How to wash fabric shower curtain with mildew

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Separate the shower curtain and the shower curtain liner. You can wash them both the same way, but, depending on what the actual shower curtain is, that could change.

You might want to add something to the soap, or wash at a different temperature, for a cloth curtain as opposed to the plastic-y liners. It is ok, however, to wash them together if they are the same material.^[1]

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Set your washing machine for a small to medium sized load with warm water. Place the liner in the wash, then set the machine to warm water.

Liners made from plastic can become brittle when washed in cold water, while the warm water in your washing machine is no more damaging than the warm water coming out of your shower head. Fabric liners will also get cleaner if you use warm water.^[2]

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3

Let the washer start filling up and pour in about a cup of vinegar. You can pour this right where the soap is supposed to go.^[3]

4

Add as much soap as you deem appropriate. A half-portion of your normal soap amount should be fin

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