What's the best daily shower spray for a hard water area?

[OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny]

A while ago I bought a bottle of the Method shower spray as it was on special offer . It seemed to work really well (although the shower had had a proper deep-clean beforehand ). The only problem was it smelled really strong and the bottle didn't last long at all.

When it ran out I couldn't bring myself to buy it at full price so bought the Astonish one for one shower and Star Drops one for the other (both less than £1 each) but haven't been as impressed.

Are they just a waste of time or do I need to use it differently? (I spray it on the wet shower door and leave it)

As I said in the title we live in a really hard water area which doesn't help

We have the Method one-I like the smell and it seems to work well. I haven’t tried any alternatives.

diluted white vinegar.
the smell goes away as soo as it's dry.

Method in our house too.

I wouldn't leave it on though.

the best method is to use a shower squedgee after using the shower and to wipe off excess water from taps with a towel.

Method here too. It's 3 for £6 in Tesco currently so would only be £2 a bottle.

As above we use a squeedge too. It was about £2 and needs replacing about once a year as eventually the rubber fails. I use that after every shower and once a fortnight spray the screens with an own brand trigger limescale remover, leave for 10 and rinse and squeedge then too. Keeps the screen very clear and not streaky.

We used to squeegee after every shower but that wasn't enough, the shower door would still end up slightly cloudy looking.

I'm wondering if using bar soap rather than shower gel might be a contributing factor?

I might get the method one again then as that did seem to help.

Does no one else find the smell a bit overpowering though? I like their pink grapefruit kitchen spray and the lavender one but the shower one is just so intense (ylang ylang?)

We use a karcher window vac. It is brilliant in a hard water area. Shower screen still looks new. We don't use any sprays on it.

Squeegee and then use Lakeland Daily Shower Spray - it’s great and inexpensive.

I also use a Karcher window vac but then wipe the residual wetness off with a glass ecloth. Once a month it does need a full clean with Vikal or white vinegar.

We have a Karcher window vac but do you mean you use it after every shower?!

I can't see that happening with 2 teens in the house

White vinegar in a spray bottle, diluted.

I also use it on the taps.

Our water is so hard you can cut it as it comes out of the taps.

I really wish everyone could have a water softener
The difference this has made for cleaning is amazing
I installed mine due to health needs and got the added benefit of no longer having lime scale

Sadly @OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny yes after every shower DH was the hardest to train!! I made him do the vinegar scrub once he has never forgotten since maybe you could try that with the teens? @Palaver1 I'd love a softner are they very expensive to fit and run? We did look at one when we renovated and it was the ongoing costs that seemed high.

We’ve got a water softener and the only ongoing costs are salt at around £10 per month. It’s so worth it.

You can avoid using these products if you look out for nanobead screens next time you need one. They are usually a bit thicker, 6mm as opposed to 4mm glass. This stops grease and lime build up from forming as it cannot grip to the glass at all.
However, I have only installed 2 so far and it's within a 12 month period so still in test phase. I do regularly visits to check.
But thankfully, there is a technological solution to this.
What we really need to do is stop pouring chemicals down our drains. Requires a lot of energy to recycle the water you've just contaminated further and do you even know what the ingredients are and do on the back?
Also, whilst on topic, drain cleaners...no no no no no....
Anything chloric is acid, i.e it melts stuff... including your waste pipes Mum.
I've seen it many times.
So 2 reasons to find a more organic solution. Go nano or use vinegar! Last time I checked, vinegar is a naturally occurring chemical? So safe? Can anyone concur?

The ongoing cost is the salt but guess what the cost of salt is really cheap bought by pallet as like less than 2 pounds yes it’s true
Was fortunate to be able to club together with a work colleague and her friends paid 3.75 per pack of 2.it does last but depends on how much water you use
I was shocked and very grateful
Water softener cos I700 and yes it’s expensive but I needed it the next day sort of thing don’t want to go into personal details but my gosh I wish I had done it years back

Mr muscle all day long for me!! Aldi do similar version in a purple bottle, but this is the best.

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Thanks folks.

A water softener might be something we'd look into for the future but not financially viable at the moment having just had lots of building work done.