How often should you wash your bed linen and towels?
Bed sheets and towels can accumulate bacteria and dirt if they are not washed regularly. Setting a laundry routine for these types of fabrics is highly important if we want to maintain them free from undesirable bugs & germs that we can’t see.
What type of microorganisms can appear in bed sheets and towels?
- Cold & Flu virus
- Coronavirus/ COVID-19
- Bacteria
- Mites
- Hair
- Dirt
- Dust
- Cream remnants
- Make Up remnants
- Dead skin
- Secretions (sweat, saliva..)
- Dandruff
To ensure you always have clean fresh sheets and towels, follow our tips regarding the frequency of each laundry wash depending on the type of item.
Bed Linen:
Generally, bed sheets should be washed at least once a week. If you have babies, kids or elder people who tend to have urinary leaks, we recommend washing your sheets more frequently and when it’s required. If you have ill people at home, suffering from a flu or a cold for example, or any family members suferring COVID-19, you should wash your sheets every two to three days to get rid of the germs, depending on the case.
During the summer season, we should also wash our sheets more often, roughly twice per week, as we tend to sweat more while sleeping.
Regarding pillow cases, ensure you always wash them together with the rest of your bed sheets, as they also accumulate bacteria and dirt while sleeping.
Towels:
The use we give to the towel will determinate how often we should wash it:
- Bath & Shower towels: wash roughly once every three days. If the towel smells damp it’s laundry time. We recommend hanging the towel to dry correctly after every shower to let it dry properly. This will prevent the appearance of fungi and mal odour.
- Hand towels: wash every day or every two days, depending on how much time you spend at home and if you have guests coming over. This type of towel needs to be washed more frequently as we use it more often and it is more exposed to germs (after using the toilet, after brushing our teeth, when getting back home, etc.).
- Sports towels: wash after every use to avoid sweat odours being impregnated in the towel.
- Beach and Pool towels: wash after every use to avoid odours being impregnated in the towel. If we want to wash it every two to three uses, it is important to let it dry correctly before placing it inside the beach/ pool bag.
Use TUZZ Laundry Cleanser Disinfectant to wash your bed linen and towels. It kills Coronavirus, 99,9% of Bacteria & Fungi and Influenza A H1N1 Virus/ Cold & Flu viruses from your fabrics. Our laundry cleanser has been specially formulated to remove bad/ nasty odours from your fabrics.
- Published in Disinfection, Laundry Tips
How to clean cloth face masks and coverings | Coronavirus
The correct way to wash and disinfect your reusable fabric face masks to protect yourself, your family and other people.
Face masks have become the new safety accessory to wear during the crisis. In order to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the government and scientific community advices to wear a mask when going out of our homes. It is important to wear our masks when going to the grocery stores, pharmacies, shops, to work and any other places where social distancing cannot be maintained.
To ensure you and your family are staying safe, as an additional preventive action, always wash and disinfect reusable face masks regularly. Follow these steps when doing the laundry with fabric face masks:
Washing Machine:
- Place the fabric masks inside the drum, either with or without your regular laundry. Remember to remove filters.
- Add your regular laundry detergent.
- Add 100ml of Tuzz Laundry Cleanser Disinfectant in the softener dispenser tray and set the washing programme. You can wash your fabrics at low temperatures such as 20ºC or 30ºC, due to the disinfecting action of our laundry cleanser your fabrics will be Coronavirus-free when the cycle ends.
- Hang to dry. Make sure the mask is completely dry before storing or using.
Hand Wash:
- Dilute 20ml of Tuzz Laundry Cleanser Disinfectant in 4L of water. Do not pour the product directly on the fabric.
- Add fabric face masks and any other fabric you may need to hand-wash. Remember to remove filters from your masks.
- Leave for 15 minutes.
- Rinse fabrics with cold water, remove excess of water and hang fabrics to dry. Discard solution down the drain.
- Make sure the mask is completely dry before storing or using.
Besides Coronavirus, Tuzz Laundry Cleanser Disinfectant also kills 99,9% of Bacteria & Fungi and Influenza A H1N1 Virus/ Cold & Flu viruses. Formulated withouth bleach.
Remember always to remove masks correctly and wash your hands after handling or touching used masks.
- Published in Disinfection, Health, Laundry Tips
Not tested on animals & Vegan
Did you know that Tuzz XtraHygiene is Suitable for Vegans and has not been tested on animals?
We are against all forms of animal testing and animal abuse, this is why our products have not been tested on animals.
As an animal friendly brand, our range of household and laundry disinfectants have also been developed to be safe to use in homes with pets. Because we love all the creatures that live in this world and want to protect them and take care of them.
Our Tuzz XtraHygiene products are also suitable for Vegans, as we do not use animal ingredients.
- Published in Disinfection, Health, Lifestyle
Back to School | Coronavirus
How to cope with the back to school period in the safest possible way this year.
Going back to school during Coronavirus is a big concern for most people. To ensure a good hygiene and protection for our kids, their school friends and teachers, we must ensure to follow these recommendations:
- Prepare a COVID kit for your kid to take to school: face masks, Tuzz XtraHygiene Hand Sanitizer Gels, paper tissues, a water bottle and individual snacks. Place all these items inside a small bag and inside their backpack for them to carry everywhere.
- Take their temperature and ensure they are feeling well before going to school. If they have any symptoms such as fever, strong cough, respiratory issues or loss of taste, they should stay at home and visit a doctor instead of attending classes, to avoid the virus being spread.
- Have a talk with them before they leave to school. They need to understand that during the crisis they should not share toys, food and other objects with school friends and must keep a safety distance from other people, following school directions.
- Disinfect all school material once they get back home: agendas, books, stationary, pencil cases, notebooks, backpacks, etc. You can use Tuzz XtraHygiene Multipurpose Disinfectant Cleaner to kill Coronavirus, bacteria, fungi and other viruses from their objects, ensuring any trace of germs is completely removed to avoid getting the virus into your home.
- Disinfect properly their school uniform, clothes and reusable face masks: Place the laundry in the washing machine together with your regular laundry detergent and Tuzz XtraHygiene Laundry Cleanser to kill Coronavirus, Bacteria, Fungi and Influenza A H1N1 (cold & flu viruses).
Hopefully, with these tips we will all achieve a safer back to school.
- Published in Cleaning Tips, Disinfection, Family, Lifestyle
Protecting your home and family against COVID-19
What is COVID-19 or Coronavirus?
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
- Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.
- The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol-based rub frequently and not touching your face.
- The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 virus).
To prevent infection and to slow transmission of COVID-19, do the following:
- Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand rub.
- Maintain at least 1 metre distance between you and people coughing or sneezing.
- Avoid touching your face.
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
- Stay home if you feel unwell.
- Refrain from smoking and other activities that weaken the lungs.
- Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large groups of people.
What measures can I take to prevent the infection?
To prevent infecting yourself and your family it is important to follow, together with the recommendations mentioned above by WHO, the following disinfection measures:
- Disinfect your home: ensure you are disinfecting properly every area of your home to prevent spreading the virus to other family members. This should be a must especially if you have babies, pregnant women, ill people or elders at home. In our Disinfection Guide you will find how to disinfect correctly your bathroom, kitchen, laundry & fabric furniture, baby rooms and other areas around the home.
- Disinfect spaces and objects outside your home: you should also consider that the virus can be present in shared spaces such as your office, the gym, the supermarket, public transport, etc. Remember to also disinfect your groceries as soon as you get home, before storing them. When possible, disinfect those areas you feel may have hidden viruses.
- Disinfect your personal objects: It has been proved that the virus can easily get on our personal items and stay there for hours and even days, so it is important we consider all items that need to be disinfected immediately once we get back home. Check our latest post to learn more.
- Disinfect correctly your hands: As recommended by WHO, we should wash our hands regularly with soap or use alcohol-based hand rub to kill Coronavirus. Repeat this process every time you are out of home, at the office, at a restaurant, etc. and feel you need to disinfect your hands because you have touched shared objects or surfaces. Check our latest post to learn more.
Are Tuzz XtraHygiene products effective against COVID-19? ¿Do they kill COVID-19 on surfaces, objects and hands?
Tuzz XtraHygiene Products have been tested against and proven to pass the Human Coronavirus 229E according to EN 14476 norm.
SARS-CoV-2 virus (the cause of the recent health alert) is not available to conduct virucide tests because of the connotations that the virus causes human infections. SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), Human Coronavirus 229E, Beta Coronavirus (Bovine Coronavirus) are all Coronaviruses, enveloped viruses, that have the same viral structure and therefore have the same sensitivity to disinfectants. When you dissolve the envelopment of this kind of viruses, the viruses die.
Therefore, this strain of the same family is the only way the scientific community can compare the efficacy of disinfectant cleaners and hand gels against COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2. Considering this statement, Wyx XtraHygiene products are effective to kill Coronavirus and, by scientific assumption, COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2. Just look for the Coronavirus shield or claim on your products for confirmation.
Check our range of Tuzz XtraHygiene Disinfectants to learn more information on each one of them.
Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use and follow the directions for use correctly to effectively kill Coronavirus.
- Published in Disinfection Guide
How to disinfect your bathroom
Keeping your bathroom hygienically clean and shiny for you and your family is one of the most important things to do while disinfecting your home. It is very likely you may get infected through your bathroom and pass it to other family members if there are any type of germs left behind. The damp and humid conditions of a bathroom can cause the appearance of germs, such as bacteria and fungi.
As we have mentioned in various occasions, it’s not only about cleaning the general surfaces, but also making sure you cover those areas where germs are hidden. Follow this check list while cleaning your bathroom to make sure you are disinfecting every surface and object in this room.
Floor & Wall Tiles
Clean and disinfect bathroom walls and floors to prevent the appearance of bacteria and fungi due to excess of humidity. Floors and walls often accumulate more bacteria than other areas of the bathroom as we bring in dirt from inside and outside the home, hair is accumulated on the floors, water is spilled from the sink or the shower and even germs are spilled from the toilet. Don’t forget to cover all corners and hidden areas, such as under the toilet and sinks.
Toilet
A good disinfection of your toilet is highly important to keep your bathroom clean and disinfected. You will need to cover the inside of the bowl, the toilet seat, the lid and very importantly the toilet flush button or handle. Remember to always close the lid before flushing the toilet to prevent germs going from your toilet to other bathroom surfaces.
Shower and bath tub
Scrub correctly to disinfect tiles, tub, shower doors and shower heads to ensure we remove germs. Disinfect your towels, bath mat and shower curtain with your washing machine and Tuzz Disinfectant Laundry Cleanser. If you have a plastic bath mat ensure you also disinfect it using Tuzz Disinfectant Bathroom Cleaner, as excess of humidity can cause the appearance of fungi.
Bathroom taps and sinks
To prevent infections between family members, it is important you disinfect daily or weekly the taps. It is one of the surfaces that we tend to touch the most while being in the bathroom. Sinks are also very important as we brush our teeth and wash our face and hands there, and the dirt may remain on the sink if we do not clear it well with water and disinfect it correctly.
Toothbrush holder
Toothbrush holders often get filled with germs and humidity if they are placed near the sink. This is one of the most popular hot spots people tend to forget when cleaning the bathroom, and it should be one of the most important. If our toothbrush holder is not being correctly disinfected, we might get infected through our mouth and hands when using our toothbrush.
Besides from cleaning and disinfecting our holder, we must rinse the toothbrush thoroughly after every use and replace it regularly, especially if we’ve been sick.
Towels
Always hang to dry correctly your towels and bath mat after using them to avoid bacteria and fungus. To prevent mal odours and humidity, ensure you wash and disinfect them once or twice every week. Add Tuzz Disinfectant Laundry Cleanser to your laundry to kill 99,9% of bacteria, fungi and Coronavirus.
Other objects around the bathroom
Don’t forget to clean and disinfect light switches, soap dispensers, bins and any other objects you have around your bathroom, such as cotton dispensers and make up bags.
Use Tuzz Disinfectant Bathroom Cleaner to remove soap scum, limescale, watermarks and dirt while killing 99,9% of bacteria and killing Coronavirus from your kitchen surfaces.
- Published in Disinfection Guide
How to disinfect your fabrics/ laundry
General Laundry:
During the Coronavirus crisis sanity authorities have recommended not only to disinfect our home but also our clothes. Once we get back home from the office, school, supermarket, the park or any other place, we need to remove our clothes and place them in the laundry basket.
Note that our clothes will not come out germ free from the washing machine if we do not use a special disinfectant or laundry sanitizer. Only using laundry detergent in our laundry will not remove bacteria, viruses and fungi, this is why we recommend adding Tuzz Disinfectant Laundry Cleaser, together with our laundry detergent, for clean and disinfected laundry. It is great for disinfecting fabrics such as:
- Everyday laundry
- Sportswear
- Undergarments
- Towels
- Bed linen
- Blankets
- Baby fabrics: clothes, linen, blankets, etc.
- Pet fabrics: blankets, clothes, fabric toys, etc.
Place your clothes inside the washing machine. Add 100 ml of Tuzz Disinfectant Laundry Cleanser into your washer’s softener dispenser tray and select your usual wash cycle. Do not combine with fabric softener. Don’t forget to add your regular detergent before setting the programme, as this is not a laundry detergent and needs to be combined with one in order to both clean and disinfect fabrics.
You can also disinfect clothes by hand wash. Dilute 20 ml in 4 L of water, add your textiles and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with plenty of water. Do not use this product directly on garments.
Hard-to-wash Fabrics:
How to disinfect fabrics that cannot be placed in the washing machine? This question may have popped your mind several times during flu season or sanitary crisis. Try using Tuzz Disinfectant Fabric Refresher on hard-to-wash textiles or those fabrics you want to wash less frequently. It will remove bad odours and provide lasting freshness while killing bacteria, fungi and Coronavirus. Here are some of the items you can disinfect with our Disinfectant Fabric Freshener:
- Sofas & Armchairs
- Cushions
- Curtains
- Fabric chairs
- Rugs and carpets
- Blankets
- Sofa covers
- Coats and jackets
- Shoes & sneakers
- Pet beds
- Sleeping bags
- Faux Fur
- Stuffed animals
Turn the nozzle and place ON in an upward position. Spray Tuzz Disinfectant Fabric Refresher on fabrics until damp. Close bottle after use. The odour will be removed and the fabric disinfected once the fabric is dry. Wait till the fabric is completely dry before wearing. On delicate fabrics test first on hidden area. Do not use on leather, suede or silk.
Disinfectant your washing machine:
Ensure you use Tuzz Disinfectant Laundry Cleanser to clean and disinfect your laundry machine. During cold & flu season and during the Coronavirus sanitary crisis, we recommend disinfecting your washing machine one or twice a month. Just pour 250 ml of product into the detergent dispenser tray with a 60 ° C wash cycle. Please ensure your washing machine is empty before setting the programme. Pour some liquid in a damp cloth to disinfect the washing machine drawer and the outside of your washing machine.
General disinfection laundry tips:
- Wash your towels once or twice per week. Always hang them to dry once you are done using them to prevent the appearance of fungi and bacteria.
- Disinfect your laundry basket after placing your clothes on the washing machine. If your basket is made from plastic or wood, use Tuzz Multipurpose Disinfectant Cleaner. If you have a fabric laundry basket use Tuzz Disinfectant Fabric Freshener. Always read the label and product information before use.
- Do not place wet, sweaty clothes on your laundry basket, as they can transfer germs to other fabrics. Place them separately until you wash them.
- As soon as your washing programme is finished hang your laundry to dry. Do not leave wet clothes and fabrics in the washing tumbler for hours as they can generate mal odour and germs.
- Fabrics should be completely dry before storing them. If they are still wet, leave them a little longer until you store them.
- With Tuzz Disinfectant Laundry Cleanser there is no need of washing your clothes at high temperatures such as 60ºC. You can set your washing machine at 30ºC or 40ºC to save energy. This is better for your economy and for the planet!
- Published in Disinfection Guide, Laundry Tips
Safe disinfection for homes with babies & pregnant women
- Published in Disinfection Guide