# Shower curtain liners: cloth or plastic?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-liners-cloth-or-plastic/964189>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 9, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-liners-cloth-or-plastic/964189 "2022-05-09T18:23:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-liners-cloth-or-plastic/964189/21 "2022-05-15T07:58:59Z")

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> [@PatrickLondon](#):
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> I suspect your problem is using a liner as well as a curtain, which could mean neither dries out completely, making the kind of conditions for mould to flourish.

Yeah, that’s the crux of the matter, IMO. I posted upthread about using a woven nylon curtain, although I hadn’t noticed that the OP is asking about liners, which I don’t use. Things got better fast when I started taking the time to extend the curtain after showering to let it dry properly. Also, mine hangs from an unmounted, spring-loaded rod, so I can move the whole thing back a few inches so that the curtain hangs over the tub instead of clinging to its sides.

And that’s a whole lot more than I ever thought I’d tell people about my shower.

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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-curtain-liners-cloth-or-plastic/964189/22 "2022-05-15T08:42:48Z")

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You can’t beat just letting things air out, when it comes to forestalling mould.

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