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The Easiest Way to Clean Your Shower Curtain Liner
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Sarah | Birch Landing Home
(IC: blogger)
2 Materials
$5
45 Minutes
Easy
The other day I heard someone say you can clean your plastic shower curtain liner by putting it in the washing machine and I thought she was crazy. But now that I've tried it maybe I was crazy for not knowing this sooner!
In the past I've fought the uphill battle of scrubbing and wiping down the curtain periodically and then replacing it when I let it get ahead of me. Buying a new liner always hurts because we only buy the eco-friendly, PVC-free ones (linked on the blog) and they're a little more expensive. So after I heard it can be cleaned in the washing machine I decided to try this for myself as soon as I got home and save the expense of buying a new shower curtain liner.
I had planned to take before and after photos of our frosted shower curtain but it just didn't photograph well and maybe that's for the best, I don't think you all wanted to see our soap-scum anyways. It also didn't help that our pup Harley kept trying to "help."
How to: Now to clean the liner, it's pretty darn simple - just stick it in the washing machine with one or two bath towels, 1 cup of white vinegar (affiliate link) and your regular detergent (we use Seventh Generation Free & Clear - affiliate link), then wash on the delicate cycle. When it's done hang the curtain back up to dry -- DO NOT put in the dryer. The curtain will be a bit wrinkly at first but as clean as the day you bought it!
Ah, nice and clean - I wish I had known this sooner! { Follow me on Instagram @birchlandinghome }
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Published July 14th, 2016 8:53 AM
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Julie on Mar 04, 2018
My shower curtain liner was really bad ( we have hard water, and no water softner). I tried hot water, vinegar and detergent on delicate. It got off most of the gunk, but it was still pretty yellow looking. I then did baking soda, detergent and warm water on delicate.... the liner looks almost New!
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Barby on Aug 14, 2018
I do this all the time! But, dirty white vinyl liner, use hot water & bleach & a touch of detergent & 1 or 2 white towels.
Do put the liner in the dryer with 1 towel, maybe just 5 min or less? Take out immediately & hang the shower curtain (it should be warm & very soft)...as it cools, no wrinkles!
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