is patent pending and my hope is that it will change the way people everywhere rinse their showers. Today, I won’t rinse my shower walls without a RINSEROO. I rinse my tub with it, rinse my dog with it and even rinse my household plants with it. My message to you is that life is too short to rinse with a bucket. Add a RINSEROO to your shower cleaning caddy! Pass go, get out of prison early and start enjoying every moment.

When you consider that only 34 percent of Americans live in single family homes, according to the National Multi Housing Council, not everyone has an indoor utility sink or access to an outdoor hose. For many, the shower becomes the best (and only) solution when we need access to water.

Knowing those statistics, it no wonder that more than half of US households use their showers for more than just washing up. According to a recent study by Delta Faucet, more than just traditional shower items such as shampoo, body wash, razors and loofah sponges are making their way into our showers.

If Americans aren’t just “showering” in their showers, what, exactly, are we doing in them? According to market research, these are the top items that make it into our showers. Turns out that, they too, are heading in for a good rinsing!

Boots (work boots are actually the #1 item)

Tools

Window Screens

Plants

Babies

Dogs

There are over 110 million households in the US with an estimated 220 million showerheads, most of which are fixed showerheads with no hose. So, the question is, if so many of us need the shower to rinse so many things, how do we effectively rinse them if we only have access to a fixed showerhead?

Some opt to use a bucket and fill it over and over. Another option is to purchase and install a handheld showerhead but that can be time consuming and expensive (especially if we have more than one shower)

Another new option is to use a Rinseroo. (Rinseroo.com) It temporarily slips on to your showerhead and can be used to rinse shower walls and create a squeaky-clean shower. It can also help to rinse and clean just about anything in the shower. One Rinseroo can be used to rinse and clean in all bathrooms of the home and it doesn’t require installation. It’s a slip-on rinser.

Simply slip-it-on, rinse, and then move on to the next shower, sink or tub. It is quite a time saver and works well.

We LOVE reading shower rinsing and cleaning tips and we especially enjoy sharing tips from cleaning industry experts.

According to Jenny Botero, resident manager of the 697-room Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, the most important step in keeping your bathroom clean is to be sure to rinse your shower walls.

The chemicals in cleansers are designed to attract soil and particles, she points out. If you don't rinse after spraying your cleanser, dirt is going to stick to it and build up and "be even more troublesome."

A Rinseroo is a slip-on hose that temporarily attaches to your showerhead and allows you to rinse cleansers off of shower walls quickly and easily. If you don't have one, be sure to stock your cleaning caddy with one. The Rinseroo is also commonly used for shampooing hair or bathing pets, it's inexpensive and makes everyone’s least favorite rinsing chores more tolerable.