Five Things You Should Clean More Often

Here are five things you’re probably not cleaning enough . . .

1.  Your phone.  You touch it up to 150 times a day.  And a recent study that tested more than 50 phones found 7,000 different types of bacteria on them.  So you should be wiping yours down every single DAY.

2.  Your sheets.  Millions of dead skin cells end up in the fabric, and attract dust mites.  So you should wash them once a week. You should also wash your pillows every three months . . . not just the cases.  Most pillows are machine washable.  And you should vacuum or steam clean your mattress every six months.

3.  Bras.  They come in contact with a LOT of sweat.  So you’re supposed to hand-wash them in the sink every two or three times you wear them.

4.  Kitchen towels.  You should only use them ONCE before washing them again.  Last year, a study found E. coli on 25% of kitchen towels.  And they’re the dirtiest thing in most people’s kitchens.

5.  Your purse.  You should wipe down the outside AND inside with antibacterial wipes once a week.  Because everything you put in there comes in contact with bacteria.