6 Best Shower Cleaners, Tested and Reviewed
We tested 12 from Zep, Wet & Forget, Lysol, Clorox, and more, including scrub-free formulas, to find which ones really tackle soap scum, hard water, and oil.
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The shower is one of the trickiest parts of my home to keep clean. Soap scum, hard-water stains, residue from my body wash, hair products, and hair dye all stick to the surfaces like glue. And because I have a deep tub, I have to get down on my hands and knees to scrub when it’s time to clean. The whole process takes way more effort and time than I’d like. And that’s on the days that I don’t have to use a grout cleaner to scrub away the mold and mildew stains.
- Shower Cleaners We Tested: Clean Shower Clorox CLR Dawn and White Vinegar Grove Co. Lysol Method Mrs. Meyer's OxiClean Scrubbing Bubbles The Pink Stuff Wet & Forget Zep
- How We Tested
Soap Scum and Oil Test
Sneak peek: All the shower cleaners we tested worked, as long as we made sure to cover the entire surface, but some required fewer applications and less effort. None of the scrub-, rinse-, or wipe-free options we tested left our test tiles completely clean of messes after a single application. The products that are claimed to prevent soap scum buildup worked pretty well at that one task, but one stood out as both a soap scum preventer and cleaner: Method Daily Shower Spray. It removed existing stains, prevented new ones from forming, and smelled great. It wasn’t the winner, though. Read on to get the full results.
