Mouldy shower mats

[SingleAHF]

They are made of white knitted plastic and the underside is black with mould.

I put them through a one hour, 60 degree wash with baking soda, white vinegar, bleach, Elbow Grease, lemon juice and laundry detergent and they are still black. What next?

I don’t think these are salvageable. I have issues with shower mats and even though I rinse them after a shower and hang them up they still get mould on them. I just attack them with a toothbrush and cream cleaner.

wtf

bin and buy new

hardly pricey and you’ll spend more on water and liquid cleaning then

these aren’t mouldy they are utterly gross to the extent that I can’t believe you’ve been standing on them!

are these the ones that go in the shower and stop you slipping? or thebones you,stand on when you get out?

either way they'd be going staright to the dump for me.

interior ones get some stick on strips. Exterior ones, don't use the plastic backed ones, get material ones an dwash once a week.

These go inside the shower to stop you slipping and do a brilliant job. You can also rub your soles on them to scrub and exfoliate.

I've thrown away three sets so far but thought it better to find a way to wash them.

Bin!! They’ll stink!

The pic shows the underside. When flipped over they look perfectly clean.

Bin that is hazardous.

The dead skin cells from the exfoliation probably arent helping the situation. Id use an exfoliator bar instead. And throw these out.

but they're not. They are rank. Black mould isnt good for your health either.

HG mould spray, scrub then rinse

If you've tried bleach and it hasn't worked then bin them. It's basically impossible to get black mould out of things. They end up like that because they don't get properly dry between uses. If would remove them from the shower each day and dry with a towel and hang up to dry properly. Or just bin them every few years if that's too much hassle (it would be for me!)

With my shower mats, I take them up once a week, hose them off and put them through the washing machine then out on the line in the sunshine. Seems to keep them more or less Okay (although they do fall apart sooner than if I just left them). Never had one go mouldy.

Chuck. Chuck. Chuck.

It is definitely not "clean" because it looks clean on the other side! LOLZ

Just to say, it would be every few weeks, not years.

That's not what I said or meant.

why have you asked for advice and now getting defensive? These are rank, get rid and stop doing this!

What next?
The bin.

You cant just leave shower mats in the bath unless you are a skank you need to air and them between uses.
buy new ones, air them and clean them monthly and they wont end up like that.

Sure they did

Sorry but they are vile, whether that’s the underside or not. Bin and buy new.

The nano second I’d have seen that, they would have been lobbed in the bin (making damn sure no one saw me!)

You should never leave them stuck down, but pull them up after each use, so the air gets to them and they don't stay wet and soapy. I wash mine every 2 weeks on a 60 wash with biological powder or tabs.

Try mould and mildew cleaner on the next ones, not bleach.

Get to B and M and buy a new one?! That mat should seriously have a health warning on it! Absolutely gross, especially when they aren't that expensive to replace! We've had some that have lasted a couple of years and still looked new! Regular washing would be a start, ours go in with the towels. There is absolutely no need for it to get to that stage!

Chuck them and look at a better maintenance schedule going forward - for example, check the ventilation in your bathroom. Do you have general issues with mould in there? Does the shower/bath drain slowly?

The idea of pulling them up and airing out after use is also a good one.

Also, can't tell if you are listing things you've tried over time, but just in case - don't mix all those chemicals together in your washing machine, it's dangerous. Vinegar and bleach mixed will make chlorine gas which can make you quite unwell. Baking soda and vinegar will cancel each other out. I've no idea what's in half the other things you mentioned - just use one product at a time, something which will kill mould.