We’re getting freaky – about cleaning.
Don’t let your home become a “bacterial war zone,” cleaning enthusiast Angela Donal warns.
The 41-year-old swears by a few simple hacks that keep her home in tip-top shape and ward off bacteria.
Her best home-kept secret is to clean her house “every single day” and conduct a thorough deep clean once a week.
“Every day we should clean,” the Peachy Clean founder told South West News Service. “Cleaning is an essential part of your life.”
“Every house needs one good clean a week due to bacteria spreading.”
If there just aren’t enough hours in a day, hire a professional cleaner, she advised.
Her guidance comes after a recent survey revealed that most people don’t clean their house for a month.
Donal got down and dirty with the cleanliness facts, revealing that the dirtiest item in your home is constantly next to your face.
“The most-touched thing in your home is probably your mobile phone. It’s 10 times dirtier than some toilet seats,” she explained. “Make sure you clean it regularly with alcohol-based sanitizer.”
Dishcloths are “notorious for bacteria,” said Donal, who hails from Belfast, Northern Ireland, noting that every time she uses a cloth, she disinfects it.
Of course, everyone knows the importance of hand washing, but the clean freak puts extra emphasis on a healthy routine.
“Don’t open doors without washing your hands or doing anything that may involve touching something,” she advised, adding that light switches should also be cleaned regularly.
“Keep your hands away from your face to prevent viruses that you may pick up from your hands — they are very easily spread,” she advised.
Donal recommends deep-cleaning shower drain plugs, countertops and toilets frequently, as well as disinfecting taps, handles, remote controls and sink drains weekly.
Toothbrush holders should also be washed every week, while kitchen sponges, she claimed, are one of the dirtiest items in the home.
Now that she’s tackled everything but the kitchen sink, it’s up next on her to-do list.
“Instead of standing and cleaning the sink for half an hour, put some bleach in the sink, pop the plug in with a kettle of boiling water,” she said, promising a germ-free sink afterward.
But Donal isn’t the first hygiene enthusiast to offer up some cleaning advice to the messy masses.
Alyssa Armstrong, the founder of Alyssa’s Cleaning Company, previously took to TikTok to recommend the four common household cleaners to toss immediately.
Up on the chopping block: Windex, Bona Hardwood Floor Polish, Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and any sponge that isn’t a Scrub Daddy.
