Cleaning In The Shower: Singing in the Rain

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16 Dec 2006 09:28 AM

The shower is that wondrous place where anything can happen. People sing, dance and some have even been known to compose music while taking a shower. Consider those old standbys, "Singing in the Rain" and "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head", for example. What better inspiration than the shower and what can you do to keep it at it sparkling best? Read on for some answers, whether you are more comfortable wet or dry.

Shower Doors To remove soap scum and buildup, wash the doors with distilled white vinegar. If you have an old sour bottle of white wine, offer it to the shower door without benefit of ice or glass instead of throwing it out. Rinse off with water and dry well. To prevent an army of soap scum from advancing, quickly wipe the doors down with some lemon oil before they have a chance to call for reinforcements. Baby oil will also work if you are low in the lemon oil department.

Shower Curtains If curtains are plastic, soap film is easily removed by placing the shower curtain along with several large bath towels into the washing machine. Add ½ cup of vinegar to the mix and remember to remove the curtain before the spin cycle starts and hang it up immediately. (Otherwise, well otherwise, you don't need to know.) Rub baby oil on the bottom of the shower curtains to prevent soap film buildup in that area.

Keep your shower curtains closed, as this will prevent the development of mildew deposits. It will not help you prepare for Norman Bates, all in gingham and bearing a sharp knife approaching the door, which is always my fear when I am in the shower. I always keep the door slightly ajar. I need to see it coming for somehow this will help. In any case, remain reasonable. Norman Bates, Tony Perkins and Alfred Hitchcock are all dead, but mildew and her ubiquitous brothers, soap scum and soap film LIVE.

Happy Shower.

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Marjorie Dorfman is a freelance writer and former teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York.

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