Ironing some clothes is harmful

• Ironing bed linen is exhausting. Scientists claim that spending time and effort is not necessary. Sheets and duvet covers that have been ironed absorb moisture worse and let through less air. The reason is the change in fabric structure. During washing, the fibers become loose, but the iron`s pressure at high temperature compresses them. As a result, a person sleeps worse on ironed bed linen.

• Particularly tidy guardians definitely iron towels too. You can also give up this household chore. If you do it to destroy bacteria, it`s easier to wash towels at a higher temperature. And don`t add conditioner: after using it, towels absorb water worse.

• Debates about the need to iron children`s clothes at high temperatures do not subside. New mothers are especially careful about this. Supporters and opponents have their own arguments on this issue. Steam can indeed deal with bacteria, but excessive sterility is not necessary. You can iron diapers while the child is a couple of months old, but for older children, ironing clothes is not mandatory.

Overly thorough cleaning can be dangerous to health

• In striving to clean the house to a shine, you not only waste energy but also harm the health of the household members. First of all, children are in the risk group. A certain number of microorganisms is necessary to build immunity. The diagnosis of ”allergy” has become the most common worldwide after a large amount of household chemicals entered our lives.

• Not always need to use detergents. Check if your home has household chemicals. In several countries, it is banned: there is a risk of hormonal disorders and allergies.

• Many are accustomed to considering the toilet the dirtiest place in the house. In fact, it`s not so; it needs to be cleaned once a week. Better spend the saved time wiping kitchen faucet handles: they have 44 times more microbes.

• If you constantly scrub the apartment and wash dishes, you can get contact dermatitis. Skin irritation is a reaction to water and chemical substances in detergents. Therefore, for health reasons, you can be a bit lazy.

Do things that require serious physical exertion less often

• Uncomfortable positions that need to be assumed when trying to clean hard-to-reach places are a risk factor for those with blood pressure problems. This especially applies to household chores during which blood rushes to the head.

• Do you wash floors by hand and crawl on your knees? Give up this bad habit. It can lead to joint problems. Not for nothing in old times, bursitis, i.e., joint inflammation, was also called ”housemaid`s knees.”

• Those with vision problems can also give up washing floors by hand. Doctors do not recommend loads for nearsighted people that require bending over. Otherwise, you can get quite serious consequences, up to retinal detachment.

Divide the duties

• If you live with a partner, you can give him part of the work. Studies show that men still do fewer household chores than women. Moreover, a relatively equal division of cares in the house positively affects family life. It`s not worth taking on more than 60% of the work.

• Combining career and housework is harmful. While you worry about how to manage after the office to pick up groceries, cook dinner, and tidy the house, your blood pressure rises. The body reacts to stress. Therefore, leave unpleasant thoughts: let the toys scattered by children remain, but the mood won`t be spoiled.

Bonus: instead of autumn cleaning work at the dacha, better walk on autumn leaves

• If in the upcoming weekend you planned cleaning work at the dacha, feel free to give up raking leaves. In recent years, there is more and more talk that leaving leaves is useful and ecological. When decomposing, they make the soil more fertile. Moreover, in frost, a layer of leaves can protect some plants and insects.

We are already thinking about how to spend the free time. It remains to decide up to what age it is worth ironing children`s clothes. How do you and your acquaintances handle it?