Your Home Cleaning Checklist: 42 Things To Sanitize
This post is all about things to sanitize at home.
Right now it is more important than ever to keep your house, your car, and your surroundings cleaned and sanitized. But while your toilet bowl might be sparkling clean, when was the last time you sanitized your computer’s keyboard?
There are a ton of little things around the house that just aren’t getting cleaned that are really important. And according to the CDC, you should be cleaning and sanitizing everyday when someone is sick. So, I’ve put together a list of more than 40 forgettable things to sanitize at home that will help you keep your family safe.
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Things To Sanitize At Home
Here’s a massive list of things to sanitize at home when someone is sick. You should sanitize everyday until that person is no longer sick.
- Alarm Keypads
- Backpacks
- Purses
- Messenger Bags
- Reusable Grocery Bags
- Bicycle Handlebars
- Helmets
- Credit Cards
- Debit Cards
- Computer Keyboard and Mouse
- Laptop Keyboard and Mouse
- The Power Button on your Computer
- Car Door Handles Inside and Out
- Car Gear Shift
- Steering Wheel
- Dashboard and Radio Knobs and Buttons
- Garage Door Opener
- Your Keys
- Delivered Packages
- The Mailbox
- Your Mail
- Door Knobs
- Locks
- Cabinet Doors and Handles
- Faucet Handles
- Shower Curtains
- Toothbrush Holder
- Hand Soap Pumps
- Shower Mat
- Toilet Handle
- Light Switches
- Handrails
- That Line on the Wall Where Your Kids Drag Their Fingers (if you have kids you know the one I’m talking about)
- Telephones
- Remotes
- Game Controllers
- Pet Food Storage Containers
- Pet Food Bowls
- Food Packaging
- Fresh Fruit and Veggies
- The Garden Hose
- Garden Water Faucets
Some of these might have seemed really obvious to you, but I’m willing to bet there are at least a few that made you say “oh yeah, I should clean that!” There certainly were a few like that for me when I started researching this article. The door of the mailbox was one of those that I hadn’t even considered. But I really should have! After all your mail delivery person could accidentally pass something on to you through it or you could pass something on to them.
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What About Money?
One notable thing that wasn’t on this list was money and well the reason for that is quite simple. While you can clean and sanitize coins, paper money isn’t something you can really clean. Not without risking ruining it at least. Unless you live in Canada, where their “paper” money is made out of plastic. It is much safer not to handle money at all right now. Use your debit card instead. If you must handle cash be sure to use hand sanitizer immediately afterward and wash your hands as soon as you can.
Whatever you do though, don’t handle money and then immediately handle food. I’m looking at you fast food. If you do decide to have fast food use your hand sanitizer before you eat or go to the bathroom and wash your hands while you wait for your number to be called.
These extra little cleaning steps might just be exactly what it takes to keep you and your family from getting sick. Also, if you are finding that your hands are drying out because of all the hand washing and using alcohol-based hand sanitizer get yourself some lotion. Dry cracked skin is skin that will allow germs, bacteria, and viruses into your body.
I hope you liked this list of things to sanitize at home. Is there anything that you feel is missing? Share your thoughts by commenting below!
