Shower cleaner that removes soap scum

Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol has the best record on soap scum: 17 of 18 shoppers said it cleared the scum or buildup in their shower or tub. That comes from a smaller group than Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Spray (24 of 28) or Method Daily Shower Spray (18 of 21), so treat these three as close.

  • 344 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jan 2019 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did the soap scum come off? What shoppers said
  1. Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol 18 said either way
  2. Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Spray 28 said either way
  3. Method Daily Shower Spray 21 said either way
  4. Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Bleach Bathroom Cleaner 11 said either way
  5. Method Bathroom Cleaner 25 said either way
  6. Clorox Bathroom Foamer with Bleach 12 said either way
  7. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Shower & Tub Scrubber 13 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for soap scum. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol Best record Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol 17 of 18 say it cleared the soap scum See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Fumes are the main complaint about the two bleach cleaners, coming up in 20% of reviews for Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Bleach and 18% for Clorox.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol

Scrubbing Bubbles

Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol

17/18 say it cleared the soap scum

Nearly every shopper who weighed in said the foam cleared their soap scum (17 of 18), and 31% say the smell is fine. Some still had to scrub hard (8%).

What shoppers praise

  • Smells fine 31%
  • Little scrubbing 18%
  • Good value 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Needs heavy scrubbing 8%
  • Strong fumes 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 17 of 18
  • Brand site 5 of 5 shown, not counted
2 Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Spray

Scrubbing Bubbles

Bathroom Grime Fighter Spray

24/28 say it cleared the soap scum

More shoppers weighed in on this spray than on any other cleaner here (28), and 24 of 28 said it cleared the scum. 22% say it took little scrubbing, while 12% say the scum stayed.

What shoppers praise

  • Smells fine 30%
  • Little scrubbing 23%

What shoppers complain about

  • Needs heavy scrubbing 5%
  • Leaves residue 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 24 of 28
  • Brand site 5 of 7 shown, not counted
3 Method Daily Shower Spray

Method

Daily Shower Spray

Best for keeping buildup away

18/21 say it cleared the soap scum

This is a spray for regular use, and 45% of reviews say it keeps buildup from coming back. 48% are happy with the eucalyptus mint smell, and 8% say their glass doors stay clear.

What shoppers praise

  • Smells fine 48%
  • Prevents buildup 45%
  • Little scrubbing 30%
  • Clear glass 8%

What shoppers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where shoppers said it
  • Target 18 of 21
  • Brand site 1 of 2 shown, not counted
4 Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Bleach Bathroom Cleaner

Scrubbing Bubbles

Foaming Bleach Bathroom Cleaner

9/11 say it cleared the soap scum

Fumes are the catch: 20% of reviews mention strong fumes, even though 9 of 11 said it cleared the scum. 15% say it took little scrubbing.

What shoppers praise

  • Little scrubbing 15%
  • Smells fine 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Strong fumes 20%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 9 of 11
  • Brand site 3 of 3 shown, not counted
5 Method Bathroom Cleaner

Method

Bathroom Cleaner

18/25 say it cleared the soap scum

The smell wins praise from 48% of reviewers, but results on scum are mixed. 18 of 25 said it cleared the scum, and 15% say the scum stayed.

What shoppers praise

  • Smells fine 48%
  • Little scrubbing 13%

What shoppers complain about

  • Strong fumes 10%
  • Needs heavy scrubbing 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 18 of 25
  • Brand site 7 of 7 shown, not counted
6

Clorox

Bathroom Foamer with Bleach

Best for less scrubbing

9/12 say it cleared the soap scum

38% of reviews say it did the work with little scrubbing, and 9 of 12 said it cleared the scum. Strong fumes come up in 18% of reviews, and 5% say it damaged a surface.

What shoppers praise

  • Little scrubbing 38%
  • Good value 10%
  • Smells fine 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Strong fumes 18%
  • Too expensive 5%
  • Damaged a surface 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 9 of 12
  • Brand site 9 of 9 shown, not counted

Share of 39 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Shower & Tub Scrubber

Mr. Clean

Magic Eraser Shower & Tub Scrubber

9/13 say it cleared the soap scum

This scrubber with Magic Eraser pads has the weakest record here at 9 of 13. 12% say the scum stayed, and 8% say it still took heavy scrubbing.

What shoppers praise

  • Little scrubbing 15%

What shoppers complain about

  • Needs heavy scrubbing 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 9 of 13
  • Brand site 3 of 6 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 4,718 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about soap scum, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jan 2019 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what shoppers report. Nothing here is safety advice: use heaters, fans and other appliances as the maker's manual says.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol Target (39 reviews counted)
  2. Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Spray Target (40 reviews counted)
  3. Method Daily Shower Spray Target (40 reviews counted)
  4. Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Bleach Bathroom Cleaner Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Method Bathroom Cleaner Target (40 reviews counted)
  6. Clorox Bathroom Foamer with Bleach Target (39 reviews counted)
  7. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Shower & Tub Scrubber Target (26 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which shower cleaner works on soap scum?

Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol has the best record (17 of 18), followed by Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Spray (24 of 28) and Method Daily Shower Spray (18 of 21).

Does a daily shower spray remove soap scum?

Shoppers who used Method Daily Shower Spray mostly say yes (18 of 21), and 45% of its reviews say it keeps buildup from coming back. It is meant to be sprayed regularly, not saved for a big clean.

Do bleach bathroom cleaners have strong fumes?

Shoppers often say so. Strong fumes come up in 20% of reviews for Scrubbing Bubbles Foaming Bleach Bathroom Cleaner and 18% for Clorox Bathroom Foamer with Bleach. Follow the label, open a window or run the fan, and never mix bleach cleaners with other products.

Will I still need to scrub?

Sometimes. 38% of Clorox Bathroom Foamer with Bleach reviews say it took little scrubbing, while 8% of Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Grime Fighter Aerosol reviews and 8% of Method Bathroom Cleaner reviews say they still had to scrub hard.

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