By Dayna McAlpine
The bathroom is one of the dirtiest places in your home.If you spend hours cleaning your bathroom several times a week, put the bleach down: you鈥檙e wasting a whole lot of time according to one molecular virology expert.
Emma Harding, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford, has shared that using soapy water to clean your bathroom just once a week is more than enough.
The pro told聽9Honey Living: 鈥淪oapy water is very effective at killing a wide range of microbes, so your regular cleaning can be done with that.鈥澛
If stuff does start getting grottier than soapy water can handle, Harding advises using disinfectant once a month.
In terms of what needs cleaning the most, the expert says that 鈥渉igh-touch surfaces鈥 such as taps and showers should be the priority.聽
However, there is one non-negotiable 鈥 when it comes to cleaning your bathroom, the toilet is an essential.聽
Harding adds that if anyone in your household is unwell it is crucial to give your entire toilet and bathroom a thorough scrub