How To Clean And Disinfect Yourself And Your Home?

How To Clean And Disinfect Yourself And Your Home? Why do I need to disinfect myself when I reach home? How do I disinfect myself? How do I disinfect my house? Which places should I disinfect in my house? What do I need to disinfect my house?

If you are looking for 100% factual answers to all the above questions, please read this article up to the end.

Why do I need to disinfect myself?

• It helps prevent the spread of disease
• Keep your loved one(s) safe
• It helps keep you healthy and safe
• Ensure that your home stays clean and ideally disease free

How to disinfect me

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to disinfect yourself;

1. Bathe daily

Through bathing, you can eliminate unwanted body odors and germs. Thus, it’s advisable that you bathe daily as a way of disinfecting yourself. Consider using a fragrant-free soap and a cloth made of microfiber or cotton.

2. Maintain oral hygiene

Ensure that you brush your teeth 2 to 3 times a day. Don’t forget to floss your teeth to prevent plaque from forming.

3. Clean your hair

Use a quality shampoo that’s gentle to your scalp and hair to clean your hair. If you have oily hair, consider washing it daily. And if you have less oily hair, consider cleaning it 4-5 times a week.

4. Always put on clean clothes

Make sure that you put on clean clothes each time you take a bath or after coming back from the outdoors

Extra tips; 

After returning from the outdoors, please make sure that you take off your shoes and leave everything you touched with your hands, such as car keys, grocery bag(s), mobile phone, wallet, and handbag or bag in one area, 5 feet from your door.

Make sure that you disinfect all of the things mentioned above before using them. Remember to wash your hands before and after eating, and before and after preparing food, and each time you use the bathroom.

How can I disinfect my home by myself?

Below is a comprehensive guide on how to disinfect your home by yourself;

How to disinfect your kitchen

To effectively disinfect your kitchen, please consider following the steps below;

1. Wipe down your kitchen surfaces

Start by wiping down all the surfaces in your kitchen. Use a clean cloth and a spray bottle filled with a natural disinfectant. Wipe the surfaces that are least dirty and gradually proceed to wipe the dirtiest surfaces.

2. Disinfect your kitchen stove

• If your kitchen stove is electric, please unplug it from the power source
• Soak the burners in warm soapy water for 30 minutes
• Wipe down the stove with a clean cloth dampened with vinegar

3. Decontaminate your microwave

• In a clean microwave bowl, pour 1 cup of water and add 1 teaspoon of white vinegar
• Heat it for 5 minutes. By doing so, you will loosen grime in the microwave. To avoid your bowl from bursting up due to heat, please place a wooden spoon or skewer in the bowl before heating the water
• After 5 minutes, open up the microwave and wipe the grime down while wearing oven mints
• Using a kitchen sponge, systematically scrub the top, sides, bottom, and the door of your microwave with a soft-bristled brush dipped in white vinegar
• If your microwave is greasy, disinfect it by using a baking soda paste
• Use a clean, dry cloth to dry your microwave

4. Disinfect your kitchen floors

• Start by sweeping the floor. Sweep the floor using short strokes
• Pile up the dirt in one place and use a dustpan to collect the pile of dust. Please don’t move the dirt around because by doing so, you will make the floor dirtier
• Wet the floor with a solution made of a mild soap detergent, vinegar, and alcohol
• Use a microfiber mop to clean the floor
• Vacuum the floor to dry the floor and get rid of any dirt that may have been left out during mopping

It’s advisable that you use natural disinfectants such as hot water, alcohol, vinegar, or hydrogen peroxide when disinfecting your kitchen. You can also use a hospital-grade disinfectant spray to disinfect your kitchen.

Tea tree oil and Eucalyptus essential oils are also some of the most effective disinfecting agents you can use when cleaning your kitchen.

How to disinfect your bathroom

Always put gloves on before performing any disinfecting service in your bathroom. Below are some of the steps to follow when disinfecting your bathroom;

How to disinfect your toilet bowl?

• Evenly apply a toilet cleaner to the inside of your toilet bowl
• Let the cleaner sit for 10 minutes
• Use a toilet brush to scrub the cleaner for at least two minutes
• Flush the toilet
• Spray borax into the toilet bowl and let it sit for 15-20 minutes before scrubbing it off and flushing the toilet

How to disinfect toilet walls

• Combine white vinegar and a mild washing detergent, then pour it into a spray bottle
• Wipe down any dirt from the walls by using a microfiber towel
• Use toilet paper to dry the walls

How to disinfect bathtub

• Place a rubber band in your bathtub’s drain hole to hold water
• Fill the bathtub with hot water
• Add a mild washing detergent to the tub and let it sit for 15 minutes
• Remove the rubber band and let the water drain
• Rinse the bathtub for 2 minutes with cold water
• Mix a cup of hospital-grade bleach with 3liters of water
• Transfer the solution into a spray bottle and spray the tub
• Scrub the bathtub before rinsing it again with hot water

Remember to scrub your bathroom floor and rinse the floor with clean water.

How to disinfect your living room

Remember, most people often ‘judge’ how clean your house is through your living room. So, to thoroughly disinfect your living room, please follow the steps below;

• Dust off your curtains, cabinets, electronic devices, and furniture
• Using a clean microfiber cloth and a spray bottle filled with a mild washing detergent, wipe down all your living room surfaces
• Remove any carpets and place them outside
• Sweep the carpet before vacuuming it to get rid of dust completely
• In a clean container, create a paste by mixing equal parts of borax, white vinegar, and salt
• Evenly spread the paste on the carpet and leave it for 2 to 3 hours before vacuuming the carpet again
• Disinfect the floor by cleaning it with a cleaning solution made by mixing a cup of hospital-grade bleach with 3liters of water
• Vacuum the floor

What do I need to disinfect my home?

Below are some of the necessities you need to have if you are to disinfect your home successfully;

• Spray bottles, which have heavy nozzles, are leak resistant and can be comfortably held in one’s hands.
• Absorbent rags and pieces of cloth
• Dusters and dustpans
• Quality mop
• Brushes
• Brooms
• Cleaning buckets
• Vacuum cleaner
• Protective clothing such as gloves, aprons, face masks, eye googles, and waterproof boots

Important places to clean and disinfect in my home?

Below are some of the most important places to clean and disinfect in your home;

• Floors
• Skirting boards
• Air vents
• Drain stoppers
• Showerheads
• Bathtubs
• Bathroom sink
• Toilet bowl
• Toilet seat
• Kitchen sink
• Kitchen Countertops
• Door knobs and handles
• Cabinet knobs and handles
• Light switches
• Laundry room
• Pets’ rooms

Conclusion

Knowing how to disinfect yourself and your home correctly not only helps prevent diseases from spreading but also helps keep both you and your loved one(s) healthy and safe. It’s essential that you clean your home’s floors, skirting boards, drain stoppers, bathtubs, toilet bowls, and laundry room, as these are some of the dirtiest places in the house.

Making your home disinfection service a DIY project can be time-consuming and costly. Thus experts recommend that you seek a disinfection service through a reputable disinfection company.

We hope you enjoyed and learned something from this article – How To Clean And Disinfect Yourself And Your Home! If you require any disinfection services for your home, office, or other premises, please feel free to contact us today!