I’ve definitely been there with the cracked window—even when it’s snowing and I’m standing there shivering, just hoping the steam clears before I turn into an icicle. I started using a squeegee on the shower walls after every use, and honestly, it made more of a difference than I expected. Have you ever tried one of those moisture-absorbing tubs? I’m curious if they actually help or just sit there looking sad in the corner.
Squeegee squad, reporting in! I swear, it’s the one thing that actually makes me feel on top of things, even when the rest of the bathroom is a mess. I’ve seen those moisture-absorbing tubs—usually hiding behind a plant or something—but I’ve always been a bit skeptical. My friend swears by them, says she can “feel” the difference, but honestly? When I tried one, I just ended up knocking it over in the middle of the night and spilling that weird crystal stuff everywhere. Maybe my bathroom’s just too humid for them to keep up.
I do think little changes add up, though. Once I started leaving the shower door open after using it (even though it looks kind of silly), it seemed to help more than any gadget. Has anyone experimented with switching out shower curtains for glass doors or vice versa? Wondering if that makes a noticeable difference in how fast things dry out…
Switching from a curtain to a glass door made a difference in my place, but not always for the reasons I expected. Glass dries out faster if you squeegee it (which you’re already doing), and it doesn’t hold moisture the way fabric does. But, honestly, glass can trap humidity inside the shower area unless you leave it open after use—so your trick with the open door is spot on.
In older houses like mine, airflow’s a bigger deal than what kind of barrier you use. Curtains dry out better if you spread them wide after showering, but they can get gross at the bottom edge if you forget. Glass looks cleaner but needs regular wiping or you’ll get mineral spots.
Those moisture tubs never did much for me either, especially in a bathroom without great ventilation. A fan or even just cracking a window works way better. If you’re dealing with stubborn humidity, maybe look into a small dehumidifier? Not as lazy as a squeegee, but more effective than the tubs, in my experience.
I get the love for dehumidifiers, but aren’t they kind of a pain to empty all the time? I tried one in my last place and kept forgetting about it until it beeped at me at 2am. Honestly, I just stick with the fan and hope for the best. Anyone else feel like glass doors are just a magnet for toothpaste splatter, or is that just my mornings?
I get the love for dehumidifiers, but aren’t they kind of a pain to empty all the time? I tried one in my last place and kept forgetting about it until it beeped at me at 2am.
That 2am beep is basically my nemesis. I swear, those things have a sixth sense for when you’re finally asleep. I actually ditched the dehumidifier after a month because I couldn’t keep up with the emptying—plus, the water bucket always seemed to slosh everywhere on the way to the sink.
Here’s my lazy hack for keeping mold away: after every shower, I squeegee the glass doors (takes like 30 seconds), then leave them open a crack with the fan running. It’s not glamorous, but it’s way less hassle than babysitting a dehumidifier. For toothpaste splatter, I keep a microfiber cloth hanging inside the shower and just wipe down any random spots while I’m waiting for the water to heat up. Not perfect, but it keeps things from getting gross.
Honestly, glass doors are like magnets for every kind of splatter—water, toothpaste, shampoo... if it can stick, it will. But at least with this routine, I don’t have to deal with mold or midnight beeping.
