It is easy to believe that you are cleaning your home properly and disinfecting it the right way. However, there is a good chance you may be doing it wrong. How can you effectively disinfect your home so that the Coronavirus does not have a chance to infect you and your family?
Let’s go over 15 expert tips on how to make sure your home is properly sanitized so that you and your family stay healthy.
#15 – Clean Before Disinfecting
Cleaning your surfaces is not the same as disinfecting, as disinfecting stops the germs right there. But it is important to clean your surfaces with a damp rag with some soap. Then after it is cleaned, and dried, put disinfectant on.
#14 – Disinfect Every Surface And Everything You Touch
In order to keep your home as sterile as possible, you must disinfect each surface you can think of. This needs to be done on your baseboards, your light switches, bathrooms, doorknobs, cabinet handles, and anywhere else you touch the most in your home.
#13 – Don’t Use The Wrong Disinfectants
Before you look for disinfectants, you want to make sure that you find the right ones for killing Coronavirus. The right disinfectant must be the criteria that can kill SARS-CoV-2, the other name for COVID-19. Here is a list of the best detergents to kill the COVID-19 virus.
#12 – Make Sure The Detergents Contain At Least 70 Percent Alcohol
Detergents that contain at least 70 percent of alcohol are going to be effective in disinfecting your home from Coronavirus. Detergents that contain less alcohol than that will not kill the germ. You will know by checking the back of the bottle.
#11 – Never Mix Solutions
Mixing solutions can become lethal together! Therefore, only use one solution on its own and never consider mixing it with another. Some people may think this is a more powerful way to kill germs but it can, unfortunately, kill them instead! That is because mixing two solutions together can cause noxious and poisonous gasses.
#10 – Disposable Gloves Are Just That For A Reason
Never consider wearing your gloves once you have used them. They are disposable because they are only meant to be worn once. After you are wearing your gloves to disinfect your home, be sure to toss the gloves away and wash your hands well for 20 seconds after with soap.
#9 – Your Hamper Is Full Of Germs
You may not realize how germ-filled your hamper is but the fact of the matter is the COVID-19 virus attaches to clothing. Therefore, you will want to clean your hamper and disinfect it as well as often as you toss dirty clothing into it.
#8 – Make A Habit Of Washing Your Towels And Sheets Often
The idea of having to wash your towels and sheets all of the time may seem like an inconvenience. However, because of the pandemic, you do not want to become complacent when it comes to keeping your bedsheets and towels cleaned. Be sure to clean them more often than you normally would.
#7 – Don’t Go Crazy With The Bleach
You may be tempted to grab as much as bleach as you possibly can due to the fact that it is the best disinfectant around. But consider this, even though bleach is a powerful disinfectant, it can be a major irritant to your eyes and skin. And it is not safe to breathe in the fumes. Especially if you are cleaning in areas where it is not well-ventilated.
#6 – Don’t Forget To Use The Sanitize Setting On Your Washer
When you put your clothes, sheets, and towels in the washer, be sure to put the setting to ‘sanitize’. Otherwise, the laundry will not become disinfected as you had intended it to be. That is the only setting that will kill the COVID-19 virus, among other germs.
#5 – Don’t Forget To Clean Your Rags
Are you cleaning your rags properly after you use them? You must or else you are just spreading the germs with the rag as you clean something else if you had not cleaned it. Throw the rags into the washer and use the sanitize setting as well.
#4 – Nuke Your Sponges In The Microwave To Disinfect Them
When was the last time you cleaned your sponges? If you cannot answer that, then your sponges are full of germs that you would not want to know about. But if you throw your sponges in the microwave and nuke them for a minute, it kills the germs and you can reuse them after.
#3 – Test The Cleanliness Of Countertops With Your Hands
If you are cleaning countertops such as granite you may not know whether they are clean based on its appearance. Take your gloved hand and feel around the countertop to make sure that it really is clean. If you don’t feel any evidence of grime and dirt, then it is likely clean.
#2 – Learn About Cleaning Facts
There are many myths and facts about how to clean and disinfect properly to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. In fact, you need to be educated on the myths and facts in general about COVID-19 before making any assumptions.
#1 – Stress Does Not Help
This is a time when you will feel incredibly stressed for a variety of reasons, one major one being whether or not you could catch the virus. You are also stressed due to the fact that you are not sure if or when normalcy will return. This will not last forever. The best thing to do is to take precautions and do what you can to get your mind off of it otherwise. If you are struggling, then you will want to talk to a mental health counselor online as there is help around.
The Coronavirus outbreak is a stressful time, it will not last forever, but you want to exercise caution so you and your loved ones stay safe.
