Kitchen towel change: More common than thought
Just because you have a dish cloth for every day in the hands and use it, you need to change it often. Similar to shower towels, you must also here make sure the kitchen towels for at least a 60 degree wash.
- Researchers at the University of Mauritius found that kitchen towels were contaminated after a month with a variety of bacteria. Including E. coli bacteria, which trigger diarrhea, and intestinal diseases.
- The more people in your household in the towel use, the greater the number of bacteria.
- We advise you, therefore, to change the towels after one week. Generally speaking, Rather too early changed, than once too late.
- Thus, the bacteria are completely killed, you should set your washing machine on 60 degrees, and the towels with the hot water wash. Only be effective against the bacteria, so the consumer is Central.
- Similarly, by the way, with the sponge. The accumulates more bacteria than your kitchen towel. Wash it after each use with hot water, you replace it after no more than a week.
Kitchen towel change: at Least Once per week, a new cloth should. (Image: Pixabay)
Also when hanging shower towels, there are a few things to note. What are these exactly and why towel hooks are not a good solution, we will explain in our next article.
