Safe home remedies for clogged bathtub drain

This may be a silly question, but have you tried removing and cleaning the P-trap under the plug hole? ^_^

One of the best things to use believe it or not is the combo of baking soda and white vinegar...yup--it works--you might have to do it several times, but will unclog. Bail out any standing water, and sponge out any excess, then take about half to a whole cup of baking soda and pour directly into the drain...then take about a cup of white vinegar and pour that down...be ready for a rather "explosive" surprise (it's harmless...but does surprise someone when they aren't expecting it)---let stand for about fifteen or more minutes...then add boiling hot water and pour that down..if it doesn't work the first time keep repeating..it may take longer than chemical ones, but it does work...

You might have something stuck in the pipe. Try a "poor man's sewer snake." Take a wire hanger and unbend it so that you can slip it down the drain, twisting it a little as you go. If you're lucky, you can dislodge items or gunk and get it running again. Or try baking soda and vinegar. Sometimes that helps. Pack the drain with baking soda, then pour vinegar over it, wait until it quits bubbling, and pour vinegar again. Keep doing this until it won't bubble at all. Another thing to try is to put a half cup of Tide down the drain and pour a gallon of boiling water down it. Do this two or three times and it will dissolve gunk and flush it on down.

i usually use drano for the worst of the worst. it sounds like you may have roots in your drain if it's that slow. i always had that problem in arizona.constantly backing up tub.

From watching the show "How clean is your house" I learned that putting first baking soda and then vinegar into your drain area and leaving it for an hour then taking a plunger and plunge the heck out of the drain with water of course and it'll come unclogged. Now if that doesn't work, get Liquid Plumber, the foam kind and that WILL work. I know this because I've had to use some in my house as well as my parents and it worked like a charm every time! You pour the amount it tells you to into the drain and wait a certain amount of time then you pour water to get it to go down the drain and there you have it! A nice clean drain and pipes! lol Good luck with that momiecat!