- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Your baby's car seat could be dirtier than a toilet, new research reveals
The results found 30 different types of bacteria on the car seats
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Could brushing your teeth and washing your hands be the key to living longer?
Artist David Hockney seems to think so.
- StyleYahoo Style UK team
How often you should be washing your pyjamas?
Turns out some people wash their pyjamas after every wear!
- StyleKrista Thurrott
Do you really need to shower every single day?
"Your body is naturally a well-oiled machine. I think most people over-bathe. A daily shower isn't necessary."
- StyleAlice Sholl
Why you should always wash new clothes before you wear them
That 'new clothes feeling' might not be such a good thing.
- StyleAlice Sholl
You might want to think twice before using a hand dryer
A hand dryer is one of the only clean things in a public bathroom... right?
- StyleLauren Sharkey
Forget water: There's something else we should be washing fruit and veg with
Turns out baking powder is more effective than tap water.
- StyleYahoo Style UK
You could be inviting bed bugs into your home without even realising
Time to be a little tidier.
- StyleYahoo Style UK
Turns out we've been washing our hands all wrong
84 percent of us are guilty of this...
- StyleJessica Ankomah
How often do you wash your pyjamas? Forum sparks heated debate
When was the last time you washed your PJs? A week ago? Maybe two?
- StyleYahoo Style UK
Woman's horrific skin infection proves washing make-up brushes regularly is a necessity
Her face swelled up within an hour.
- StyleYahoo Style UK
Cleaning your kitchen sponge isn't preventing it festering with bacteria
Go to your kitchen sink and bin yours right now.
- StyleNisean Lorde
4 body parts you should be cleaning (but probably aren't)
Most people remember to lather up the important parts of their bodies: faces, nether regions, armpits -- but what about your belly button?
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Could your baby's favourite teether be a health risk?
Remember how upset the Internet was last year when parents cracked open their kids’ sippee cups to find them riddled with mould? Well prepare for mould gate part two because turns out your baby’s favourite teething toy might not be quite so hygienic either.
StyleNatasha PreskeyHere’s Why You Definitely Want To Wash Your Water Bottle More
Research by treadmillreviews found that that water bottle you’ve been lugging around in your hand bag for weeks is covered in nasties and drinking from it could be as unhygienic as licking your loo. Researchers studied water bottles that had been used by athletes over the course of a week. Some water bottles were found to be worse than others, with slide-top bottles being the most germ-ridden, straw-tops the cleanest and screw-tops somewhere in between.
StyleJasmine JonesThe Microbes On A Child’s Handprint After Playing Outside Show The Bacteria Lurking
Microbiologist Tasha Sturm took the print of her son’s hand after he’d been playing outside.  The microbes show just how much bacteria we’re exposed to. The print was taken on an agar (a sterile petri dish filled with a substance used to grow bacteria) which was then incubated at body temperature for a day then left to sit out at room temperature. Sturm captured the photo after allowing the bacteria to grow for about a week.
