Soft Scrub
Taking a bath will never be the
same in bathrooms equipped with
The Soft Bathtub. According to
the manufacturer and several
commercial users, the tubs provide
superior durability and insulating
properties, and are cleaner, safer,
and, of course, more comfortable
than conventional tubs. The
United Cerebral Palsy Residential
Center of Seattle, Wash., which
has used The Soft Bathtub since
1985, gives it high marks for its
performance in a very demanding
clinical setting. The twenty or
more baths performed daily in
each tub represent roughly five
times normal household use.
What makes the tub "soft" is
about an inch of urethane foam
injected between a hard, glassfiber-
reinforced polyester shell and
a tough, pliable, slip-resistant skin.
The urethane elastomeric skin
cleans easily and