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Your shower may be blasting you with germs: study
reuters ^
| Sep 14, 2009
Posted on 09/15/2009 12:37:07 PM PDT by JoeProBono
NEW YORK - Your shower may not be getting you as clean as you think with a U.S. study finding many showerheads are dirty and may be covering you in a daily dose of bacteria that could make you sick.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: shower
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To: Allegra
Have a martini after your shower. It’ll kill all the germs!
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:11:22 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: squarebarb
Also you could fill a ziplock baggie with CLR or vinegar and tie it on the showerhead and leave it for a while. My name should be Heloise! Heloise, maybe. Safety Officer, not so much...if it accidentally fell off, you could be splashed in the eyes by the chemicals. Probably better to use bucket or cup on a solid surface. Stay safe ; )
To: Frantzie
You can clean the scale in your shower head easily. You have to put CLR (go to Home Depot, lowes etc) and put it in a big plastic cup or small bucket. Dip the shower head in to disolve lime. You do not have to remove the head. Anyone know if vinegar will do the same thing?
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:14:12 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
To: hoe_cake
Muuuuuuuum
64
posted on
09/15/2009 1:16:33 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Cobra64
Dude!! What’s your problem!!!! ;-)
65
posted on
09/15/2009 1:19:33 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Lou Dobbs & Glenn Beck- American Heroes! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
To: JoeProBono
66
posted on
09/15/2009 1:20:50 PM PDT
by
hoe_cake
(A member of the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Constitution.)
To: Dallas59
What if you bathe in the river? Ask the guy who lives in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:21:29 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(It doesn't matter what this tagline says...the liberals are going to call it "racist.")
To: MHGinTN; La Lydia
Good suggestions - thanks to both of you. I use a “Sprite Shower Head” it has a filter cartridge that's changed every 6 months. It's like showering in bottled water.
Soaking things in white vinegar is a great idea - it would dissolve calcium... keep things clean without harsh chemicals - cool.
68
posted on
09/15/2009 1:28:59 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(ObamaCare - a scam that would make Madoff blush...)
To: Daffynition
69
posted on
09/15/2009 1:31:27 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: GOPJ
70
posted on
09/15/2009 1:34:34 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: squarebarb
I use a rubber band to hold the baggie up while the white vinegar works on the shower head. Put the rubber band on first and above where the baggie will come, then roll the band down over the baggie when in place.
BTW, did you know that olive oil massages kill skin germs? ;^)
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:38:35 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Dems, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when they are deceived.)
To: GnL
Congrats on catching my intentional typo. It certainly would be if those three came to visit me in the shower. Ah, dreams, dreams . . .
To: Allegra
‘Time for this one to come home ...’
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:41:47 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Dems, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when they are deceived.)
To: envisio
I’m waiting for their reply.
To: Frantzie
Someone asked about vinegar... LOL
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:44:03 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
To: Lady Jag
There's a terminator in the shower.....
We're doomed.
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:47:31 PM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
To: MHGinTN
‘Time for this one to come home ...’I'm coming home next month! Wheeeeeee!
For a little while, anyway.
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posted on
09/15/2009 1:59:06 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(It doesn't matter what this tagline says...the liberals are going to call it "racist.")
To: All
And the next little gadjet on store shelves will be an insert for the shower head that can hold a couple of ounces of sanitary gel that gets distributed as you shower and, oh, here is a bottle of the gel made by Proctor and Gamble. The study was probably financed by Moen and P&G.
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posted on
09/15/2009 2:03:23 PM PDT
by
youturn
(Conference, Christine!)
To: JoeProBono
Hmmmm, maybe I'll have to use soap in the shower from now on. /s
Another study from the Department of Duh.
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posted on
09/15/2009 2:52:52 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
To: Frantzie
Depends on how strong the vinegar is.
Household vinegare is 4-6% acetic acid.
Clr is Hydroxyacttic acit12%, sulfamic acid 3-5%, citric acid 3-5%
Usually more diluted acid means the need for longer exposure time.
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posted on
09/15/2009 2:53:22 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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