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Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 at 7:53 AM Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

I received a sample of Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Cleaner. Unlike other shower cleaners that don’t require scrubbing (spray the shower and leave it), this one only takes a press of a button and it sprays it’s magic formula in the shower and tab.

Insert the cleaner refill and batteries. The device hangs from the shower rod. Push the button once a day and your shower gets and stays clean. If you use it every day, one refill bottle lasts about three weeks according to the instructions.

But can I even use it? While reading the instructions, I discovered the following:

“Yes. Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner can be used in most standard showers, including fiberglass, acrylic, and plastic shower stalls and shower/tub enclosures. Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner is also safe for use on plastic and synthetic shower curtains. Over time, it may lighten natural fabrics such as cotton. Do not use Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner in showers with brass fixtures, natural marble, or finished wood surfaces. Rinse surfaces well if the cleaner is accidentally sprayed on these surfaces.”

“Natural marble.” Now, notice there is no “polished marble” or any other kind of marble in the OK list. I’ve emailed the company to see if “natural” marble means untreated marble… the rough kind. What I have in the bathrooms is polished marble.

What does “natural marble” mean anyway? It’s not a term too many of us hear.

Most newer homes don’t have tiled showers and baths. If my parents still lived in my childhood home, then we could use it there — no problem. Their new house, however, has marble.

The walls where the marble sits are fine and dandy. It’s the bottom of the shower that needs help and it can tolerate the cleaner.

Yes, I’ve edited and re-edited this many times today. Apologies. Just trying to get the facts straight.