After recently doing a refurb on my 28 year old shower stall and realizing I had no soap scum and hard water stains to remove I thought maybe I should share the shower spray recipe I use:
Shower Spray Recipe
- 1/2 cup alcohol
- 1/2 cup peroxide
- 6 drop of Dawn dish soap
- 1 tsp Jet Dry
Get a 32 oz. spray bottle, add the alcohol, peroxide, and Jet Dry. Fill to top with water. Add 6 drops of Dawn. (Adding the Dawn last prevents soap bubbles when you fill the bottle with water.) Spray shower after every shower.
I don’t know why this works so well. The Jet Dry will help the water sheet down. The Dawn is such a great grease and oil cutter, I have no idea if the alcohol and peroxide prevent mildew, but I do know I don’t have a problem with it in my shower. It’s cheap, it’s easy, and it works.
One last hint — after having to look up the recipe on my computer a couple times the light finally went on that maybe I should put the recipe on the bottle. I tried a fine point permanent marker, but it eventually washed off. It does stay in the shower after all. I typed the recipe on my label maker and that seems to be a permanent solution. When it empties I have the list of ingredients right on the bottle.