Mike
Carruthers:
Probably the worst place to keep your toothbrush is in the toothbrush
holder in your bathroom.
Laura Dellutri:
And the reason why is because every time we flush our toilets,
the water aerosolizes up to twenty feet in the air and it lands
on everything.
Cleaning expert
Laura Dellutri, author of the book Speed
Cleaning 101…
Our toothbrushes,
our countertops, our light switch plates - everything can be
in there from urine to fecal matter so it's very, very important
that we cover our toothbrushes.
Laura says it's
a myth that newspapers are good for cleaning windows.
It's one of the
worst things you can ever use because it actually leaves an
ink residue. A better way is to use a microfiber cleaning cloth,
a 100% cotton cleaning cloth or a window squeegee-- that's what
the professionals have been doing for years.
Some cleaning
experts say that vinegar is good for cleaning a lot of things
around the house but Laura says, "Be careful."
I'm so tired
of reading in magazines to put vinegar on a pet stain. That
is the worst thing you can do. You're putting acid on top of
an acidic substance. That just doesn't make any sense. It stinks
to high heaven and it really doesn't clean anything. I don't
like vinegar on hardwood floors and it actually has deteriorated
so many people's hardwood floors, no-wax floors, linoleum floors.
You can link
to Laura's website
from ours; somethingyoushouldknow.net.
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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