Keeping A Sparkling Clean Shower Curtain The Easy Way.
With as much use as your shower gets on a daily basis, keeping a clean shower curtain can be a nightmare. There are some tricks and tips to help you get and maintain a clean shower curtain with greater ease and efficiency.
The following may endanger your clean shower curtain:
1. Mold
2. Mildew
3. Soap Scum
All of these will contribute to a dirty shower curtain. One of the best ways to stop these problems from taking hold of your already clean shower curtain is prevention. Ways to prevent them are:
1. Switch from bar soap to a liquid variety if possible. For cost effectiveness you can take your favorite bar soap, cut it up into small pieces, place the pieces in a pump bottle and add water. Let the mixture sit for a few days. Shake the container vigorously each day. You have now created your own liquid soap. It will be somewhat thinner than the commercial version, but every bit as effective and less expensive.
2. When going to the effort and expense of putting up a new curtain, you will want to soak it in a combination of vinegar and saltPut the clean shower curtain in the washer and add 1 cup vinegar (with ¼ cup of salt completely dissolved in it) to the washer as it is filling. Let it soak for half an hour and then finish the wash cycle. Mold and mildew do not grow in acidic (vinegar) or salty environments. This preventative measure will go a long way in your endeavors to keep a clean shower curtain.
3. Placing a mixture of one pint (32 0unces) and ¼ cup bleach into a spray bottle. Keep the spray bottle handy in the shower area or bathroom. Take care to keep the product away from children’s reach. Request everyone in your house who uses the shower to aid you in keeping a clean shower curtain. The bleach will disinfect and keep any mold, mildew or bacteria from getting a chance to grow. Only use this on a color safe shower liner Fabric such as vinyl.
If prevention is a little too late for you, cleaning your shower curtain is in order. Follow these easy steps to clean curtains for showers once again.
Steps to Cleaning a Dirty Shower Curtain
1. Remove your shower curtain from the rings that hold it.
2. Place it in the washing machine with 1 cup baking soda as the washer is filling.
3. Once the washer is filled, add one cup vinegar and close the washer.
4. Allow the curtain to soak in the mixture a few minutes and then run through the wash cycle.
5. When the cycle is finished, remove the clean shower curtain and shake out as much excess water as possible. Rehang the clean shower curtain in the shower.
6. The gravity and steam off of the shower will remove any wrinkles in your clean shower curtain top.
7. If this method of cleaning shower curtains does not remove the mold or mildew; there is still hope for a clean shower curtain. Try cleaning the shower curtains by adding a cup of bleach and some color safe towels (white is the best choice) to the washer. Add the shower curtain and run through the regular wash cycle. This cleaning method should give you a clean shower curtain.
Now that you’re dirty shower nightmares are a thing of the past, how about a shower?
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