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BeLoved 
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Joined: 24 April 2008
Location: Sth Island
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 Topic: Cleaning the shower, what to use?
Posted: 04 February 2010 at 4:08pm |
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I hate cleaning the shower! And I would really like to know what other people use to clean theirs as I am never that happy with the results I get.
I use JIF and I have tried a few of the sprays, but think they are all just copies of each other with a new colour added or some "miracle" scrubbing beads that actually do nothing...except almost asphyxiate me with their toxic fumes!
Has anyone tried that shower witch stuff?
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RBsMama
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Joined: 13 April 2008
Location: Timaru
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 4:21pm |
I think on Babe's helpful tips, she has a cleanser, which I think is baking soda and white vinegar, but I could be wrong. I just use Jif, but we have the shower over the bath 
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Hopes
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Joined: 06 August 2008
Location: Waikato
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 4:33pm |
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I love ajax powder, but I don't think you can buy it in New Zealand anymore. We buy up large whenever anyone in the family goes to Australia!
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Hunnybunny
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Joined: 06 May 2009
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 6:45pm |
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I just use some stuff I thinks called shower kleen (or something funny like that)
I usually just use a bit of a spray, and use a decent sponge- I use the ones that are half blue half white, and the white falls apart when you've had it too long. I find it really good- but we have glass doors, and tiles. And in the old shower was plastic walls which just needed wiped cleaned not scrubbed!!
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BabyKiwi
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Location: Christchurch, NZ
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 7:37pm |
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I use baking soda, works a treat!
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Raspberryjam
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Joined: 07 November 2007
Location: north shore
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 8:37pm |
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Bleach in a spray bottle - super cheap and kills any mould that even think about appearing - just leve the window open alot!
But i do just use jiff on the shiny bits or bath typer surfaces
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Jam08
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Joined: 13 April 2008
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 8:49pm |
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I use enjo cleaning cloths in the bathroom. They are quite expensive to buy but you don't need to use any cleaning products.
I've been using them for over a year now and the cloths are still in fab condition and I haven't had to buy/use a single cleaning product. And my bathroom comes up sparkling clean.
I was extremely dubious when I first heard about them but I love them and would never go back to using chemicals.
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.Mel
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Location: Orewa
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 9:09pm |
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Shower Power! It's fantastic, I also used Mould Power every couple of weeks.
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bext1
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Joined: 03 September 2008
Location: Waimauku
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 9:10pm |
My mum has been using white vinegar in a spray bottle, she used it the other weekend, sprayed the shower scum and a few minutes later wiped it, she said it just rolled off onto the sponge and her shower was sparkling.
I am gonna give it a try, cause if it works that well, it's so cheap!! 
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Lulu
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Joined: 01 January 1900
Location: New Zealand
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 9:31pm |
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I heard that Mag Wheel Cleaner from Repco works a treat on soap scum etc that is normally really hard to remove.
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 10:23pm |
I have a bottle of Mr Muscle yellow hanging in the shower and every second day I spray the shower when I get out and let the shower run a little bit longer so it cleans it away. Then when I get around to it I jif it on the weekend.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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kiwigal
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Posted: 04 February 2010 at 11:28pm |
I have tried the baking soda and white vineagar and has never worked.
I have tried every shower cleaner on the market and still doesn't look like my shower in the ensuite is clean.
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peanut butter
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Joined: 20 February 2007
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Posted: 05 February 2010 at 7:40am |
I tried DH....it was ok...but not a perfect clean...but it sure was easy  I think I would definitely use it again
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jaz
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Posted: 05 February 2010 at 8:58am |
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I use a microfibre cloth and it does a pretty good job but about once a month I use jif to give it a good scrub. I find using shower gel instead of soap eliminates the soap scrum build up. We just get grubby foot marks as the shower is over the bath.
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MyLilSquishy
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Location: Dunedin
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Posted: 05 February 2010 at 9:54am |
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bleach and water in a spray bottle. spray it everywhere, give it 10 mins and come back, washes away. cleans grout too lol. if you want to buy something though... Shower Power is really good. if you need to scrub, those "eraser" scruber pads are fantastic. (its i think a 3-layer sponge that is a scourer, a soft cloth and the rubber eraser bit)
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HuntersMama
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Location: Auckland
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Posted: 06 February 2010 at 10:55am |
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Shower witch is the only things I have ever found that works. Its expensive ($50) but lasts for ages. Its from wet and forget.
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.Mel
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Joined: 14 January 2007
Location: Orewa
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Posted: 06 February 2010 at 10:59am |
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DH brought home some Multi Power and OMG that stuff is amazing.. it's in the same family as Shower Power and Mould Power...it smells pretty too, pepperminty....
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amykt
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Joined: 29 July 2008
Location: North Shore, Auckland
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Posted: 06 February 2010 at 6:55pm |
Yeah I'd second the Shower Power - works amazingly well, you don't even need to scrub. I also use a microfibre cloth - they're really good too - you don't realise how good until you actually try it!
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RoSee
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Joined: 12 March 2009
Location: Auckland
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Posted: 06 February 2010 at 9:57pm |
SHOWER POWER!!! Awesome stuff!!! 
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Shezamumof3
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Joined: 14 April 2007
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Posted: 06 February 2010 at 10:02pm |
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I use this stuff called shower witch, I think you can get it from Mitre 10...
Anyways, you just spray it all over and leave it for the day and then rise and wipe down and scrub where needed( u hardly have to scrub actually!) and the grime just melts away!!
We are on bore water so we get lots of yucky water marks on our shower and the shower witch gets most of it off, Its great!!
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