I would be more apt to think that there is a hair clog in your drain. I occasionally (every few months) put a wooden skewer down the drain and twist it. The rough edges (and you can rough them up even more) catch some of the hair clog, twisting it lock it on the skewer, and SLOWLY pull it back out until I can grab the clog (rubber gloves???) and pull it out. Sounds gross, but it works where Draino and other drain cleaners did not really work.

Depends what the exfoliant is made from! If it is a sugar scrub, then it probably is not your problem. If it is an oatmeal or ricebran facial scrub it might well clog your drains.

Since you said "over the years" I'm guessing it is build-up or hair instead of your exfoliant. Several good posts have been offered. Try those first!

Do you live on a city sewer system or do you have your own septic tank...if you've got your own, there's a possibility that the tank may need to be pumped out...and for that, you'd need professionals...if you're on a city system, then I'd say to try what others have suggested...really could be a bunch of hair clogging the drains...

Another thing you can try is to fill the sink with some water, then as you let the water start draining out use a plunger* to push against the drain several times. From my experience this usually works to force whatever the blockage is to move through the pipe so I don't have to go near the nasty stuff myself. I do the same thing when my shower starts draining slowly, and it works great. Most of the time I don't even need to use Drano or anything - just a plunger.

*BTW, don't use your toilet plunger for this. Not only is it probably contaminated with bacteria, but also there are different types of plungers for sinks and toilets. This pic shows the difference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File...50x410.jpg The one on the left is for toilets, the one on the right is for sinks/tubs/showers. If you use the toilet type plunger for a clogged sink it won't work as well and vice versa. And that concludes today's plumbing lesson, LOL!

and don't forget the glittler... amazing what that stuff does in a drain with hair and soap residue.... eewwww..

Thanks for all the help!

I use a hair catcher too, but some hairs do sneak down the drain. I also checked the scrub that I use and it's made from walnut shells. Hmm... this could be the culpret. My next strategy is to try the plunger thing. Gotta check my basement for a non toilet kind. I'll check back and let you know what transpires.

Azeeza