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21 opinions for PVC-free Shower Curtain Liner

• La Mama Naturale'
  Apr 9, 2008 at 12:56 pm

  Hi there,

  I recently came across PVC-Free shower curtains for children @ simplememoryart.com- not a huge selection but a start! Great blog!

• Peggy
  Apr 9, 2008 at 3:53 pm

  Thanks for visiting and sharing La Mama.

• Rebecca
  Apr 9, 2008 at 4:43 pm

  I got some 100% polyester liners at Crate and Barrel–these are the white kind they have in hotels. They can be machine-washed, so I think they’ll last forever. If I didn’t live in such a damp climate, I might try a hemp shower liner. Supposedly they are mold-resistant, but I just imagined them NEVER drying. Has anyone else tried a hemp or natural-fiber shower liner?

• Appookta
  Apr 12, 2008 at 6:35 pm

  I have lime and calcium in my water. Everything I use in the tub/shower, including the tub, turns green. I bought an EVA Shower Curtain because, unlike the thicker, stiffer shower curtains, it seemed like it would be soft enough to wash in the washing machine. After a few weeks, when it was obviously green along the lower portion, I washed it in the washing machine, regular cycle. It was wrinkled when it came out, most of which smoothed out from the weight of the curtain after a few days of hanging back up, but the washing removed the visible lime coloring from the curtain, and probably the calcium, too, which is all I wanted. It was impossible to wash those heavy plastic curtains in the machine, and they never really got cleaned except with an awful lot of scrubbing, which I, as a man, don’t like to do. As soft and flimsy as the EVA material seems to be, it really held up in the regular wash. I don’t know how long it will last, since the instructions say to “wipe clean with damp cloth”, but that wouldn’t get the lime out, and it’s too much work! I’m really happy with it so far.

• Peggy
  Apr 12, 2008 at 7:01 pm

  Rebecca,

  Thanks for visiting. I haven’t tried the liner options you mentioned. Where do you buy them?

  Appookta,

  It’s nice to know you can cheat and wash it in the machine (assuming you used cold and gentle cycle). Scrubbing a liner is awkward. You pretty much would have to take it down and spread it on the floor to do it right. Way messy.

• Stephanie
  Jun 26, 2008 at 10:45 am

  Bed Bath and Beyond has a pretty wide selection of 100% EVA Vinyl Shower Curtains now.

• Peggy
  Jun 26, 2008 at 2:38 pm

  Thanks for the tip Stephanie.

• Starre
  Jun 26, 2008 at 3:39 pm

  They sell an EVA shower liner at walmart as well.

• Martha
  Oct 1, 2008 at 8:29 am

  Thank you. This information has been profoundly helpful. I’m on my way to Walmart to buy an EVA shower curtain liner. M

• Peggy
  Oct 1, 2008 at 5:39 pm

  Glad to help Martha.

• Stephanie D
  Oct 15, 2008 at 11:18 am

  Wow, I googled “pvc free shower curtain” and this is the first site that came up. I found just what I needed. Thanks so much for posting this!

• michelle
  Oct 17, 2008 at 2:59 pm

  i just stumbled across this thread…I, too, have a bathroom that is too moist to go with a hemp or cotton liner. I’ve been struggling with whether to buy an EVA curtain liner or a polyester one. While it’s a bit pricier, I think I am going to go with a 100% Recycled Post-Consumer/Post-Industrial Polyester shower curtain liner. http://www.healthgoods.com/shopping/household_products/Non_Vinyl_Shower_Curtains.asp

• Debra Ferrie
  Mar 24, 2009 at 6:32 pm

  Off to Target tomorrow..Thanks so much for the rec.
  Great blog too!

• saucy simone
  Apr 25, 2009 at 4:41 am

  I had purchased an EVA shower curtain from Walmart ($10 Cdn). However, I did notice a strong odour coming from it when I was putting it up. Which made me wonder how non-toxic can it be? This is the shower curtain from the mainstays home line. Anyone else notice the same issue?

• Peggy
  Apr 27, 2009 at 5:15 pm

  Saucy, I’ve bought several from Target and they had no odor. Haven’t tried the Walmart brand.

• cathy
  Jun 23, 2009 at 3:40 am

  Hi, i have been to walmart and was told they do not sell pvc free shower curtain liners yet. I believe the v in eva and peva stand for vinyl. I am really confused in what i am supposed to look for. I am understanding that it should not have a smell, but have not found any water resistant liners that do not have a smell or do not say eva or peva or 100 per cent vinyl. Please, someone sort me out, because now i am very confused and getting my cotton shower curtain soaked each day. Thank you

• Peggy
  Jun 23, 2009 at 11:28 am

  Cathy, try an EVA liner from Target. They have them, I promise! It’s NOT the same thing as PVC. It has no smell. Try it. Yes, the V stands for vinyl, but it’s not the same thing as PVC. It’s not toxic.

• Appookta
  Jun 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm

  I got mine over a year ago at Target. I liked that I’d be able to wash it in the washing machine easier than the stiffer ones. However, it still smells (not filling the room, as it did when new, but when my nose is near it, I smell it), but I find it a pleasant, clean smell. My cat also likes the smell, and tries to eat it. So I’m looking for some other product now.

• Peggy
  Jun 23, 2009 at 1:15 pm

  Appookta, does your cat have a plastic fetish too?? My cat tried to eat the clear shower liner, but not the beige one!

• Appookta
  Jun 23, 2009 at 2:05 pm

  Hi, Peggy. I have a whitish one with blue and green vertical stripes. He just wants to bite along the edge. He also likes packing peanuts, which I understand are made from amino acids so they’re bio-degrade, and maybe he also likes the non-bio-degradable ones, come to think of it. I got him and two other boys from a no-kill animal shelter and don’t know them well enough yet. I’m hoping that, with my getting them on good food, his pica will disappear. The others aren’t interested in the shower curtain. This particular cat also likes to bite off strings on the edges of the carpet. I had a past cat who did that, so I’m used to going around cutting off any strings I see. I think it’s the ingrained desire to eat grass that makes them do this.

• Peggy
  Jun 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

  Appookta, good luck with all the kitties. My cat also likes to eat carpet edges. I’ve had to cover some areas with throw rugs that look dumb, but oh well.

  Remember to keep dental floss away too! : )

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