In this episode we:

• Tidy the bedroom
• Start a load of laundry
• Clean the kitchen
• Clean the bathroom
• Clean the main areas

While talking about the science of clean!

Citations

• Donofrio, R. S., Bechanko, R., Hitt, N., O’Malley, K., Charnauski, T., Bestervelt, L. L., Saha, R., & Saha, N. (2012). Are We Aware of Microbial Hotspots in Our Household? Journal of Environmental Health, 75(2), 12–19. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26329462
• Ikawa, Judy Y., and Jonathan S. Rossen. “Reducing Bacteria in Household Sponges.” Journal of Environmental Health 62, no. 1 (1999): 18–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44527685
• Johnston, Laura B., Gabriel M. Cox, Neil M. Skov, and Kelsi L. Anderson. “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Essential Oil-Based Cleaners against Staphylococcus Aureus.” Bios 87, no. 3 (2016): 110–16. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24878645
• Olson, Wanda, Donald Vesley, Marilyn Bode, Polly Dubbel, and Theresa Bauer. “Hard Surface Cleaning Performance of Six Alternative Household Cleaners Under Laboratory Conditions.” Journal of Environmental Health 56, no. 6 (1994): 27–31. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44535576
• Poczai, P., & Karvalics, L. Z. (2022). The little-known history of cleanliness and the forgotten pioneers of handwashing. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 979464. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.979464
• The Effectiveness of Three Home Products in Cleaning and Disinfection of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli on Home Environmental Surfaces. Brouillette N., Goodyear N., Gore R., Marshall J., Tenaglia K. Published 2015/11/01
• https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/7268-is-your-natural-cleaner-even-doing-anything
• https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/pdf/331782-a_cleaning_sanitizing_disinfecting_508.pdf
• Zinn, M. K., & Bockmühl, D. (2020). Did granny know best? Evaluating the antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral efficacy of acetic acid for home care procedures. BMC Microbiology, 20(1), 265. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01948-8