My grandma eats sweets including homemade pies with 1-2 c sugar per pie, loves sweets in general, eats too many fried foods for my taste, doesn’t eat paint chips, bathes in a porcelain tub, and was JUST moved to a nursing facility this year since she’s losing her mobility (mind is still intact) and in another month she will be celebrating her 100th birthday. You don’t have to live in a bubble to live a long life. Much of your life expectancy is predetermined in large part by genetics. Use common sense and don’t lick the bathtub.

I'd like to invite you to check out Zero Bull Jetted Tub Cleaner. I’m a co-founder of Zero-Bull.com. We make powerful, safe, all-natural replacements for common, dangerous chemicals. We’ve taken a successful industrial cleaner used by Kellogg’s, Carnival, Craft, and U.S Navy and repackaged it for household bathtub use. Pages like this often recommend DIY solutions using bleach, vinegar, or products that use “quat” like Oh Yuck. We have a lot of research on these chemicals as cleaning solutions. The consensus is that bleach and quat are extremely dangerous, and vinegar is mildly effective. Here’s a brief explanation about why bleach, vinegar and quat are not great solutions for jetted tubs: Bleach: when bleach is added to a tub of hot water, the chemical aerosolizes, filling the room with the noxious chemical known to cause asthma, lung damage, and rashes. Also, the corrosiveness of bleach will damage a jetted tub system over time. Vinegar: household vinegar has a pH of about three. Vinegar by itself won’t actually clean out the jets—it’s better at cleaning mineral deposits but can’t cut and remove gunk saturated in biomaterial oil deposits. Quat: Like Bleach, quaternary ammonium compound is known to cause asthma, lung damage, and skin irritation. Quat poses a “high health risk” and “moderate flammability” on the HMIS scale. Oh Yuk is a popular jetted tub cleaner that contains quat. Jetted Tub Cleaner - LInk! Please send your feedback, we love seeing reviews, especially the nasty photos!

chemocurl, thanks so much for the link. I sent it to my daughter, along with all the other tips. I had suggested she fills the tub and adds bleach, and runs the jets. Then, drain, refill and run the jets again for cleaning out the bleach. She is at work now, but I know, she is going after this tub this afternoon. Thank you so much EVERYONE! Moni

Hi to everyone. I recently had a house fire and fortunately had great insurance, the whole house is to be re-done. Just yesterday, my GC asked me what kind of tub do I want... steel/porcelain or fiberglass. I opted for the steel. I was reading about the non slip surface and about how it recommended to clean with Bar Keepers Friend. Have any of you tried this? I was very excited to have the non-slip surface as the other tub was older and very slippery... but now I read how hard it is to keep clean. oh well. I say I'd rather not me or my elderly parents fall than have a sparkling tub. Of course, I'd rather both.... like the baking soda... I used to use that on the darker tile and hard water stains...baking soda and vinegar to be exact. Worked wonderfully. So - anyone try BarKeepers Friend?