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How Often Should You Clean This PART 2

How Often Should You Clean This (PART 2 )

Bath Towels: Every Few Uses

Wash your towel or grab a new one after three or four normal showers, more often if you work out a lot. Hang up damp towels when you're done so they can air out and not give mildew, mold, and bacteria a dark, damp place to grow.

How Often Should You Clean This 15 Shower Curtain: Monthly

A plastic curtain, or the plastic liner for a cloth curtain, should get a bath with warm water and baking soda once a month to remove soap scum and prevent mildew. You may be able to stretch this to once a quarter if your shower doesn’t get a lot of use. Spraying it with a cleaner after every shower and wiping it down weekly when you clean the bathroom will also help.

How Often Should You Clean This 16  Toothbrush: Quarterly

Beyond a few months, the bristles get too worn to work as well as they should. If you see fraying before then, that’s a sign to switch.

 How Often Should You Clean This 17 Razor Blades: 5-7 Uses

Did you know a dull blade causes more cuts and irritation than a sharp one? Start with a new blade every week or so, if you’re shaving daily, to stay (and look) sharp.

How Often Should You Clean This 18 Makeup Brushes: Weekly and Monthly

Applicators like sponges and brushes can be a breeding ground for bacteria. They collect dirt, dust, and anything else floating through the air as well as on your skin. Wash brushes for wet makeup once a week; dry makeup brushes, monthly. Mild soap and warm water followed by an overnight drying session will take you from grime to glam.

How Often Should You Clean This 19 Bras: Every Few Uses

Whether you give them “off days” to regain their shape and elasticity, or go for multiple wears in a row, it’s best to give bras a good wash after you’ve worn them about three times. But if you’ve been sweating, don’t wait that long.

How Often Should You Clean This 20

 

 Sheets: Weekly
The rule of thumb is to wash bed linens once a week in water hot enough to kill bacteria (around 140 F), and tumble dry. Your shut-eye habits should determine your timeline. For example, pets, night sweats, and midnight snacks in bed mean you’ll need to change them sooner. Alternating between two sets of sheets can make it easier to keep up.

How Often Should You Clean This 21  Pillows: 2-4 Times a Year

Throw your pillows (and your throw pillows) in the wash on hot every 3-6 months to kill bacteria and keep them fresh.

Same goes for your comforter or duvet. If it’s too big to fit in your machine at home, take it to a laundromat with extra-large commercial-size washers, or have it professionally cleaned.

How Often Should You Clean This 22 Mattress: Twice a Year

Unless it’s brand new, your mattress is probably home for millions of dust mites. A good semiannual vacuuming can help suck up those tiny critters, as well as the dead skin cells you’ve been shedding that keep them well-fed.

 How Often Should You Clean This 23Washing Machine: Quarterly

Any appliance that uses water is at risk for mold and mildew. Wipe down the door and rubber gasket of a front loader after every wash load. Give your machine a deeper cleaning every 3-4 months by adding 1 cup of bleach and running a hot cycle (sans clothes) to sanitize.

How Often Should You Clean This 24

Humidifier: Every 3 Days

When your humidifier is cranking out moisture nonstop, replace the water daily. Clean it with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, or the disinfectant the manufacturer recommends, every 3 days to prevent mineral deposits and filmy buildup. Change the filter regularly, according to the instructions.

How Often Should You Clean This 25 Air Filters: Monthly

Replace the small particle filters in central heating and cooling systems once a month to keep their air purifying powers up to snuff. Same goes for the filters of in-room air conditioners.

 

How Often Should You Clean This 26 Air Ducts: As Needed

If everyone in your house is healthy, you don’t have to clean ducts regularly. There’s no proof that it prevents problems, and done incorrectly, it could cause them. Dirt inside usually sticks and stays put. Vacuum or take off and clean grates when you notice normal dusty buildup. However, if you have mold, rodents, or insects, or you can see stuff blowing out of your vents, it’s time to do something.

How Often Should You Clean This 27 Fireplace: Yearly

Avoid the toxic trouble of carbon monoxide, fumes, and soot by having your chimney inspected annually. A certified chimney sweep can check for problems and clean out any buildup.

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Dr. Benjamin Díaz Curiel

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