Despite the furious spring cleans we all do
and no matter how much we convince ourselves that our homes are bleached clean
and spotless there are still some dirty areas unseen to the naked eye. So,
where are the
dirtiest areas in your home, and what can we do to clean them?
Where are the
dirtiest areas in your home?
Out of all the places in your home, you’re
most likely to find bacteria growing in your kitchen. There could be more germs
there than anywhere in your bathroom, including the toilet. Bacteria will
thrive most wherever there’s moisture and nutrients, particularly from food, so
it should be no surprise that dishcloths and sponges are the most preferred
breeding ground for potentially harmful bacteria, and classed as one of the dirtiest things in
your house.
Kitchen countertops, sinks and chopping
boards are some of the
dirtiest areas in your home, because they are also ideal places for
colonies of bacteria to get well established. They love a good nook or cranny
to infest and will form a scarily robust film that protects them, even from a
little rub of mild detergent.
How to
clean the
dirtiest areas in your home
Knowing that there are bacteria growing in
your home can give cause for concern, but fear not, there are ways to easily
clean the dirtiest
things in your house and get rid of the nasty bacterium that infests
them. Bacteria can live for at least two days on a moist cloth or sponge, but
only for a few hours on a dry surface. It’s tempting to whip out a disinfectant
wipe to clean everything in your home, but a lot of these aren’t biodegradable
and will only end up in landfill or swimming about in the ocean. A simple
bleach solution should suffice, along with a set of cloths or rags that you can
wash and reuse.
Cleaning some of the dirtiest things in your home, such as
the sponge, is simple and effective. Heating wet sponges in the microwave for a
couple of minutes should also kill most bacteria, but soaking them in warm
water with a little squirt of bleach is most effective. Lastly, make sure
everything is regularly cleaned and thoroughly dried - that will be your best
ongoing defence.
Where else does bacteria thrive?
Making sure you’re all clued up about the dirtiest areas in your
home will help you make sure you know when and what to clean. It’s a
safe bet that a lot of handles throughout your home will be harbouring
bacteria. Cooker knobs and fridge handles are high on the top twenty
germ-ridden surfaces because of the likely combination of food and wet hands.
More bacteria may be found here than on bathroom taps and door handles, and
even toilet cistern handles are more likely to be breeding bacteria than toilet
seats. It’s those dirty wet hands again!
Some of the surprising dirtiest areas in your home
Unsurprisingly, pet bowls and toys are also
high on the list of bacteria hot spots in your home. But a few of the more
unlikely contenders include pens, keys, money and toothbrush holders. It’s also
quite disconcerting to learn that some of the dirtiest areas in your home are found on
remote controls, videogame controls and computer keyboards, supposedly with
more bacteria on them than on toilet seats. And mobile phones carry only a
marginally smaller amounts of germs.
Unwashed produce, raw meat and poultry are the main sources
of bacteria. It gets spread around the home by unwashed hands. Not washing your
hands after going to the bathroom also spreads bacteria everywhere, which
contributes to some of the
dirtiest areas in your home.
Our homes can be great breeding grounds for several
species of bugs, bacteria, and fungi, if we aren’t meticulous enough about
cleaning. It’s time to pay more attention to the corners, nooks, and crannies
that go ignored because they’re either too hard to get to, or we simply forget
about the bacteria build-up that’s quietly going on behind the scenes. The dirtiest areas in
your home are not where you may think they are, and require routine
cleaning. So, ensure your cleaning is up to standard and rid of that nasty
bacterium.
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