do you know what carries the highest amount of germs in your house?

[backdoorchicken]

your dishrag or sponge.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

And here I thought it was my DH...

 

[Holly O]

YES! but washing and putting it in the microwave can help reduce the germs and bacteria ....lol

 

[HennysMom]

gross huh?

thats why I dont use a sponge and I change my dish cloth every other day, don't know if that helps or not but given we dont have a dishwasher...

 

[backdoorchicken]

i use to clean my counter tops with the sponge.


not anymore

 

[tampitt]

i've heard the phone has alot of germs.

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

what about the little thing you push down on top of the germ-x bottle?!?! Thats gotta have alot of germs!!

 

[trilyn]

I use papertowels to clean my counters along with a bottle of Simple Green. I mix it myself and it saves a ton of money, that I use for the papertowels-lol! I know I should use a dishcloth, but I never have any washed, so.... I also use a sponge for my dishes, but nuke them for 30 seconds after I get done using them.

I would think that a vacuum cleaner would be number 2 on the list, especially the roller brushes on the bottom! All the junk they're picking up....ugh

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

No, my kids do!! LOL



That is why we don't use those things or bathcloths in the bathroom.


On dishes I use SOS pads and toss them.

 

[Andora]

I smear germ-x over my germ-x bottle sometimes.

I have felt grossed out by our sponge many times and wondered if I am making the dishes cleaner or dirtier with it. I've heard they hold a lot of germs before. How do you disinfect it the best? Is the microwave really the best way? I've also read that you can't (for example) cook raw meat in a microwave because it doesn't kill all the bacteria, so does it clean a sponge that well? What about putting a sponge in the dishwasher?

If you don't use a sponge, how do you clean the crusty dishes your DH leaves all over the house?