Even after we've scoured every inch of our homes, it’s hard to know just how clean they really are. With this in mind, the home insurance experts at Comparethemarket conducted an experiment to discover how much bacteria is hiding in certain parts of our homes.
The experiment involved swabbing areas and items around the house that are usually included in regular cleaning duties, such as TV remotes, light switches, and shower screens, to see how dirty they really are - even after they’ve cleaned. The experiment revealed that bathrooms are the dirtiest spot in our homes, with bathroom vents and shower screens hosting the highest amount of bacteria out of all areas swabbed.
The average number of groups of bacteria living inside bathroom vents was 1,991, while shower screens ranked as the second most neglected area with an average of 1,921 groups of bacteria living there. The maximum number of bacteria groups found on a single swab in these locations also reached a staggering level of at least 11,500.
