How to: Wash shower curtain liners
Our resourceful research editor , Mary Levitski, shows you how to wash your plastic shower curtain liner (yes, you can launder it). Cleaning steps : 1 Remove the plastic shower curtain liner and place it in your washing machine. Along with your regular laundry detergent , add 1 cup of baking soda, 10 drops of tea tree oil and two towels (bath mats with a terry texture will work, too). Wash on the gentle cycle in cold water. As the detergent and soda’s cleaning capacities and the tea tree oil’s antibacterial properties go into action, the towels will softly scrub the liner’s surface and cushion it from damage. 2 Remove the liner from the washing machine and hang it back up on the shower curtain rod to dry. (Put the towels through the dryer as you normally would.) 3 To maintain a clean liner, wash it every three months or so. In the meantime, to slow mould and mildew buildup, always pull the curtain shut after you’re done showering to give it ample breathing room to dry quickly. ...