How do you get rid of static cling on a shower curtain? It clings to flesh while trying to shower. Very odd!!?

Answer 1

Get a shower curtain liner with weights sewn in the bottom.

Answer 2

Its not odd at all. It does it because the warm water and cling pull it into you. They sell shower curtains with magnets across the bottom side. I used to use a pick of wood. Sounds funny I know. Take the wood and place it on top of the curtain resting on the tub edge. Or use magnets. But if your tub is not steel (like its fiberglass) that won't work. You can also shower with the bathroom door open. That lets the air in and it makes it cling less. They also sell accordian type doors. I used one for years. You can buy them at an RV supply place. They fit the standard 5 ft opening and open and close like an accordian. I do not like shower doors because you lose 50% of your opening, but these doors fold back to about 8-10 inches. Good luck.

Answer 3

Hi Pilgrim,

Is that not just the worse! Slimy, icky and germ infested shower curtain touching you, especially just after shaving your legs... YUCK!!!

HOW DO YOU SOLVE IT!! Glad you ask! ;-) You need to weight the shower curtain in a way that works against the shower curtain effect and the Bernoulli effect. This is where Shower Curtsy comes in! Shower Curtsy, an American invented and patent product not only stops the shower curtain from clinging or attacking you but also generates a lot more room in the shower for you. This simply, yet highly affective, solution adds beauty to your shower curtain.

WHAT CUASES IT!? The shower curtain/shower liner, isn't clinging or actually attracted to you, believe it or not! It's a combination of the pressure of your shower head and hot/cooler air that causes the shower curtain. The effect is called, believed or not, the "Shower Curtain Effect" and it's caused from the water falls from your shower head at high speed causes the wind to rotate into a sideways cyclone or tornado. This causes the shower curtain to be drawn inward toward you, giving the illusion that the shower curtain is clinging to you. Once a wet shower curtain touches you, the water molecules actually form a mini bond between you and the shower curtain, thus the "cling". The other effect is the Bernoulli's principle of hot air lifting upward (inside the shower from the hot water) filling the room with hot air from the top pushing downward and the cold air being pushed down from the hot air, thus causing an equalizing effect similar to that of an airplane wing, thus the cold air pushing the shower curtain inward, assisting the shower curtain effect.

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Answer 4

I answered this question from my other email, but forgot something. To to either Bed Bath & Beyond or Linens & Things and buy a heavy duty, high gauge plastic shower curtain. I bought the one that is mildrew resistant. It is much heavier than those cheap light weight curtains. Because it is thicker that the others it clings to the bottom of the tub by itself and does not blew in on your body. This one did the trick for me and I haven't had that problem since installing it.

Answer 5

If you have very high water pressure in your shower, and the curtain is light, there isn't probably much you can do, other than hang weights on the curtain to hold it down. I've read about this effect somewhere, but never encountered it myself (we have almost no water pressure in our shower.) It's not static, but some kind of force from the water lifting the fabric.

Answer 6

This is mostly due to the water temps and if there is anything with a fan going. I went with clothes pins at the bottom. Anything with a little weight that will clip to the bottom will work (in a couple spots). Or as suggested earlier the curtain with magnets in the bottom. If it is a cloth curtain then take a bottle with 1/4 soffener 3/4 water and lightly spray it. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

What kind is it? If its fabric, you need to get the liner that goes on the inside of the curtain and tub. it doesn't cling. ususally has little weight at the bottom to keep it down and suction things on the sides to hold it to the shower wall if needed. $7 at walmart

Answer 8

It happens becuase the cold air outside your shower is trying to fill in the space where the warm air is. Your warm shower makes the air rise (hot air rises) around you, the cold air from outside your shower is trying to fill in the gap & its pushing the curtain against your legs. Run the hot water for a bit and warm up the whole room.

Answer 9

Tuck it over and down the outside it works.

Answer 10

Do you mean the liner or the outer curtain? After washing them in the washer, dry them briefly in a warm dryer with a fabric softener sheet, then rehang them.