10 Brutal Cleaning Facts You Wish You Didn’t Know (But We're Telling You Anyway)
Let’s be honest, cleaning isn’t everyone’s idea of a good time. But here at Maid To Help Cleaning Specialists, we live for the grime. In fact, we’ve got some truly disturbing cleaning facts that might just have you reaching for the disinfectant or our phone number.
Brace yourself, these are brutal, gross, and absolutely true.
1. Your office desk is 400 times dirtier than a toilet seat
Yes, four hundred. That innocent keyboard you’re tapping away on It’s basically a bacteria rave. You're welcome.
2. Sponges are dirtier than your loo
Your kitchen sponge is a microbial monster. It can harbour more germs than your toilet bowl. And no, microwaving it doesn’t help. Sorry TikTok.
3. The average carpet is 13 times filthier than a city pavement
You wouldn't dream of walking barefoot down the high street so why roll around on your living room rug
4. One in three people admit to never cleaning their mattress
You're sleeping with dust mites, dead skin, and all sorts of bedtime buddies. Sweet dreams
5. The average keyboard has 3,000 bacteria per square inch
And don’t even get us started on shared office keyboards. You may as well be typing on a petri dish.
6. Your mop is probably spreading more than it’s cleaning
Unless you're washing it properly between uses (spoiler alert, you’re not), that mop is just painting your floor with yesterday’s dirt.
7. The kitchen sink is dirtier than the toilet again
Raw meat, dirty dishes, soggy bits of food. It’s a bacterial theme park in there. Yet people still rinse things and call it clean.
8. Bathroom door handles are germ hotspots
We all wash our hands, right Right Well... someone’s not. And they’re leaving evidence.
9. Air fresheners mask smells, not the filth
A room that smells like Citrus Burst but is caked in dust is still dirty, no matter how lemony-fresh it seems.
10. Most people only clean what they can see
Out of sight, out of mind Until it’s growing legs and crawling out from behind your fridge
Still Want to DIY It
We didn’t think so. But don’t worry. Maid To Help Cleaning Specialists is here to save your space and your sanity. Whether it’s your home, your workplace, or the crime scene that is your communal microwave, we clean it all. Properly.
Ready to face the brutal truth with a brilliant clean
Drop us a message today and let’s make your space sparkle and germ-free of course.
💌info@maidtohelpcleaning.co.uk