Although the design is beautiful, I had to remove the plunger from the bathroom because we couldn't tolerate the strong chemical smell from the black rubber part. I tried everything to remove the smell. Soaking the plunger in white vinegar, and then baking soda, and finally leaving it out in the sun for days and days. Nothing works. It's still stinks as strongly as the first day I thought the VOCs would leave eventually; they didn't. If you sniff the black part of the plunger, your nose will burn for hours. If you have any ideas how to fix this problem, let me know.