Chemical Cocktail: If you use chemicals to clean, know which products you are using and whether they interact with each other. For example, mixing bleach with acids, ammonia, oven cleaners, hydrogen peroxide, insecticides and many other common household products – even if there have been a few hours between applications ─ can cause serious breathing problems and may lead to heart attack.
Don’t let garbage odors get beyond the pail. Take your cans outside and rinse them out with the hose. After you’ve emptied out the water, spray liberally with a sanitizer, then let sit for ten minutes. Rinse again and turn upside down to dry.
Bacteria can travel up to eight feet…which means if a toilet is flushed with the lid up, whatever heebie-jeebies that splash out can land on your towel or even your toothbrush. Train your family to flush with the lid down, wipe down the area around the toilet at least once a day and try to keep everything else out of spitting distance.
Is it time to clean the tracks on your sliding glass door again? Spray all-purpose cleaner generously on the tracks and let sit for at least a few minutes. Then, take a screwdriver (or other long, thin tapered instrument) wrapped in a rag and wipe the track, gently chiseling up anything that sticks.
In honor of June being National Home Safety Month, remember: a clean home is a safe home!
Toxic Fumes: Most cleaning solutions, even those that are considered green or all-natural, were never meant to be inhaled. Keeping the windows open will help keep you from getting light-headed or dizzy.
