Comments on: The 10 Dirtiest Things in Your Home

By: luella

luella — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:43:00 +0000

For spiders someone told me to try conkers around the house, esp entry points near skirting boards or windows. It seems to have helped a lot – so far – this autumn we collected lots at the park to tide us over. You can get sprays containing horse chestnut but I don’t think they are as good, but at least you can use them out of season.

re toothbrushes, Are things like detergent or hydrogen peroxide good for your teeth? Some contain citric acid, you are meant to wait 30 mins after drinking orange juice to let tooth enamel re harden before you brush. Any other ideas? At the moment I have an antibacterial toothbrush holder that covers the bristles.

By: Seva

Seva — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:04:19 +0000

same as title

By: Brittany

Brittany — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:44:05 +0000

Since you have it anyway, foamy shaving cream works well to clean mirrors, and in the bathroom, it prevents the mirrors from fogging too!! Just dont use a whole bunch, or you have quite a mess.

By: al

al — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:57 +0000

To prevent the bathtub from getting dirty, simply whisk away dirty water with a good shower squeegee i.e. a immediately after each bath. I use a Cleret dual bladed shower squeegee which has two super soft and flexible blades which bend to the contours of my bath.

By: Katy

Katy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:51:47 +0000

A much simpler way to clean a computer keyboard is to turn it over and shake out the crumbs. Then take it into the bathroom and place it under a warm (not TOO hot) shower for a few minutes, making sure the water runs over and through the keys. Turn it upside down, and lay it against a wall or the back of the tub. Let dry for no less than 12 hours (but it’s better if you wait closer to 24). There, done. Nothing too difficult and doesn’t require additional cleaners.

By: haznut

haznut — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Spray oven cleaner in the tub let set for hour or two if it is real bad, and wipe it clean with wet rag.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:30:04 +0000

There is a suggestion above about mixing detergent with bleach to create an inexpensive, all-purpose cleaner. It works fine, but you must be careful of what products you use: Do not do this using an anti-bacterial dish soap like Dawn, because bleach can react with the triclosan in the detergent to create CHLOROFORM GAS and other dangerous toxins. Read those labels carefully!

By: EngineerMom

EngineerMom — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:10:34 +0000

Please DON’T USE THEM! They don’t “freshen” the air, they just scent it, and some of us are very sensitive to the scent. My mother-in-law is a diehard air freshener user, to the point that she bought a spray container of some sickly apple cinnamon scent for OUR bathroom when they stayed here one weekend. I would much rather smell (for a short period of time) the rather natural result of the human digestive tract than that sickeningly sweet smell that makes me sneeze and stays in the air for hours.

Learn to open a window to get a fresh scent, place some fresh orange peels in a bowl, or just keep your house clean enough to avoid the mold/bacteria/pets that makes the icky smell in the first place. All those chemical scents contribute to poor indoor air quality.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:06:53 +0000

As greg said above, studies have be done that show that wood’s natural bacteria fighting properties back them more sanitary than plastic cutting boards. Plastic cutting boards get the same cut marks which harbor bad stuff and make them hard to clean, but don’t naturally fight off bacteria. Also, they dull your knives a lot quicker too.

By: Morty

Morty — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:11:00 +0000

I find it amusing that people are worried about ‘our insides’, whether it is because of some tip about using Coke or Tang or whatever.

People, your stomach is filled with acid that is stronger than the citric acid or whatever in those drinks. Yes, a match can start a forest fire, but you wouldn’t warn people away from throwing it into a volcano.