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Dump the Toxins: Cut Soap Scum and Clean the Shower

July 8, 2013 by KerryAnn 5 Comments

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For a long time after we moved into this house, I was unhappy because no matter what products I used or what I did, we had a thick layer of soap scum in the bathroom thanks to hard water.  I even resorted to commercial products, but they didn’t work well and I wasn’t happy with the ingredients.

Finally, in desperation, I posted to the forum and asked what other people use. One friend gave me this recipe and I was thrilled when I found that it worked! Not only did it work, it was inexpensive and it didn’t have a bunch of nasty chemicals in it!

Now this is the only soap scum remover I use. I place all of the ingredients into a spray bottle, give it a shake to mix, spray the shower down with it and walk away. I allow it to sit for 15-20 minutes then go back and wipe down the shower walls. That’s all it takes to get the soap scum off and have the shower looking nice.

 

Cost breakdown

32-ounce bottle of soap scum remover from the local big-box store: $3.96

1 cup 70% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol from the drug store- $0.74
2 Tbs Dr. Bronner’s or other natural soap- $0.21
1 cup minus 2 Tbs water- $0.01

Total cost: $0.96 for 16 ounces
Total savings per 32 ounces- $2.04

If you use one bottle a month, that’s a savings of $24.48 a year!

 

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Filed Under: Cleaning Mixes, Dump the Toxins, Home Matters, Homekeeping, Recipes

I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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  1. Heather says

    July 15, 2013 at 5:24 am

    This looks super easy! I end up using salt a lot of the time to real scour the bathroom, it seems to work well and is cheap. But, I will definitely be giving this a try! Especially since I have all of the ingredients already 🙂

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  2. Carl Birge says

    July 16, 2013 at 1:43 am

    I am so glad I found your site. I really found you by accident, while I was browsing on Yahoo for something else. Anyways I am here now and would just like to say thank you for a great post and an all round inspiring blog. (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to read through it all at the moment, but I have added your website to my favorites, so when I have time I will be back to read more. Please do keep up the awesome job!

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  3. Lexie Robinson says

    July 16, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    I can’t wait to try this! Thank you so much.

    Reply
  4. Margaret Y says

    July 25, 2013 at 8:47 am

    I use this:

    2 cups white vinegar (heated, so the soap mixes in quicker)
    1/4 cup dish detergent
    some food coloring (enough that when you spray it, you can see which areas are sprayed and which still need to be sprayed)

    Spray on, leave for a minute, scrub very lightly, and rinse.

    Reply

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I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

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