Ok, so I have been struggling with soap scum that hasn’t relented–not one bit. I have purchased every cleaning product you can imagine–from scrubbing bubbles to CLR and nothing has helped. I think in part this has to do with the cheap product that my tub is made out of (hey, it’s apartment quality–what do you want?) Anyways…I had all but given up. I generally take a washcloth in the shower with me and scrub it to keep it at bay…but it never completely gets rid of it.
So, I was recently looking over the internet for some interesting cooking and cleaning tips….and I read that baking soda and vinegar (white vinegar) works wonders. Well, I had heard this before but I thought “How could that possibly be the case?” I mean you buy these expensive products that are supposed to cut through soap scum and you are trying to tell me that I can clean with cooking products?? CHEAP cooking products at that…but I tried it–I wet the tub, sprinkled some baking soda, placed paper towels over the baking soda and then poured vinegar on top. What happened was a minor miracle. The acid from the vinegar reacted with the baking soda to create an intense bubbling reaction.
Yes, it smelled like vinegar, a little stinky…but I left it there, and hoped it would do the trick. I did some other things like wiping down the counters, mirrors, and mopping the floor. When I returned, and moved the paper towel I was shocked to see that the soap-scum wiped RIGHT OFF! I mean like I didn’t even have to scrub or PRESS hard…it just wiped away. Now, my tub is sparkling clean!
Amazing! Now… how about the freaking mold that grows on the bottom of the shower curtain, no matter what I do it keeps coming back!