Are you tired of cleaning the nasty pink rings that form in your toilet or the ugly pink lines that form in the bottom edges of your shower? If so, you need to read this blog.
First of all, what causes this pink slime to form? Because often we find this slime in damp conditions, it is common to think that your tap water is contaminated with some sort of pathogen. However, the organism to be blamed, Serratia marcescens, is an airborne bacteria. This bacteria thrives in wet conditions and can survive consuming shampoo and soap residues. Hence, our bathrooms provide this bacteria great living conditions! Thankfully, we can do a few things to keep this bacteria under control:
Ventilate your bathrooms
One easy way to prevent pink slime to form is to turn on your bathroom’s extractor fan every time you take a shower. This fan will reduce the the humidity in your bathroom, as it exhausts water vapor.
Dry your shower
Using a squeegee, dry your shower walls each time you take a shower. This can prevent bacterial and fungal growth.
Use chlorinating agents and vinegar
If your shower curtains have stains from bacterial and fungal growth, spray a mixture of 1 part vinegar to 1 part water onto them. Leave this solution to soak for 10 minutes and then rinse.
To prevent pink slime rings in toilets, place a bowl cleaner tablet in the toilet tank. The active ingredients in bowl cleaner tablets will prevent bacterial growth.