If you use dish sponges to clean the kitchen, stop doing it: “Damaged to your health”

The dish sponge for cleaning the kitchen should never be used: experts condemn it in this way.

Bacteria proliferate in every part of the house and according to a study the dish sponge could cause “damage to health”. This is a consequence of an incorrect use of the tool, of a lack of attention especially when it comes to hygiene and cleaning. Experts highlight the associated risks and also advice for an intelligent use of the sponge.

Dish Sponge Full of Bacteria: The Study

The classic dish sponge , the one with a soft part and an abrasive part, is being put under the magnifying glass by experts in the field. According to a study published in the well-known specialized journal ‘Scientific Reports’, this is a tool full of bacteria.

Since it is certainly a widespread and used accessory in the world, one could make a wrong use of it without thinking about all the damage to health and the environment that it could cause . Its use – according to estimates – is in every part of the Earth. It is certainly an indispensable tool for cleaning dishes, but also for surfaces and for the bathroom.

Precisely this use, sometimes careless, leads to the proliferation of bacteria. It is an active container of highly harmful microorganisms and could also develop some diseases that are detrimental to human health . The German study cited above was conducted specifically to understand how to use it and what it could develop.

Among the bacteria that could host there is also Moraxella osloensis , recognized as the intermediary of some infections that can affect immunosuppressed subjects. Not only that, there is also talk of a lack of hygiene of dishes and surfaces, with the passage of bacteria from one environment to another .

What are the experts’ tips: using the sponge at home

This study highlights a very important issue, namely how to use the sponge used to wash dishes . According to experts, the sponge should never be used both for dishes and for cleaning surfaces.

Every environment should have its own tool, to be sanitized after use. This is an intelligent method to preserve environments – and consequently people – from the proliferation of more or less dangerous bacteria.

Sponges can be sanitized by soaking them in Amuchina or sodium bicarbonate. Not only that, they should be changed at least once a week. The study confirms that this tool must be used intelligently, changing it every time and using one for each surface and environment.

Bacteria are everywhere today and it is good to combat their proliferation throughout the house. The sponge could “move” them and it would not be hygienic. With these tips from the experts, you can add a small piece to the correct cleaning of every day.