Healthy Bathrooms, Healthy Families

Healthy Bathrooms, Healthy Families

If you think the bathroom is the busiest room in your house, you may be more right than you know. According to the experts at the health Web site WebMD, the average bathroom contains thousands of germs and viruses-ranging from E. coli bacteria to the rhinovirus linked to colds and flu.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you have to lock your family out of the bathroom, even when it’s unoccupied. Just follow a few tips:

Healthy Smiles

First off, store your toothbrush properly to ensure you keep it-and its user-as germ-free as possible. Be sure to keep it up on a counter top, away from the sink and toilet to prevent airborne contamination from splashing water. A simple flush of the toilet sends bacteria and germs airborne, ready to settle on un covered toothbrush bristles!  Also, don’t store toothbrushes together in close quarters (a cup in a cabinet, for example). Doing so can increase the odds of germs spreading from brush to brush. Be sure to regularly change your toothbrush, too.

Brush up on health! Changing your toothbrush regularly could help protect you from germs.

Raising The Bar

Experts also say there is some evidence that liquid soap may be more sanitary than bar soap. Bar soap can hold residue from soap dishes and bacteria from the person who used it last. Liquid soaps come in self-contained pumps that keep soap fresh and pure. Also, gentle liquid soaps are ideal for teaching kids proper hand washing techniques. Children should know to wash their hands for about 20 seconds (or as long as it takes them to sing their ABC’s) at least four times a day, and always after using the bathroom.

Throw In The Towel

Bathroom towels should be hung up to dry immediately after use and regularly washed in hot water with detergent. You may also want to limit the amount of towel sharing that goes on in your house. Encourage each family member to use his or her own towel.

Do you have any bathroom cleanliness tips? How do you get your kids to brush their teeth and wash their hands?

 

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