LiBa Shower Curtain PEVA 8G, 72x72 Inch Waterproof Clear

Why it's worth it

This is a thick, clear PEVA liner with three magnets in the hem and metal grommets across the top, and it gets the boring parts right. It hangs flat instead of billowing, stays out of your way mid-shower, and holds its shape through months of daily use.

The 8-gauge plastic is the main reason to buy this one. Gauge just means thickness, and thickness is what keeps a liner from creasing, clinging, and trapping water in its folds. LiBa's 8G PEVA is heavy enough to fall straight down the tub wall. Published liner comparisons put 8-gauge ahead of the thin 4-gauge stuff by several months before mildew shows up. You'll feel the difference the first time you hang it.

Three magnets in the hem keep the liner off your shins. Fast-moving water pulls a light liner inward, which is why cheap ones end up plastered to your leg halfway through a shower. The magnets grab the tub wall and hold the bottom edge down. That keeps water where it belongs, and it keeps the liner from bunching against a wet surface, which is exactly where mildew gets started.

From our review of 7 shower curtain liners, by David Sinclair, Managing Editor

What we like

• +The 8-gauge plastic is the main reason to buy this one
• +Three magnets in the hem keep the liner off your shins
• +The top edge is built for repeated hanging
• +It's PVC-free, so it won't stink up a small bathroom

What to know

• –Clear plastic hides nothing
• –A new liner smells like a new liner
• –At 72 by 72 inches, it fits a standard tub and nothing else