How do I get rid of chemicals coming from a new vinyl shower curtain?
It's aggrivating my husband's asthma, so I'm hoping to get rid of more than just the smell...??
Throw it in your washing machine. One or two wash cycles should remove a lot of the volatile organic compounds.
If still a problem, let it dry in the sunlight for a day.
I would get rid of it and buy another one if it is that troublesome.
buy one of the newer type cloth liners
no smell or plastic vapor
I spent a lot for a shower curtain and the smell was horrible and it never did go away. I changed to cloth and a cheaper liner, open the package a bit and smell it in the store before you buy. I like this much better.
Just use it for a few days and all of that factory smell and such will go away.
Try bicarbonate soda mixed with water. wipe it on with a sponge.
Oh I do know what he is going through. Fill you bathtub with dawn and warm water, and set your shower curtain in and leave it there for about 20 Min's. If you have a window open it, that will help also. And tell him to take his albuteral.