How To Clean a Shower Curtain

  • November 7, 2008
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Showering with a nasty, mildewed curtain is like doing your laundry in the toilet. You might be cleaner than when you started—but you really shouldn’t be.

You Will Need

  • A washing machine
  • Laundry detergent
  • White vinegar
  • And a few towels
  • A garden hose
  • A scrub brush
  • All-purpose cleaner
How To Clean a Shower Curtain: Remove shower curtain

Step 1: Remove shower curtain

Remove your shower curtain.

How To Clean a Shower Curtain: Wash cloth curtains

Step 2: Wash cloth curtains

If the curtains are cloth, clean them in the washing machine with some detergent.

How To Clean a Shower Curtain: Wash vinyl curtains

Step 3: Wash vinyl curtains

For a vinyl shower curtain, put it in the washing machine on a gentle cycle along with a cup of white vinegar, detergent and a handful of towels.

If your shower curtain is vinyl but you don’t have a washing machine, you can rinse it outside with a garden hose, then scrub it with a sponge and an all-purpose cleaner, according to product directions.

How To Clean a Shower Curtain: Dry curtains

Step 4: Dry curtains

Dry cloth curtains in the dryer, and promptly line-dry vinyl curtains. Now you can shower with confidence.

The shower as a tool for hygiene dates back to ancient Greece.

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299792458

quite funny

over 2 years ago by 299792458

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