Do-it-yourself disinfection of the apartment

You need to start disinfection cleaning from remote rooms, and finish cleaning the toilet and bathroom.

For a complete independent disinfection of the apartment you will need:

• protective gloves - if you do not use gloves during normal cleaning, then they must be worn during disinfection, they will protect you from the effects of chemicals and bacteria, immediately throw them away;
• antibacterial drug or spraydesigned for processing furniture (especially one that cannot be wetted with water);
• vinegar and lemon juice - A folk remedy for the destruction of harmful bacteria on surfaces;
• disinfectant with phenol or chlorine in the composition;
• hydrogen peroxide;
• ammonia and turpentine;
• salt.

Bedroom cleaning

It is best to start disinfection from the bedroom, because that is where you spend most of the day:

1. First you need to replace all bedding. Even if, suppose you change it a day or two ago.
2. Be sure to clean blankets, blankets, pillows, mattresses. Most rugs, pillows and blankets are machine washable. However, if it seems to you that this will not be enough, then it is better to return these items to dry cleaning.
3. Mattresses are disinfected with a solution hydrogen peroxide and soda. Take 3 tbsp. tablespoons of baking soda, 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide 3% and 2-3 drops of liquid soap. Mix all components, pour into a spray bottle and spray over all areas of the mattress. Wait for the composition to dry and remove the residue with a vacuum cleaner.
4. Treat with a special disinfectant solution. all surfaces in the roompaying particular attention to door handles, cabinet handles, switches, computer keyboards, telephones and other surfaces that you most often come in contact with. If you couldn’t buy a solution for disinfection, you can prepare it yourself (but it will not work for equipment): dilute vinegar in water in the proportions 3: 1 or ammonia, you can treat the surfaces in the bedroom with the resulting composition.
5. Carefully ventilate the room after the sanitizing cleaning is completed.

By the same principle, all living rooms are cleaned, for example, a living room, a hall, an office, etc.

Kitchen disinfection

In the kitchen you need to be especially careful in the choice of drugs for disinfection, since it is in this room that you eat and store food:

1. To start sanitize all handles from cabinets, fridge, dishwasher, tiles. Then proceed to processing switches and household appliances, as well as utensils. For cleaning, you can use vinegar or saline (1 part vinegar or salt to 3 parts water).
2. Spongeswith which you wash dishes or wipe surfaces of countertops, rags or towels that serve the same purpose, ideally, you should ideally immediately throw them away and replace them with new ones. If there is no possibility to throw out kitchen towels, then wash them at the maximum temperature in the washing machine. Do not forget to change them once every two days.
3. When washing kitchen floors, use turpentine (turpentine). Add it to water for washing. It will help to remove most of the stubborn stains, as well as disinfect the flooring and clean the air in the room (a few drops per bucket of water are enough). Turpentine is harmless to fabrics, therefore it can also be used for disinfection of upholstered furniture and clothes.
4. Required ventilate the room after you finish cleaning.

Cleaning the bathroom and bathroom

These rooms need a particularly thorough disinfection:

1. Using special chlorine preparations process all the plumbing in the room / s. Particular attention should also be paid to door handles and cabinet handles, the door itself, switches, taps, a shower cabin and a shower.
2. Do not forget about disinfection of hygiene items. Soak the toothbrush in water, into which a few drops of tea tree essential oil are added. This composition helps to destroy most of the harmful bacteria that accumulate on this personal care product.
3. Required change all towels. Wash them at high temperature in a washing machine. Change your personal towels at least every two days.
4. The floors in the room should also be treated. chlorine cleaner or water with a few drops of turpentine.

DIY recipes for disinfectants

If you didn’t have at your fingertips special household cleaning products intended for disinfection of the apartment, and you need to disinfect the premises urgently, you can use one of the following folk recipes:

1. In a glass of clean water, dilute a few drops of ammonia. The resulting composition can be treated with various surfaces to get rid of fungal infections, as well as to sterilize the house.
2. Thorough cleaning and disinfection can be carried out using a solution of hydrogen peroxide. Dissolve one glass of this drug in 10 liters of pure water. Such a tool is suitable for washing floors and for disinfecting various surfaces.
3. One of the most effective home disinfectants is vinegar. To process the apartment, you can use vinegar solution. Dissolve one part of vinegar in three parts of water, pour the mixture into a spray and treat it with all surfaces in the house. As a substitute for vinegar, you can take lemon juice.
4. A solution based on sodium chloride works well during disinfection cleaning in an apartment. It can be prepared by dissolving a pack of salt in 3 liters of water. With this composition, you can disinfect any surface, including tables, countertops, sinks in the kitchen.
5. The bathroom and the bathroom must be disinfected with products containing chlorine. This is the only way to achieve the maximum disinfecting effect.

Chemicals for the disinfection of apartments

Whatever one may say, household chemicals show the greatest effectiveness in the fight against harmful bacteria in an apartment or private house. Here are the best fighters for sterility and cleanliness:

• white. The most popular drug that is used to clean and disinfect plumbing and laundry. In order to process the toilet, sink, bath or shower, dilute Whiteness with water in a ratio of 1:10. If you plan to disinfect the laundry, then add 2 tbsp. For each liter of water. tablespoons of funds. All things must be left in the composition for 30 minutes or more;
• chloramine B. This remedy replaced the usual Monochloramine. It helps to sanitize white linen, dishes, children's toys and plumbing fixtures. For processing, you need to dilute 100 ml of the product in 2 liters of water. Dishes and things can be kept in solution for about 60 minutes, and children's toys - 30 minutes. After soaking, everything must be thoroughly rinsed;
• bleaching powder. A well-known powder preparation that perfectly disinfects fabrics and plumbing. In the first case, it can not be used for woolen things, colored and synthetic fabrics. For processing, you need to dilute 250 g of the product in 10 liters of water, insist the mixture for 2 hours, and then use the clarified solution.