A cleaning expert has shared the 'correct' way to clean your water bottle - as she revealed that the containers can become breeding grounds for harmful bacteria.
Leslie Reichert said that if your water starts to smell a little different or doesn't taste as fresh, then it's time to change your habits and start washing the bottle much more frequently.
She said that germs, mould, and mildew thrive in moist and dark places so the inside of a water bottle is the perfect place, so they need to be washed after every single use.
Her tips are quick and simple, so you can start working them into your daily routine right away - and it's probably a good idea to do so.
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Speaking to Apartment Therapy, Leslie said: "Germs will grow on your reusable water bottles after each and every use. Combined with the fact that mold and mildew thrive in moist, dark areas—let’s just say this is not a container you would want to drink anything out of."
She said that with a screw-top bottle, it is important to separate the two pieces and run both of them through the dishwasher - provided it is safe for your type to do so.
She said with more complicated tops, you have to get a bottle brush to scrub the bottom of the bottle and a smaller one to clean the lid.
Then she said that from time to time you should use fizzy cleaning tablets, dropping the bottle into the water with the tablet and letting it sit overnight.
Meanwhile, your oven also needs regular cleaning and it's the household chore task that we all love to hate - shortly followed by ironing.
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Scraping burnt food and grease off the inside of the cooker is not only disgusting but time-consuming, and if you don't clean it as you go, the grime and dirt build up, making it much harder to tackle later on.
If you're guilty of putting the tiresome chore on hold, luckily a mum has shared a "life-changing" oven cleaning hack that does all the hard work for you - and all you need is tin foil and a dishwasher tablet, result.
In a video, which has been viewed 1.2 million times, the woman demonstrates the simple trick which her followers have called "life-changing".
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