Gross Purse Bottoms
I came across an article recently about the cleanliness (or lack thereof) of purse bottoms. That’s right: the bottoms of ladies’ purses, which are placed on all kinds of unsavory surfaces.
The results are about what you might expect: gross!
Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake discovered that the average purse bottom had all kinds of harmful bacteria, from e-coli to staph infection to (you guessed it) human feces.
I try to hang my purse from hooks in restrooms, set it on seats at restaurants instead of the floor, and keep it on a shelf at home. I also watch where I put my purse, but I’m sure it’s been on my desk top at least once :-).
I’ve never before, though, cleaned the bottom of my purse. Not sure why I haven’t thought of it … I have a spray disinfectant that I really like that will kill all those bugs - and it’s non-toxic. You can even add a little to the wash for cloth purse cleaning. So that’s what I’ll do. How about you?
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