Your Shower Curtain Is Gross: Here's How To Keep It Clean & Mold-Free

Some areas of the home require a little extra elbow grease to clean and maintain—and the shower is certainly one of them. Since so much moisture can collect in the shower, it can be a hotbed for mold. "Shower curtains tend to get mold—black mold—on them if you do not wipe them down," notes professor and microbiologist Charles Gerba, Ph.D.