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Shower curtains are one of those everyday items that probably affect your day more than you realize. After all, you probably confront your shower curtain every morning, when you’re both naked and sleepy. It can be a welcoming gateway to your own personal spa, or a mildewed portal to hell.
If you’re dealing with the latter, it may be time for a new one, but shopping for one can be more complicated than it should be. Clear plastic or drapery-like fabric? Do you need a liner? Is that overwhelming plastic stench bad for me?
I tested the fabric models without liners, taking a 10-minute shower and not being careful about how splashy I was being. The next morning, I inspected for dampness and recorded the results.
I cleaned each one according to manufacturers’ directions, whether that was machine-washing and drying it, or just spraying it down.
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