Bathroom Cleaning: Top Tips

Bathroom Cleaning: It's all about the health and safety basics here.

After all, this is the room in your home where microscopic life thrives, and even your toothbrush isn't safe from cold viruses, rotavirus, salmonella, Escherichia coli bacteria, and mold and mildew.

These pathogens and allergens flourish in and on toilets, on faucets, on the floor and walls, and in damp towels and washcloths.

Make it a weekly priority to disinfect the following surfaces using a disinfectant cleaner such as diluted bleach and water:

* the toilet

* sink

* faucet handles.

Apply the cleaner, let it stand on the surface for 10 minutes, and wipe clean with a paper towel or lint-free cloth.

Regularly clean the base of your soap dish in the shower and on the sink.

Every three days or so, replace used bath towels and washcloths with clean ones.

Your best defense against all disease-causing organisms is to wash your hands with soap and warm water after using the toilet. Teach your children this important safety rule early.

Close the lid of the toilet before you flush to prevent stirred-up germs from escaping into the air and settling on surfaces.

After using towels, fold or hang them loosely to dry. This helps prevent germs and mold from getting a toehold.

Use a toothbrush cover to prevent airborne germs, yeast, and molds from colonizing on the bristles, and getting into your mouth; or consider a toothbrush sanitizer.

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