Do you change the toothbrush holder?

Jimmy_Neutron

So we've had the big discussion about changing the toilet seat when you move in to a new house, but the real question is: do you change the toothbrush holder?


When I lived in different properties they had disgusting gunk in the bottom of the toothbrush holder and so I started changing them as a matter of course, when I buy my next house I'm bringing a new toothbrush holder with me to fit as soon as I've got the keys.

I just can't wait to buy a new toothbrush holder, so much so I'm seriously thinking of spending hundreds of thousands of pounds possibly millions to have a house to put it in :j



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goodwithsaving

Stop creating these !!!! threads. This is a USEFUL forum for people who need help, not a place for !!!!

Jimmy_Neutron

Whoa! take it easy don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy, lighten up while you still can

This was joke thread in response to the other threads created recently, but doing a quick Google search it seems there could be good evidence in changing your toothbrush holder.

Germiest Items in the Home

In 2011, NSF International conducted a "Germiest Places in the Home" study to identify germ hot spots in the home. NSF's microbiologists asked 22 families to swab 30 everyday household items ranging from kitchen surfaces to cell phones to pet items in order to measure contamination levels of yeast, mold and coliform bacteria (a family of bacteria that includes Salmonella and E. coli).

Before testing these items, the volunteers were asked to rate the items they thought would be the dirtiest. The findings from this study indicated that there are common misconceptions about where the highest concentration of germs is found in the home.

The biggest misconception identified through the study was that people thought the bathroom is the dirtiest place in the house when in fact the kitchen had the most germs. NSF swabbed for coliform bacteria - a family of bacteria that includes Salmonella and E. coli and is an indicator of potential fecal contamination – and found coliform on:

More than 75 percent of dish sponges/rags
45 percent of kitchen sinks
32 percent of counter tops
18 percent of cutting boards
This compares to the bathroom where areas with the most coliforms only included:

27 percent of toothbrush holders
9 percent of bathroom faucet handles
According to the study’s findings, the areas in which food is prepared actually contained more bacteria and fecal contamination than many other places in the home.

agrinnall

goodwithsaving wrote: »

Stop creating these !!!! threads. This is a USEFUL forum for people who need help, not a place for !!!!

I must have missed the memo making you Forum Emperor, perhaps it's in my spam folder. I suggest you lighten up a bit otherwise your ulcer will be flaring up.