OXO Good Grips Bathtub Drain Protector

FINALLY! You would think finding a good drain screen would be relatively straightforward, but nope. I have curly hair that sheds a lot when I wash and detangle it, and it quickly fills up the drain strainers that promise to “catch hair”. Ok great, it caught the hair. Now my drain is stopped up and the tub is filling with water. Lol.This Oxo drain protector is as brilliant as it is simple. When my hair inevitably covers it, all I have to do is use my foot to move the hair off to the side, and the drain flows with ease. I am SO grateful to not have to bend over mid-shower and dig a bunch of hair out of a drain screen, only for it to fill up a minute later.If you have a standard sized tub drain, this will work for you, because it sits right on top of the drain, and only covers the metal part, not the actual surface of the tub. My tub isn’t flat so none of those fancy extra wide ones fit properly.Also, I have very hard water, and it causes bar soap to gum up every other drain strainer I’ve tried. Well, not this one!! There’s no little pocket of nastiness to clean out. It really is the little things in life that bring joy sometimes. Who doesn’t want a smoother, more pleasant daily showering experience? So so happy with my purchase!!

I use the OXO Good Grips bathtub drain protector above an inverted hat-shaped wire-mesh drain strainer of similar diameter. This combination effectively catches everything, while allowing water to drain satisfactorily. The OXO protector catches most of the hair, and the wire-mesh strainer catches the remaining hair and even a bit of soap scum. I am pleased, and the total cost was less than $15.

Love these drain protectors. I have quite a considerable mane of hair, so a "hair snare" of some sort is necessary. In the past, I've used multiple types in the past, most of which were plastic/synthetic and they all had unfavorable issues.The POSITIVE points:- Holes are small enough to catch hair, but large enough to allow water to flow through easily. You don't end up standing in a tub full of water.- This particular model is perfect size for the drain in a tub/shower combination. OXO also makes one for the larger size shower drains.- The synthetic ring helps it to gently cling to the drain area, without impeding the flow of water and hair catching ability. The weight is substantially more for this design (stainless), than most others (plastic), but not too heavy. Just a nice, yet appropriate heft.- The stainless steel is durable and rust proof.- The hair is very easy to remove from the protector, just lift it off, it doesn't cling or go in the holes making it tangle.- AAA+++ all the way, another winning design by OXO (and NO I wasn't paid, nor did I receive anything for my review!) Just a darn good product.The NEGATIVE points:- None really- One customer complained that it wouldn't stay put while he was taking a bath. Note to that customer: Sir, you have a physics problem. NO drain protector is designed to stay put during a bath, you see the force of the water swishing around, negates the natural weight and design of this product or any drain protector for that matter - hence the water 'current' moves it. You don't need the drain protector whilst taking a bath anyway, you need it when the tub is draining. Place the drain protector over the drain when you switch from bathing to draining; it will work fine. If for some reason, you do still want one that stays put while bathing, try one of the plastic ones with suction feet on the bottom. I can tell you though, after using MANY drain protectors, this one is far and away the best I've encountered. Used properly, it's a winner!

This drain cover mostly sits snug in the drain hole. Make sure to measure your drain and order the correct size. It should fit perfectly over the drain. It has no suction cups, but the silicone grips well without it.This drain cover does the job for a regular amount of running water from a shower head. However, if you have a faucet on the bottom that sprays directly over this drain cover, the cover will get moved out of the way. If you have a facuet that pushes this out, it works well with a more sturdy top drain cover, possibly with suction. If you use a higher drain cover that fits over this drain cover you should block 99% of any head hair, body hair, or other debris going down the drain.Needless to say, stopping hair from going down the drain will slow water drainage. You may need to clean this out every time you shower if you want the drain to work properly. You need to sacrifice some drainage flow rate if you want to catch the hairs going down. Be careful removing the hairs from this if you are actively showering. You may take the cover off the drain and send a clump of hairs down on accident.Cleaning this is extremely easy. It does tend to collect soap scum. Most stuff will rinse off with some light scrubbing with your fingers. If the mess lingers you might need some cleaner.Tldr; If you have a faucet that may push this off the drain, this may not be for you if you are looking for a single drain cover. Otherwise works great, especially with another top drain cover with suction or holding power.

I have what I think is a pretty standard tub/shower/shower walls combination and this works fine to catch hair before it does down the drain. It sits right on top of the existing drain, stays in place and doesn't prevent water from draining. Works fine for what I wanted it to do.

Excellent, fits over the drain nicely, It should catch hair very well.

I definitely like that it stays in place. I didn't give it 5 stars because the flow to drain the water is super slow. I think the holes should have been larger. Now I get backed up water.