6 Mistakes Done in the bathroom

After earlier discussed about "caring Tips Bathroom", this time the admin will discuss about some of the mistakes that someone in the bathroom and how to handle it, as reported by the Huffingtonpost, Tuesday (28/1/2014) here.

1. Put the toothbrush too close to the toilet

Harvard University has researched that, distance between at least brush your teeth with toilet is 1.8 meters. Because every time the toilet on flush, aerosol particles from the toilet will float as far as 1.8 meters. And, if the particle is about a toothbrush, then particles aerosols from toilet will hit the toothbrush.

How to handle it, please close the toilet before flush and wash or replace your toothbrush regularly. Use cover toothbrush will only make the brush becomes moist causing microorganisms flourish.

2. Wear a wet towel over and over

The most preferred places bacteria love is humid and wet towel on such, especially when its use many times and in a long period of time.

"More dangerous if you have open wounds, because you can just infect yourself with any bacteria that exist in the towel," demolished Elizabeth Scott, PhD, Director of one of the Simmons College Center for hygiene and health.

As the solution is Elizabeth suggested everyone wear towels each once a week. For more details read also my other article: "caring Tips bath towel"

3. Save the loofah for too long

A study found that the bacteria cause infections such as p. aeruginosa thrives 24 hours after first used a loofah.

Loofah is a kind of sponge with a rougher texture of shower puff. Dr. Birgit Toome, M.d.. revealed that, though made from natural ingredients, loofah should only be used for 3-4 weeks. Synthetic shower puff even more resistant to bacteria, although Dr. Toome suggested this should be replaced every 8 weeks.

4. Less long-hand wash

Hand wash activities is one of the most effective ways to reduce the spread of communicable infections. But most of us do it in a way that is incorrect. According to the CDC.

In his studies, Michigan State University found 95 percent of people spending less than 15 minutes to wash your hands. CDC-recommended time for hand washing is for 20 seconds.

5. the bathroom Curtains too long

The use of gordengan in the bathroom may not have been commonly used in bathrooms in Indonesia, but for those of you who have used it should pay attention to the following.

To prevent water splashes out of the bathroom is usually one would wear a long bathroom gordengan and touched the floor, it should be avoided because the tip of the gordeng that touches the floor will be a breeding place of mold and mildew.

Prevention: trim the bottom few inches of the floor of the bathroom and also both sides in order to cover the bathtub perfectly.

6. Do not wear footwear

The bathroom floor was very vulnerable to the amount of bacteria that so much because one of the places in the bathroom the most frequently exposed to wet than the wall.

To prevent the bacteria spreads to the legs, then wear footwear seeprti clamp rubber sandals, in addition rajin-rajinlah floor cleaning the bathroom with a brush to clean and isn't slick.