We spend statistically around two years of our lives in the bathroom. Therefore, it should be a comfortable place, and due to its specific role - also safe for he alth, i.e. always clean. How to clean the bathroom so that you can use it without fear?

Cleaning the bathroomis a very important matter for many housewives - this room must be a temple of cleanliness. But is it really? Research conducted by the Pentor Institute shows that most women clean the bathroom to obtain shiny surfaces and a pleasant smell in the room. Getting rid of microbes is not the goal of cleaning - most women believe that there are no harmful to he althbacteria .

Which bacteria live in the bathroom?

The bathroom is a favorite place for many dangerous bacteria. The most aggressive areE-coli ,Salmonella , the blue crude stick and Klebsiella. The largest concentrations of these bacteria are the toilet bowl, bathtub, shower tray and washbasin. But if we do not follow the rules of hygiene, they will also live in soap dishes, tooth rinsing cups and on brushes, sponges and towels.

Cleaning the bathroom: cleaning the toilet bowl

The toilet is a place where you really need to do your daily cleaning. It is not enough to wash the sanitary facilities or floors once a week to be sure that it is clean. The toilet seat should be cleaned at least three times a week with a preparation containing a disinfectant.

To clean the toilet, the best products are packed in containers with a special, curved, long tip, which allows you to put the agent under the so-called toilet flange. Germs will be systematically eliminated if every evening, when all household members are using the bathroom, pour a little disinfectant into the shell, spread it over the surface with a brush and leave it until morning.

Special cubes, liquids or gels suspended in the shells will also help. Most of them not only smell nice, but most of all contain a bleaching and disinfectant, which the rinsing water spreads over the toilet walls.

Cleaning the bathroom: washing the bathtub and sink

The bathtub and paddling pool must be washed thoroughly after each bath. Even when we live alonesanitary facilities must be cleaned frequently. It's not true that our own bacteria don't harm us.

Women expecting a baby should take special care to clean the bathroom, as infection with any of these bacteria may cause a miscarriage or the development of birth defects in the fetus.

Large surfaces of wash basins, bathtubs and shower trays are better to be cleaned with milder gel detergents. Preparations with a gel consistency perfectly stick to the cleaned surface, so they quickly kill germs.

It is also worth using delicate cellulose sponges. But it is not enough to make the bathroom a friendly place for us. In addition to microbes, fungi and molds feel great here. Their favorite places are the nooks and crannies next to bathtubs, shower trays and washbasins (fixtures, seals, etc.), where it is damp and warm.

To successfully get rid of intruders, you need to get on your way. The best solution is to use a disinfectant spray. The sprayer makes it easy to spray the cleaner in the most inaccessible nooks and crannies. It is recommendable because it killsE-coli ,Listeria monocytogenesandStophylococcus aureusbacteria that cause such diseases that are dangerous for us, such as meningitis or reactive arthritis.

Safe fragrance in the bathroom

In the bathroom, you can place a container with scented gel, hang bags with fragrant herbs or fragrant pieces of plants (podsouri). We buy preparations from the same manufacturer and with the same smell. Then we will not create an unpleasant mixture of aromas for the nose. In emergency situations, you can use aromatic aerosol deodorants. But then, let's run away from the bathroom so as not to inhale harmful particles of freon.

Otolaryngologists claim, however, that it is artificial air fresheners that are responsible for some of the allergies that plague us and difficult to treat catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. Therefore, allergy sufferers can take care of a pleasant scent in the bathroom by laying, for example, fragrant soaps.

Rooms without windows should be equipped with extractors or fans mounted to ventilation shafts. Under no circumstances should the ventilation grilles be sticky. Air must circulate. Leave the bathroom door open at night to allow as much moisture as possible to escape. It is worth remembering that in a damp room we feel unpleasant odors more.

A row about the toilet lid

75 percent Poles do not have the habit of lowering the toilet lid before draining the water. Why is it important? According to Pentor, in our homes 61 percent. toilets are not a separate room.

Meanwhile, along with the particles of water with which we rinse the shell, it rises into the air, the so-called fecal flora. Then it settles down on the soap, towels and everything else in the bathroom. When we do not lower the hatch, incl. There are twice as many bacteria on toothbrushes as if you closed it every time you rinse it.

Do you know that…

The water flush toilet was invented in 1596 by the English poet John Harrington, but his work was not very impressive. They were considered debauched and good for "lazybones and lazy people who don't even want to go outside".

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Infectious diseases