Proper way to clean area of home that can harbour more bacteria than your toilet

Did you know there's somewhere in your home that can harbour more bacteria than your toilet? It's an unpleasant thought, but if you don't clean your sink properly, it could become a reality for you. The place where you wash your hands, wash your dishes, and even fill up your glass with tap water could be dirtier than the grimmest place in the whole house.

Kayla, who posts on TikTokas @cleaningwithkayla, shared a video detailing how to properly clean your sink "in case you weren't taught". She explained you want to "clean first, and then disinfect".

Kayla shared that her favourite products to use for the sink are "dish soap, cream cleaner, multipurpose liquid or spray, and bicarbonate of soda and lemon". She also shared that these methods will "work on any type of sink," so anyone can take this advice.

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Her favourite tool to use is a Scrub Daddy or Scrub Mummy sponge as they don't scratch any surfaces, but they do "remove the dirt and dust". "Disinfecting [your sink] removes bacteria and germs," said Kayla, adding she reckons it should be done every single day without fail, saying it's "very necessary".

"Clean your sink at least daily, as it can harbour as much bacteria as your toilet," she explained.

Infection Control Today backed up her claim, sharing: "A recent study undertaken by the bacteria testing department at BioCote shows that bacteria don't always thrive in the places we would expect. Topping the list was the sink itself, which showed more than 1,000 colony-forming units". Yikes!

"If you can't clean it daily, at least try and do it every other day," Kayla said, to make it more manageable for people who may be on tight schedules.

Kayla said that there wasn't "really any method to this," you just need to scrub away and make as much lather as possible so you can be confident that every part of the sink is spick and span.

She said: "Wipe away all the bubbles, and then go in with a disinfectant; you can use bleach, whatever you like. Just make sure that it says it kills 99.9 per cent of bacteria".

Kayla used a Method spray, which is plant-based and anti-bacterial. She also flashed up other products on the screen you could use, writing: "Bleach, disinfectant spray, disinfectant liquid, disinfectant wipes" - whatever your preference may be.

"Give everything a really good spray, and always make sure to leave it for however long it says to on the bottle. This disinfectant only requires five minutes, so that's how long I left it for," Kayla explained.

She then cleaned everything off with a microfibre cloth, saying this will give everything a "good shine", especially when you've wiped all the bubbles away. She then said, "You're done," and this should be repeated at a minimum once every other day.

In the comments, one person wrote: "Omg, just spray with half vinegar, half water solution every day or two and wipe down. Disinfect the basin with bleach as necessary".

Kayla replied: "I didn't say you have to bleach it every day". Someone praised her sink for being "so shiny" once she'd finished.