36: To Bleach Their Own

Well, Scrub Jockeys, this is it. Our time has finally come. We’ve been training for this exact situation. It’s time to serve our country with our knowledge of tree-free paper products, concentrated cleaners, and no-waste ways to wipe up a whole mess of viruses. THIS IS IT!

Ok, perhaps it’s not quite so exciting as all that — but hoo boy, America’s apartments are soon going to be as clean as they’ve ever been, now that we aren’t supposed to do anything but stare at our baseboards.

In case you were wondering and couldn’t be bothered to Google (I get it), the CDC is still saying that your regular household cleaner—yes, even Mrs. Meyers—should be totally sufficient when cleaning your counters. But if you want to get really really safe, feel free to add a capful of bleach to your all-purpose cleaner.

Of course, as always, we’ll take the opportunity to say that there is no morality to cleanliness—your sparkling home doesn’t make you better person—HOWEVER! Sanitized surfaces ARE in the collective interest at this time. So do your part. Wipe down the doorknobs of your building. Get the stickiness and germs off of the handrails. Make your kids wash their grubby hands for a full 20 seconds (YES REALLY).

ANYWHO if you’ve got COVID-19 fatigue, don’t worry — this week’s episode touches on a ton of other things, too. Like how awful it is that sometimes landlords (OR LADIES) decide it’s a good idea to have carpeted bathrooms. VOM. Or what happens when your new work desk is haunted by the Ghost of a Gross Person. Listen to the new episode here:

We also heard from a listener who used BAKING SODA for cleaning her hair! Fortunately, both Hanna and Andrew have tried that in the past and have a great deal of wisdom to offer.

We are also prepping for the Great Towel Test of 2020, wherein we will be trying out different kinds of cloths and rags to determine which are the most absorbent. It’s going to be interesting, probably!

And on that note, our listener who initially called in asking about a rag with a little more power called back to let us know (in very hushed tones) that our friends at Meliora (makes of the Dish Puck) actually sell second-hand (but clean, promise) cloth diapers for a song. Amazing!

As always, we’d love to hear from you. Do you have COVID questions? Do you have a particularly gross friend who you just can’t get to clean? Have you given up shampoo or maybe you’re using a bar or another plastic-free option?

Tell us all about it! Call us on the Spotline: 508-HOW-WASH. You can also find some pretty cool information on our Instagram, where we’re sharing cleaning information in the time of pandemic.

xoxo stay safe, wash your hands!