Shower liner solutions...

[Lisoula]

I know this has been talked about before, but I'm looking for a earth-friendly, cheap and NON-VINYL shower liner. Apparently the hemp ones are supposed to be mildew-resistent, but a lot of sites have reviews that say they mildew just as fast, and are very costly.

I was thinking about just getting a fabric one that I can wash.

I read somewhere that you can make the fabric ones more waterproof by spraying a beeswax emulsion on them...any idea how to do that?

[Pancakes]

You can wash the vinyl ones in the washing machine, just don't dry it.

[babycarrier]

Don't know about making it more waterproof, but I love my fabric curtain. I got a good deal on one at Bed Bath and Beyond with the 20% coupon. I throw it in my washer now and again with a couple of towels and hang to dry.

[ASusan]

We have the BBB hotel fabric one in one shower. I did have to soak it in oxyclean after a year of use to get rid of the mildew (very infrequent machine washings, though). It looks brand new.

Ikea sells a non-vinyl one for $1.59-1.79, if you are near an Ikea. We have that in the other shower. You can gently wash that in the machine, too.

[artemis33]

I had hemp ones that mildewed.

Now I have a nylon liner (much better than vinyl!) and cotton outer. The nylon liner was about $7-8 - still very reasonable. It can be washed in the washer - and of couse just hung to dry.

[earthgirl]

We got one at Ikea a few years ago that's PVC free. If it starts to get gross we throw it in the wash and hang it back up to dry.

[lucyem]

I have always bought the cloth "hotel" ones. I just bought 2 at Home Depot the other day. They work fine and I just run them through the wash once in a while.