Cleaning tricks can be a good idea as they can sometimes provide improved insights into our home cleaning techniques. However, in some cases, they can also be a terrible, even dangerous choice. Many cleaning tricks on social media are not only ineffective, but they can also be hazardous.
That does not mean that all cleaning tricks trending on social media are bad. Some of them are interesting. But, in this case, we are going to deal with those that are ineffective and also really can be dangerous.
Cleaning Tricks Mixing products or trying to create your mixtures
Mixing cleaning products should be considered one of the great classics of household cleaning disasters. First of all, keep in mind that many cleaning products have chemical components. The reaction of mixing different chemical components may not be a good idea, especially when we do not have any knowledge about it.
Worse, some chemical components react very violently with other elements, initially as harmless as water.
Here we must apply the maxim, always effective, of not manipulating that which we do not know. It doesn’t matter if you are promised amazing results. As long as there are chemical products in the middle or elements that can react chemically with each other, you should avoid any mixing and manipulation.
Not having the right materials for cleaning
Usually, we think that cleaning is all about brooms, buckets, rags, and mops.
Cleaning a home today is much more than that. In many cases, it requires using products with a certain abrasive capacity or working on surfaces that can injure you.
A good example is whether to use gloves when handling certain cleaning liquids—also, taking care of your hands by scrubbing gloves or being careful when moving on certain surfaces.
The right materials are always important, and so are protective items. It would be best not to exclude incorporating protective elements such as masks, gloves, thick aprons, etc., into your cleaning arsenal.
Cleaning things you should leave to professionals
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to find in the news people who suffer home accidents while performing cleaning tasks that, perhaps, would have been better left to a professional.
It may seem to us that window cleaning is probably one such task, especially when it comes to cleaning at height. But, there is more, cleaning ceilings, curtains, and something as simple as cleaning carpets can generate a great crisis of allergies.
It is very interesting to evaluate when it is better to clean by oneself and when we should leave it in the hands of professionals. It doesn’t matter if social networks offer you cleaning from the second floor; if you are not prepared, it is best to have a professional do it.