Maytex Zen Garden PEVA Shower Curtain

Comment: I love bamboo, and so when I was in the market for a new shower curtain I looked at a few bamboo-patterned ones, hoping for something a bit subdued and not too cheesy, but with a nice design.

The "Maytex Zen Garden PEVA Shower Curtain" is just what I was looking for. The bamboo pattern is very pretty, with simple green shades on a white background. The white is translucent, so it lets light though, yet not transparent. The material is 100% waterproof, so I don't need to splurge on getting a liner. This may not be as fancy as a cloth shower curtain, but I don't really live a fancy lifestyle so it suited me just fine.

The "Maytex Zen Garden" touts itself on the package as being environmentally friendly, and that is due to the use of PEVA-vinyl rather than standard PVC-vinyl. The only real difference is the lack of chlorine in PEVA, with definitely makes it "environmentally friendlier," but it is still a petrochemical product which means it has a long way to go from being "green."

Some have commented about the lack of smell with this shower curtain, but I have to say that it came out of the bag with the same odor as every vinyl shower curtain I have ever owned. Fortunately that fades pretty quickly. I don't think the change in vinyl made much difference here.

The only thing I didn't like about "Maytex Zen Garden" is that the shower rings are the standard white plastic ones that you have to bend in order to get over the pole, and then twist to lock. I have had these snap several times, and just think that they are ugly so I picked up so new rings to go with my new shower curtain.

Comment: This shower curtain is just as attractive as it looks in the picture! It has no odd vinyl smell like so many shower curtains. I did not have the same problem that other reviewers had with the holes. The holes on my curtain were punched sufficiently so that the shower hooks went through without a problem. I would highly recommend this shower curtain!

Comment: Pretty pattern, but the seam that runs along the top under the ring area is too weak & it ripped easily just by lifting the curtain up to slide the rings through the perforated hole.

Comment: The bamboo patterns on this curtain are lovely.
The opaque yet translucent white background lightens up the bathroom very nicely even when it's drawn.
If you're going for a bamboo theme in your bathroom, you should definitely consider this curtain.

Comment: This shower curtain looks exactly as the picture showed. It's opaque enough, and it makes the awful purple paint in my bathroom look far better. It pairs nicely with a bamboo bathmat. Would buy again!