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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The Germiest Places at Home

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I know that I've been a little obsessed about germs lately, but it's flu season and I'm trying to get through this one unharmed. I'm washing my hands constantly, not touching my face — I'm even making my own hand sanitizer. The Hygiene Council just released this year's findings of its annual home hygiene study, and the results have me motivated to do some serious Fall cleaning. Here are some of the germiest places found in the home, in case you want to get your cleaners out to.


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    • Light Switches
    • Shower and Bathtub
    • Remoted Control
    • Kitchen Sinks and Sponges
    • Microwave Touchscreen
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Light Switches

A recent study shows that light switches can be as dirty as the inside of a garbage can. Clean your light switches a couple of times a week, and even more if someone in your home is ill.

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  • Lil Boo's Avatar
    Posted by Lil Boo Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:04pm PDT

    OMG! I never thought of a light switch as dirty but now that this article has pointed it out its obvious. EEEWWW. I personally think that home computers are a haven for germs.

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  • Katie B's Avatar
    Posted by Katie B Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:25pm PDT

    Yup I knew that... that is why the lysol wipes are my friend... I wipe them down during my weekly cleaning... at the very least... with the wipes they don't take but a few minutes to tackle them all...

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