One of the very first things that sold me on our house was the master bathroom. It spoke to me. It was a grown up bathroom. Not a dinky apartment bathroom (which is what we were moving FROM). It has a glorious jet bathtub, a huge vanity with bright lights, and a big spacious shower (it has a toilet too....but the other amenities were more important to me). When we first moved in I think I took 4-5 big bubble baths a day. I filled the bathroom with candles and it became a haven of relaxation.
Eventually the new wore off, I was expected back at my 40hr a week job, and showering daily was more feasible than bubble baths. The shower has perks too. Great water pressure...perfect even. A little built in seat so you can sit and shower (how lazy it THAT?!?!?!). I prefer to use the seat as a leg prop when I shave, and Ethan enjoys standing on it so he can shower like a man! Overall, it's a rockin shower.
Then I began to notice something. Scum. Soap Scum. This wasn't just any soap scum. This was Guinness book of world records soap scum. I tried EVERYTHING! I bought every cleaner known to man, I even ordered special cleaners from the guy on as seen on TV commercials. I bought special brushes, special sponges, Brillo pads, magic erasers. Nothing worked. I searched the Internet for solutions to eradicate the scum. None of the Internets solutions worked. What's a girl to do? Since paying attention to the soap scum wasn't working I set out to just ignore it. I started using our dinky guest bathroom shower. It didn't have a soap scum problem.
A few months back one of the blogs I read did a tutorial on how to clean your shower with a credit card. WHAT?!?!? How in the world does that work? I read the blog and told myself that the credit card method wouldn't work on my superman soap scum. I filed the tip in an unknown region of my brain and continued to ignore the beast in the shower.
Last week I started spring cleaning. I've cleaned out all our closets, the garage, organized, scrubbed, and really given our house a major deep clean. I have been pleased with my efforts...except for the shower. I tried to ignore it. Really tried. My plan was to continue ignoring it.
Then I got mad about something. I had the choice of screaming into a pillow, punching a wall, scream at undeserving people, throw a temper tantrum, or take out my aggression on the scum. I'm an overachiever so I screamed into a pillow, yelled at innocent bystanders, threw a temper tantrum, AND searched my wallet for an old debit/credit card so I could kill some scum.
It takes some elbow grease, a credit/debit card you don't plan on using again, and a little bit of cleaner and your outcome will be a sparkling shower. A little bit of built up anger doesn't hurt either. It was a win/win situation for me. I have a clean shower using stuff I already had at home, and it gave me a way to take out my frustrations. Perfection.
Are you plagued with soap scum? Tackle it with a credit card!
It works even better if you do the scraping without wetting it with cleaner. Dry flakes of scum come off and then you can use cleaner to finish. A straight long razor blade even works better - with a bit more risk. I have been doing it this way for years.
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