Hi guys, welcome back to my channel. In today's video I thought I would share with you my
after sickness clean and show you how I disinfect my house after one of us has been ill and
I really need to do this today because my husband Matt has not been feeling very well
and I really want to stop it from spreading to anyone else in our home. So I'm going to
show you how I do it and I've also got a few tips on how you can keep viruses at bay from
coming into your house. But it's really important because viruses can actually live on your
surfaces for up to two weeks. So I want to make sure I disinfect everything, get it all
clean and I hope you really enjoy my tips. If you do, give it a big like and if you're
new to my channel, please subscribe. I post so much content to do with cleaning and I
would love to have you as a viewer.
So first off, let's talk about keeping viruses away in the first place. And I know this is
probably top of mind for a lot of us, but my first tip is as soon as you and the kids
walk through the door to take off your shoes and make sure the kids do as well and try
and have a place for them to go. We've got an under the stairs cupboard where we put
all of the shoes, but whether it's just in your porch or at your front door, it's great
if they can get into the habit of taking them off because shoes carry so many germs. It
not only makes your day to day cleaning much easier if they're not wearing them, but it
can also stop those germs being tracked through your home and it's also great if you can put
them away or in baskets because if you have a toddler the running around or a baby, they
love to put anything in their mouth including shoes, so it's great if they have a home to
go to.
Another tip is to wash your hands as soon as you get home and also get your children
to do the same. There are so many germs at school and at nursery that it's important
to, as soon as you walk in the door wash those germs off to just help stop the spread a little
bit. And it's also important that they wash their hands for long enough. 20 seconds is
the recommended amount of time. So a little hack that we do is while they're washing their
hands, we will either sing happy birthday twice or sing one of their favorite nursery
rhymes because that is about 20 seconds. It makes it a bit more fun for them and encourages
them to wash their hands.
Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you.
And the last tip I wanted to share with you was actually sent in by a doctor who is a
viewer of my channel. She said if you ever pick up a child from school or nursery and
they seem a bit under the weather, maybe they have a bit of a raised temperature that it's
a good idea that when you get them home to change their clothes and even bath them. Viruses
can actually live on their clothes from nursery and continue to infect them. So if you can
get them off of them and get them cleaned, then that could actually help.
Next up, let's talk about the supplies that I use when I want to disinfect my home. Now
obviously mild cleaners are not going to cut it when you want to be getting rid of germs
and bacteria and viruses. So I like to use this cleaner here. This is an antibacterial
surface cleanser that kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses. But I know some people like to
make up their own disinfectants by dilating some bleach with water or some [zaflora 00:03:12]
with water. So whatever your favorite disinfectant is, of course you can use that. It's just
really important that you actually read the instructions on the back because they're all
different and I'm actually guilty of not reading the instructions sometimes. For this one you
just have to spray this onto a surface and then wipe it down with a damp cloth. But then
it's really important that you allow it to dry on its own.
So this one says it kills e-coli, it kills MSRA, salmonella, but it also kills influenza
and the coronavirus as well among other things. I also like to use cloths when I'm disinfecting,
over using sponges because they can actually harbor bacteria and viruses in their crevices
and when I do start going around and disinfecting, it's really important that you think about
the hotspots as I like to call them in your home, which are basically the high touch areas.
And you also want to think about where the person whose unwell has also touched. So things
like the remote control, you'll definitely want to wipe that down, your phone as well.
Apparently we touch our phone up to 2000 times a day, so this is a place where there could
be lots of germs. Also laptops, car door handles, door knobs in general, cupboard doors. It's
also good to think about the light switches, the door knobs, the trash cans. Also, even
things like the toothpaste tubes that will have been touched by the sick person and it's
also important to wash their toothbrushes.
So I normally wash the toothbrushes by boiling them on the hub in boiling water for three
minutes. But I know some people like to just dip toothbrushes in vinegar for up to an hour.
So however you do it, it's completely up to you. But it's just a good idea to think about
all of those places where germs could spread. Also the railing on your staircases, bedside
tables and most technology. But now I'm actually going to go room to room and show you what
I clean and disinfect.
So first off, let's talk about bedrooms. So when it comes to preventing the spread of
germs in a bedroom, I would focus on the sheets of course, I would strip the bed, stick them
into the wash along with their pajamas. It's also really important that you remember to
do their bathrobes, maybe even slippers, and if they have a cuddly toy or a blanket or
a comforter, also wash that. And I would normally wash all clothes on 30 but after an illness
or a sickness, I would put it up to the highest heat that that fabric is allowed to go.
Next up let's talk about the bathrooms in your home. Now, this is probably the biggest
danger zone that you really want to sanitize after someone has been unwell. So again thinking
about everything that they have touched. So the flushing handles, the toilet itself, the
area around the toilet, the sink, the taps, everything that has been touched, you really
want to sanitize it again following the correct instructions on your surface cleaner.
When it comes to your kitchen, of course you're going to want to wash any dishes or utensils
that have been used by the person whose unwell. So I would just stick it into my dishwasher
on a slightly hotter wash. But if you don't have a dishwasher, you can disinfect your
dishes just by washing it by hand, by using a little bit of bleach and really diluting
it with water. Of course, you'll have to read the instructions on the back of your bleach
bottle, but that is a way of disinfecting. And then when it comes to the kitchen, I focus
on things like the surface areas as well as the refrigerator door handle, dishwasher handle
any cupboards or drawers and places again that you touch a lot. And I would also give
the bin a wash as well.
And the last thing I do in my post sick clean is to air out the house. So just opening up
windows and doors, even if it's winter, I just find that it's actually really nice to
get rid of that stale air and get some fresh air into the home. Anyway, that's all of my
tips. I hope you really enjoyed it. Let me know in the comments if there's anything else
that you guys do or recommend and I'll see you in my next one. Bye guys.