People ask me all the time, how to remove soap scum from their shower doors. They literally stop me while I’m shopping, or call me, just to ask me this question, so apparently it’s a bit of a problem! I wrote a post about this last year but it was a “reverse Ask Anna” post and I was asking for help from you! So now when I get asked the question “how do I get rid of my soap scum” I tell people, “Go to the post I wrote and read all the comments, my readers had some great tips!” I don’t know why it took me so long, but I finally decided to compile all the best tips from my readers into one post, so that from now on when people ask me this question, I can just send them to this post! Okay so here we go…
8 tips for how to remove soap scum
{given to me by my readers in the comments of this post}
#1 Bar Keepers Friend {Powder version}
What to do: Wet down the shower doors and a sponge, sprinkle Bar Keepers Friend on your sponge and then scrub scrub scrub. Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
What to do: Wet down the shower doors. Squirt the cook top cleaner all over the doors and spread it around with a sponge. Let it sit for 2 minutes, then wet the sponge and scrub the doors. Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
#2 1/2: I had one reader that suggested making a paste out of the Bar Keepers Friend and the ceramic cook top cleaner. What have you got to lose, right?
What to do: Wet down the shower doors. Squirt the toilet bowl cleaner all over the doors and spread it around with a sponge. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, then wet the sponge and scrub the doors. Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
What to do: Spray shower doors with Scrubbing Bubbles. Let it sit for 20 minutes. Wet a sponge and scrub until the doors come clean. Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
What to do: Wet down the shower doors and a sponge. Spread the clear shampoo all over the shower doors and then scrub scrub scrub with the sponge. Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
What to do: Rub on the lemon furniture oil. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Sprinkle a mild detergent {like dishwasher detergent or the Bar Keepers Friend} on a wet sponge and then scrub the shower door. Rinse and repeat until all the soap scum is gone. The reader said, “It may take a few rounds but the citric acid will eat through the dried on soap scum.” Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
#7 Shout
What to do: Spray the shower doors with Shout {or another laundry stain remover}. Let it sit for 30 minutes. Using a wet sponge, scrub doors clean. Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
Using a paint scraper, scrape the soap scum right off the doors. Once the soap scum is gone rinse the shower doors with warm water and squeegee them dry.
Now that your shower doors are clean and soap scum free, here’s how to keep them that way and prevent soap scum in the future!
#1 Always use a squeegee, after every shower! Using a squeegee to get all the water off the shower doors, will prevent future water stains and soap scum build up.
#2 Wipe shower doors with lemon oil every other week. This will prevent anything (water, soap scum, shampoo residue) from sticking to the doors.
#3 Treat shower doors with Rain-X once a month. {This will do the same thing as the lemon oil, it’s just a different product that’s made for glass.}
Disclaimer – I have included a few affiliate links to the products I used in this project, if you buy through the link I get a small commission but you don’t pay a cent more than you normally would. Thank you for supporting Ask Anna!
