Modern and prehistoric ways to clean a bathroom curtain

The statistics are harsh - 80% of women believe that it is impossible to wash the curtain in the bathroom from plaque, so after a month or two they throw it away and buy a new one. There may really be no point in messing around with cheap polyethylene products. But curtains made of vinyl and polyester, fabric curtains with a water-repellent coating can last a very, very long time. We have collected the most effective methods for cleaning from different types of dirt and general care recommendations.

How to care for the curtain in the bathroom?

To ensure that your bathroom curtain always looks neat and lasts a long time, it needs proper care.

Just 4 recommendations will help you achieve perfect cleanliness with a minimum of effort:

1. Wipe and clean the curtain every time you wash the tiles in the bathroom (with regular water - daily, with special products - 2-3 times a month). If the product is dense, hard and made of oilcloth, you can use tile and bathroom chemicals.
2. For convenience and quick processing, choose a larger rag. Some housewives use a mop with a microfiber attachment to clean curtains.
3. Textile curtains are easy to wash directly in the bathtub, and most of them are perfectly resistant to machine washing (care instructions are indicated on the label, be sure to study them). Polyethylene oilcloth curtains are cleaned while hanging, lowered into the bathroom, or spread on the floor. The second option is much more convenient.
4. It is easier to clean a fabric curtain in a soapy solution, rubbing the stains with a soft brush. For polyethylene, it is more effective to use a dry cleaner or baking soda and a sponge with a rough surface.

Washing curtains in a washing machine

This is the fastest and easiest way to refresh a PVC or polyester curtain. All you need is to choose the right program.

Instructions for washing curtains in a washing machine:

1. Set the delicate mode or simply set the temperature to 30-40 degrees.
2. Be sure to remove the spin and dry.
3. Add washing powder in standard dosage.
4. If the curtain is heavily soiled, you can add oxygen bleach or stain remover for colored fabrics (without chlorine).
5. Upon completion of washing, hang the clean item to dry on the balcony, straightened out.
6. Do not wrinkle or twist the wet curtain, otherwise it may become deformed.

If there is mold, stubborn yellowing or limescale on the curtain, soak the product before machine washing or clean it by hand. An automatic machine is more suitable for keeping curtains clean than for removing stubborn stains.

Removing stubborn stains

The most common types of stains in the bathroom are limescale, yellow soap deposits and mold. They are prone to high humidity, frequent contact with water and hygiene products. The entire room is affected, but the curtain suffers especially if, after bathing, it is not properly wiped or straightened to dry.

As a rule, with regular cleaning, stains do not become embedded in the products. But if you forget to wash the curtain several times, you won’t be able to do it without special techniques. We will consider below how to effectively deal with various contaminants.

Mold

The fungus has the ability to penetrate deeply into the tissue. It withstands any chemical attack, treatment with soda, vinegar, salt, alcohol, citric acid. All of the above means only stop the reproduction of spores. To remove mold stains from curtains, you need high-quality mechanical cleaning. In simple words, the product needs to be soaked in the solution (for 5-6 hours), and then thoroughly rubbed with a bristle brush.

Recipes:

• 5-7 caps of Dometsos or Belizna per 5 liters of water;
• table vinegar with warm water in a ratio of 1:3;
• 200 g of citric acid per 5 l.

You can spot-apply ammonia diluted in half with water against mold, or spray any of the listed solutions from a spray bottle. But the most crucial moment is brushing. For greater effectiveness, it should be dipped in baking soda.

Yellowness

An acidic environment will help get rid of yellow plaque, whatever its origin (traces from soap, lime from water). The same vinegar or citric acid is perfect for these purposes. But there is one little secret: the method will only work if the water is hot. To prevent the entire product from deteriorating, the acidic solution should be sprayed pointwise onto the yellowness. Proportions – 5 tbsp. spoons of vinegar per 300 ml of water or 7 teaspoons of citric acid for the same volume. Within 3-4 hours you need to refresh the solution several times.

To completely remove yellowness from the curtain in the bathroom, at the final stage of treatment, dirty areas should be rubbed with a brush with liquid detergent mixed with 1 teaspoon of soda. Now all that remains is to rinse everything thoroughly and hang the curtain to dry on the balcony.

Purchased funds

Traditional methods help out when there are no suitable chemicals in the house.For a long time, there have been many products for removing limescale, mold, yellow stains and other types of dirt. The main rule when choosing them is to take into account the material of the curtain. If it is made of oilcloth, you can use any type of means:

• Domestos;
• Sano;
• Cif;
• Cillit Bang;
• melamine sponge.

All of them will help not only clean the plastic curtain, but also bleach it.

The above products are not always suitable for fabric curtains. They can eat away the color or ruin the integrity of the canvas. It is better to test the chemistry on the edge of the product first.

But the textile curtain can be safely washed in a washing machine and stain removers and chlorine-free bleaches can be used:

• "Bos";
• "Persol";
• Vanish;

Radical measure

If only the bottom of the curtain is covered with fungus or yellowed (which usually happens), and nothing can be done to remove it, simply cut off the damaged edge. Many housewives shorten the curtain more than once, since almost all of them have a margin of length.

Thus, you can clean the curtain in the bathroom using different means - homemade and purchased. If the curtain is textile, machine washable. The main thing is to take care of it regularly and wash it at least 2 times a month.