Guest guest Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I'm pretty sure you can just use a heavy cotton. It gets wet but it dries out afterward. Keeps the shower spray in. I have plastic but it is very very old so it has off gassed many years ago. http://www.google.com/search?q=cotton+shower+curtain+ & sourceid=ie7 & rls=com.micro\ soft:en-us:IE-SearchBox & ie= & oe= & rlz=1I7ADRA_en > > We need to replace our shower curtains. The curtain and the liner. I am looking for a healthy option. It seems to me that the ones that are treated to keep the mold down are full of chemicals and harmful. I have MCS so I cannot handle that. But I am also very afflicted my mold as well. Does anyone here know of a better solution? I know hotels use the cloth type only but I am not sure if there is anything like that that is not full of chemicals and you can just wash in the washing machine instead. Any info out there? thanks. cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 if I had too, I'd risk to cloth type after a few washings, and avoid those plastic liners all together,offgas city. the cloth ones might get moldy quicker but you may just have to plan on replaceing them more often. I dont know any other way around this problem except glass shower doors. > > We need to replace our shower curtains. The curtain and the liner. I am looking for a healthy option. It seems to me that the ones that are treated to keep the mold down are full of chemicals and harmful. I have MCS so I cannot handle that. But I am also very afflicted my mold as well. Does anyone here know of a better solution? I know hotels use the cloth type only but I am not sure if there is anything like that that is not full of chemicals and you can just wash in the washing machine instead. Any info out there? thanks. cathy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 100% Polyester shower curtains have no odor. Also, there is nylon as well. No off-gassing with either one. > > > > We need to replace our shower curtains. The curtain and the liner. I am looking for a healthy option. It seems to me that the ones that are treated to keep the mold down are full of chemicals and harmful. I have MCS so I cannot handle that. But I am also very afflicted my mold as well. Does anyone here know of a better solution? I know hotels use the cloth type only but I am not sure if there is anything like that that is not full of chemicals and you can just wash in the washing machine instead. Any info out there? thanks. cathy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 The plastic ones are awful!!! Yrs. ago we moved our son into an apt. for a 3 month stay while at school. I opened the shower curtain we bought and almost died!! We went to WalMart and found a nice cloth one that had no odor and said that it was mildew proof. I'm not sure about that but by the time he moved home we just threw it away even though it looked in good condition. SSR if I had too, I'd risk to cloth type after a few washings, and avoid those plastic liners all together,offgas city. the cloth ones might get moldy quicker but you may just have to plan on replaceing them more often. I dont know any other way around this problem except glass shower doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Suggestions: use cheap liners behind a cloth curtain, replace often. Wipe shower curtain dry with your towel when finished and mold will not grow. Janis Visit my blog Search for the Cure: My Healing Journey http://www.cfsmethylation.blogspot.com On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:37 PM, cahydesmond <cahydesmond@...> wrote: > > > We need to replace our shower curtains. The curtain and the liner. I am > looking for a healthy option. It seems to me that the ones that are treated > to keep the mold down are full of chemicals and harmful. I have MCS so I > cannot handle that. But I am also very afflicted my mold as well. Does > anyone here know of a better solution? I know hotels use the cloth type only > but I am not sure if there is anything like that that is not full of > chemicals and you can just wash in the washing machine instead. Any info out > there? thanks. cathy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I haven't had trouble w shower curtains molding but I have seen some that do. I would think if you hang them in such a way that they dry without clining to inside of tub, they should stay mold free. One could put a towel rack or drying rack in tub and drap curtain over that after show so it could dry thoroughly without clinging to side of tub where it could hang on to moisture too long. --- In , Janis Bell <drjanisbell@...> wrote > Suggestions: use cheap liners behind a cloth curtain, replace often. Wipe > shower curtain dry with your towel when finished and mold will not grow. > Janis > Visit my blog Search for the Cure: My Healing Journey > http://www.cfsmethylation.blogspot.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Here is a shower curtain that has been given a rave review from an MCSer. I've pasted it here. http://www.amazon.com/Croscill-Fabric-Shower-Curtain-Liner/dp/B000BHICM0 _______________ By Twilight Poppy (Point Reyes California) - This review is from: Croscill Fabric Shower Curtain Liner, Linen (Kitchen) I am so excited about this shower curtain. For all of us Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) folks, its the way to go. For those who are not sensitive to chemicals - it is still the one to buy (vs. plastic.) Why poison ourselves inside our own home with all the plastic toxins? Right out of the bag, this linen shower curtain is impressive. It is thick and solid and well made and somewhat heavy. Clean lines and no frayed edges or threads. There is NO SMELL whatsoever. No (or few) toxic chemicals. Hooray! Although, I must admit that since this curtain is NOT ORGANIC there may be a few chemicals, the same from a pair of jeans. If you are the vigilant type, I suggest washing it first in your choice of solutions to strip off any offending chemical. (distilled vinegar, baking soda, vodka, dry milk.) And/or just hang it in fresh air for a week or so. It is easy to hang and I am using it as my liner which is inside the tub and I have a different cotton liner outside for my decoration. It drapes really well, much nicer than the plastic kind. It is fluid and not stiff. While I am in the shower there are no more sneaky air vents making cold air come in the shower or causing steam to escape. NICE! This linen curtain (vs. plastic) is so much easier to move around. (If the chemical arguments do not sway you for linen over plastic - then perhaps the above two paragraphs points will.) I do not take any extra precaution not to get water on the curtain because it is not plastic. At the end of my shower I just grab an end about half way down and the middle area and shake. Repeat on the other side. Perhaps an extra 5 seconds of my time. The water that is sitting on the liner, just flips off into the tub. It is dry in no time. Love it! I am ecstatic over this shower curtain. I must live in a toxic free environment and this is one big step toward that end. I don't know why I didn't find this sooner. I didn't know they existed. Since I don't shop in actual toxic laden stores anymore (brick and mortar) my shopping is restricted to the web, so I just never ventured to this shower curtain area before. If you are like me, then I suggest you don't shop any further. This linen curtain is the one for you - can't beat the price with free shipping. STUDIES have shown that as many as 100 toxic chemicals associated with adverse health effects are released into the air from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) shower curtains. As much as a FANATIC I am for having a toxic-free home I would not so blindly overlook this by buying the plastic curtains because of the cute themes I could get. I thought by hanging them outside for a month to off-gas I would be okay. Certainly the headache and nausea inducing smell was lessened by that time. But I was fooling myself. NO MORE! Don't care that this curtain is BORING - cause it is SAFE! (IMO) > > I haven't had trouble w shower curtains molding but I have seen some that do. I would think if you hang them in such a way that they dry without clining to inside of tub, they should stay mold free. One could put a towel rack or drying rack in tub and drap curtain over that after show so it could dry thoroughly without clinging to side of tub where it could hang on to moisture too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I bought this years ago and could not find it again. Thanks! It really works and non toxic! > > Here is a shower curtain that has been given a rave review from an MCSer. I've pasted it here. > > http://www.amazon.com/Croscill-Fabric-Shower-Curtain-Liner/dp/B000BHICM0 > > _______________ > By Twilight Poppy (Point Reyes California) - > > This review is from: Croscill Fabric Shower Curtain Liner, Linen (Kitchen) > > I am so excited about this shower curtain. For all of us Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) folks, its the way to go. For those who are not sensitive to chemicals - it is still the one to buy (vs. plastic.) Why poison ourselves inside our own home with all the plastic toxins? > > Right out of the bag, this linen shower curtain is impressive. It is thick and solid and well made and somewhat heavy. Clean lines and no frayed edges or threads. There is NO SMELL whatsoever. No (or few) toxic chemicals. Hooray! Although, I must admit that since this curtain is NOT ORGANIC there may be a few chemicals, the same from a pair of jeans. If you are the vigilant type, I suggest washing it first in your choice of solutions to strip off any offending chemical. (distilled vinegar, baking soda, vodka, dry milk.) And/or just hang it in fresh air for a week or so. > > It is easy to hang and I am using it as my liner which is inside the tub and I have a different cotton liner outside for my decoration. It drapes really well, much nicer than the plastic kind. It is fluid and not stiff. > > While I am in the shower there are no more sneaky air vents making cold air come in the shower or causing steam to escape. NICE! This linen curtain (vs. plastic) is so much easier to move around. > > (If the chemical arguments do not sway you for linen over plastic - then perhaps the above two paragraphs points will.) > > I do not take any extra precaution not to get water on the curtain because it is not plastic. At the end of my shower I just grab an end about half way down and the middle area and shake. Repeat on the other side. Perhaps an extra 5 seconds of my time. The water that is sitting on the liner, just flips off into the tub. It is dry in no time. Love it! > > I am ecstatic over this shower curtain. I must live in a toxic free environment and this is one big step toward that end. I don't know why I didn't find this sooner. I didn't know they existed. Since I don't shop in actual toxic laden stores anymore (brick and mortar) my shopping is restricted to the web, so I just never ventured to this shower curtain area before. If you are like me, then I suggest you don't shop any further. This linen curtain is the one for you - can't beat the price with free shipping. > > STUDIES have shown that as many as 100 toxic chemicals associated with adverse health effects are released into the air from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) shower curtains. As much as a FANATIC I am for having a toxic-free home I would not so blindly overlook this by buying the plastic curtains because of the cute themes I could get. I thought by hanging them outside for a month to off-gas I would be okay. Certainly the headache and nausea inducing smell was lessened by that time. But I was fooling myself. NO MORE! > Don't care that this curtain is BORING - cause it is SAFE! (IMO) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I like to read the reviews at Amazon.com on products. I start w the negative ones first. One review said they liked a heavier linen curtains but most reviews of this were good. Diane thought polyester was a good choice. Do you think there is less likihood of mildew on polyester? I've never had mildew in this bathroom where I live but I have in other places seen it. Tests I ran on the house way back when came out the best for the bathroom so I always figured if I needed to lock myself away w an air cleaner, the bathroom would be the best spot to be in! > > > > Here is a shower curtain that has been given a rave review from an MCSer. I've pasted it here. > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Croscill-Fabric-Shower-Curtain-Liner/dp/B000BHICM0 > > > > _______________ > > By Twilight Poppy (Point Reyes California) - > > > > This review is from: Croscill Fabric Shower Curtain Liner, Linen (Kitchen) > > > > I am so excited about this shower curtain. For all of us Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) folks, its the way to go. For those who are not sensitive to chemicals - it is still the one to buy (vs. plastic.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Wow, Barb, that is so opposite to the usual to have the bathroom be the best room, ha. Well, sure nice to know. I do wish I had a room to go to if this one isn't ok. Hopefully one day I will. Polyester dries faster and easier than linen or cottonn so I would think it's also less likely to get mildewy. I wish I had checked the polyester shower curtains at my brothers for indications of mold. Their bathroom is moldy but didn't seem like there was mold on the curtains and they always seemed to dry really fast. At any rate, like you said, a person can drape the curtains over a rack or something if they need to so they will dry quickly. That will keep them from getting moldy. anita > > I like to read the reviews at Amazon.com on products. I start w the negative ones first. One review said they liked a heavier linen curtains but most reviews of this were good. Diane thought polyester was a good choice. Do you think there is less likihood of mildew on polyester? I've never had mildew in this bathroom where I live but I have in other places seen it. Tests I ran on the house way back when came out the best for the bathroom so I always figured if I needed to lock myself away w an air cleaner, the bathroom would be the best spot to be in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I throw them in the wash every so often. Easy to keep clean and non moldy. > > > > I like to read the reviews at Amazon.com on products. I start w the negative ones first. One review said they liked a heavier linen curtains but most reviews of this were good. Diane thought polyester was a good choice. Do you think there is less likihood of mildew on polyester? I've never had mildew in this bathroom where I live but I have in other places seen it. Tests I ran on the house way back when came out the best for the bathroom so I always figured if I needed to lock myself away w an air cleaner, the bathroom would be the best spot to be in! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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