Alternative to Bleach?

The only things we use in our house is vinegar, baking soda, perioxide, and Sensaria's Citrus Cleaner. Vinegar would be the least effective on the mold but all of the others listed here are great on cleaning this.

The Citrus Cleaner is an amazing all purpose cleaner for EVERYTHING in the house from counters, to stains, to laundry, to even fruits and vegetables. Very cost effective as well so I incorporate it with all of the others that I listed above.
www.sensaria.com/J.

Hi W.,

Yes, I have an amazing alternative to bleach!! It's called Nature Bright Laundry Booster and Stain Remover from Shaklee. I know you are not looking for a laundry product, but this does it all. This will definitely work on your mold and mildew in the shower, you can use it in your laundry or to soak stained clothing, you can use it to clean your toilets and sinks, to clean your carpet and upholstery, and so much more. It's like Oxyclean, but 60% more effective and totally safe. It's made from natural minerals and doesn't have that strong odor that bleach does.

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Hi! I use Shaklee products. Here is a link to my web-site with the information about Basic G Germicide. It is EPA approved for restaurant use. You don't want to swallow it, but it is very safe to use near kids and pets.
http://sharon4health.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku...
For scrubbing, there is Scour Off. It is made with silica gel and cherry pits. So safe you can brush your teeth with it - but I don't!
http://sharon4health.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku...
I'd love to help! S. Garcia
PS: I just saw Candace's answer, as well. It's true! Nature Bright is another great alternative, for a lot of different uses.
You don't even need to wear gloves when using Shaklee products.
You got some great suggestions - thanks for asking!

Once you've gotten the place clean, you can prevent (or at least reduce by a lot!) reoccurrence is to eliminate the humidity that harbors the mildew by squeegeeing all the surfaces you can after a shower. Think about all the water in all the droplets (or larger pools, on the floor), and the fact that those are all going to evaporate into the air. Now squeegee them all toward the drain... and that's all water that won't be in the air. We spend less than a minute doing this after each shower, and pretty much never clean it, except maybe a little Bon Ami around the parts that are hard to get at with the squeegee (around valves and faucets). And those parts aren't moldy, because the whole shower dries quickly after we've eliminated the bulk of the moisture -- they just have a mineral buildup from impurities in the water that evaporates there.

Classic red rubber squeegees work best; the plastic ones they have nowadays (at least the ones I bought some years back at Home Depot and Whole Foods) are much less effective. Home Depot had a black rubber one last time I checked (while looking for replacement blades for the red rubber kind -- sadly, Bloomfield Hardware went out of business), which should be fine.

Is your bathroom ventilated? (a vent fan, or at least a window) That'll certainly make a difference as well. As for the initial cleanup, I'd definitely look into the peroxide route. A peroxide-based alternative to conventionally chlorine-based processes (including but not limited to bleach) being developed and commercialized here in Pittsburgh
( http://www.chem.cmu.edu/groups/collins/index.html ).

Good luck!

I don't have any idea's but I'd love to hear every ones suggestions.

Try baking soda and vinegar.

I use borax. Clean the surfaces with whatever product you like (I use vinegar, which also kills mold and mildew and removes soap scum and most odors), then run a sponge saturated with borax dissolved in water. Allow it to dry, leaving a slight film on the walls. Mold can not, will not, does not grow on that surface until the borax gradually drips away with condensing steam or shower spray. Just apply again.