How to wash a bathroom curtain

Not all housewives know how to wash the curtain in the bathroom. This procedure is simple, it will not take much time and effort, but it will help restore the curtain to its original purity. Bathroom curtains are damp all the time, so you can see yellow spots, mold and unattractive streaks on them. Attempts to wash the curtain in the usual way do not give the desired result, so housewives often remove the curtain that has served for a couple of months and change it to a new one. But in fact, you need to change such a thing only as a last resort. With proper care, this item will last at least six months.

Which washing method to choose

You can wash the bathroom curtain both by hand and in an automatic typewriter. The choice of washing method directly depends on what material the product is made of. The most common curtains are made of polyethylene, polyester and vinyl.

Polyethylene curtains cost the least, but compared to other options, they look very simple. If you regularly and properly care for such a product, then it will be able to please the eyes of the household for up to six months. With improper care, you will have to part with such a thing in a month. Such curtains are not washable, they are cleaned with universal detergents, then rinsed and dried.In the event that household chemicals cannot clean the curtain from corrosive yellow plaque, it will have to be replaced with a new one.

Polyester and vinyl curtains can be washed by hand and in a typewriter, using washing powders and various bleaches.But before you start washing, you need to see which washing method the manufacturer recommends. Such information can be indicated on a label that is sewn on the side of the curtain. If the sewn-on label indicates that the product can be washed by machine, using chlorine-containing bleaches, then you are generally lucky, all dirt can be washed off without much difficulty.

If washing in a typewriter is prohibited, then you will have to wash it by hand. If necessary, bleaches with chlorine can be changed to oxygen-containing bleaches and various stain removers.

Before washing the curtain from its surface, you need to remove all unattractive stains - limescale, mold and other contaminants.

Handwash

You can wash the curtain in the bathroom from yellowness and limescale manually. If the curtain is not made of fabric material, then washing is done as follows:

A little warm water is poured into the basin and a teaspoon with a slide of soda or a little less than a teaspoon of citric acid is dissolved in it. This volume of soda and lemon is enough for 3 liters of water.
The curtain is lowered into the resulting solution and left to soak for an hour.
After that, the polyester product is slightly wrinkled with hands, trying to wipe off strong dirt, and pulled out of the water.
Clean water is poured into the basin and the curtain is rinsed well.

To better get rid of the mold and fungus covering the curtain, a little whiteness is added to the soaking water. In a small amount, bleach will not harm the curtain, but it will destroy the fungus.

If the bathroom curtain is already very dirty, which can be seen visually, then after soaking it must be washed in a solution of washing powder, and only then rinsed and dried.

The difference between vinyl curtains is that the dirt is not absorbed into the fibers, but remains on the surface. Many contaminants can be washed off only by swiping a damp sponge over the surface of the product.

Washing machine

To restore the product to its original appearance, you can wash the bathroom curtain in the washing machine. To do this, the curtain is placed in the washer drum, the delicate mode is selected and the spin cycle and drying are turned off. It is enough just once a month to wash polyester and vinyl curtains so that they look attractive.

If the curtain is very dirty, then before washing in a washing machine it must be soaked in bleach, but only if it is productive to use such products. Warm water is poured into a basin, 3-5 liters is enough, and two caps of bleach are dissolved in it, the cheapest Whiteness will do. The curtain is left to soak for 2-3 hours, after which it is washed in the usual way in a typewriter, only on a delicate mode and without spinning at all.

When washing a bathroom curtain in a washing machine, several towels are loaded into the drum together in it, so washing will be more effective.

If the manufacturer does not recommend using chlorine-containing products for washing, then Vanish or bleach for baby clothes can be used. In this case, the curtain is not only soaked in bleach, but also added to the washing machine.

After the curtain is washed, it must be soaked for half an hour in slightly salty water.Such a simple procedure will allow you to create a thin protective layer on the surface of the product, which will prevent the appearance of dirty spots. Thanks to salt water, the curtain will start to get dirty less, which means that it will not have to be washed as often.

To soak the bathroom curtains, take an incomplete tablespoon of salt per 5 liters of cool water.

How to dry a bathroom curtain

You can not squeeze the curtains for the bathroom. No matter what material they are made from. Otherwise, they will look wrinkled and completely unattractive. In order to properly dry the product. You need to follow these rules:

The washed curtain is taken out of the basin or drum of the washing machine and laid out in the bathroom to drain the water.
After the water drains, the curtain is carefully hung on a rope, avoiding the formation of wrinkles.
Ideally, a rope is pulled over the bathroom and a curtain is hung on it immediately after washing.

Bathroom curtains can be dried on the balcony or outside, but not in direct sunlight. Do not dry them near heating appliances, as yellow spots may appear.

It is strictly forbidden to iron bathroom curtains, as they will wrinkle under the influence of high temperature!

Removing rust stains

If the rust stain on the curtain is already old, then getting rid of it will be quite problematic. In cases where rust spots have appeared recently, the following methods will help:

In 150 ml of ammonia, add 50 ml of 3% hydrogen peroxide, mix everything thoroughly and apply the product on rusty spots with a sponge. If the rust is not wiped off immediately, then you can put a napkin soaked in the solution on the stain and leave for 20 minutes. After this time, wash the curtain in the usual way.
You can use household chemicals, for example, Santry Gel for washing sinks and toilets.

To prevent mold stains on the curtains, you need to regularly ventilate the bathroom.

If you properly care for the curtain in the bathroom, it will last a long time. It is recommended to wash such products once a month, and if necessary, more often.