Mold: The pink stuff in the bottom of your shower is actually mold

11/6/2018 (Permalink)

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When you picture mold, most people immediately think of black mold, the scary stuff.

However, there are all kinds of mold, from bread mold that was used to make vaccinations, to black mold.

But did you know, that the pink stuff in the bottom of your shower is a form of mold? When water pools in an environment like the shower, it grows a pink mold called “Serratia Marcescens” which is a bacteria that feeds off soap scum.

It tends to grow on the floor of the shower, and in crevices like where grouting is.

Ways that you can clean it is easy, according to the cleaning company “The Maids”, the easiest way to kill it is by placing white distilled vinegar into a spray bottle, spraying it onto the mold, and letting it sit an hour before washing it off.

According to “The Maids”, vinegar kills up to 82% of species of mold, which can be useful in smaller jobs like light mold removal from a shower.