Oh hello! I promised this article is way more stirring than any matinee meeting your gaze and surprise! With the recent health crisis scares, what else could be more engaging other than zapping bacteria and viruses?
While I was winding down, enjoying my cup of joe, and pretending I have more important things on my phone - well I actually was doing something productive.
Earlier I took a photo of all the stuff I held and while I’m sure I did forget some like car door handle, elevator buttons etc — these that I took made me think how much germs my hands may have harbored from touching those objects?
How many millions (or billions) of bacteria can I potentially spread using my hands?
They say there's about 1,500 bacteria living on each square centimetre of skin on our hands and we can spread these little critters to other objects or people including our little ones if we don't sanitize it. YIKES!
Not being a germaphobe, although I sometimes am, but when you’re a mom and you have little kids, you have to zero in on hygiene and sanitation. It is our health's first line of defense.
It’s true washing our hands with soap + spritzing alcohol afterwards is a good way to fend off sickness (also immune system of course), but for peace of mind, do away with ones that are proven to take down 99.99% of germs.
But truth be told, keeping our hands clean and germ-free, is not the be-all and end-all of getting rid of bacteria. We might have already spread it around in our daily items. For that reason, it is equally important to sanitize these items too:
1. Mobile Phones
Studies claim that our phones are 10x dirtier than toilet seat. Ack!!! The problem is, most of us don't clean our phones and we let others use it. Since our hands are known to be a resting place for many different kinds of germs (not to mention the germ-laden surfaces we put our phones on), we could transfer some of these germs from one object to another.
Other everyday items we need to sanitize include:
2. Car Keys
3. Stroller handle
4. Door knobs
5. Telephone
6. Switches
7. Tables
8. Remote control
9. Keyboard
10. Toys
No more gross petri dish photos needed, I'm sure you can already picture how bacteria growth looks like in these germy objects that we touch every day. And that's only a part of the long list we have! It's quite disturbing to think about the contamination we are exposed to, but honestly, the best thing we can do about it is to stop worrying and take proactive measure.
We can pick up dangerous germs whether we like it or not, but their chance of making us sick lies in how much we practice good hygiene and upkeep our health.
So whether on-the-go or at home, we have to make a habit of disinfecting our hands along with the things we frequently hold.
We bet our bottom dollar on Hygienix Anti-bacterial Hand Spray for its unique formulation that kills 99.99% germs on contact. The handy spray bottle is also a plus! Makes it easy to bring around wherever whenever.
These days when virus outbreaks are rattling the world, we can be at peace knowing that we can carry the best defense from whatever is out there.
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