Your Splatter Matters!!!

One of the most important cornerstones of our childhood was probably sharing. As adults though, we know better than to share certain things. Maybe you know that it’s unsafe to share earphones, nail clippers, and earbuds. However, some things in the list of items you shouldn’t share may include items you may have never considered before.

Toiletries!

Sounds innocent, right? Well, maybe not exactly.

It’s time to take Sharing Harmful Infectious Toiletries (S.H.I.T.) seriously when using public restrooms, especially in today’s environment.

Every day, millions of Americans who use the public toilet are grossed out by the thought of having to sit on germ-infested toilet seats as they deposit their waste. It’s crazy how time and again, we continue to expose ourselves to these toilets’ knowing well how filthy they are.

But, have you ever thought about toilet splatter?

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When you flush the toilet, microscopic particles of pee, poop, and any other thing inside the toilet get scattered into the air around the toilet, and then it settles on the environment around.  And while cleaning your bathroom, do you disinfect the toilet tissue? Does the public restroom janitor wipe down the toilet paper? These questions may seem odd, but think about it, toilet paper is the closest and in direct line of fire of everyone’s fecal matter splatter.

Toilet splatter carries all kinds of bacteria. Studies have shown that the bacteria from toilet splatter can survive for days on the tissue rolls, the flusher, and even the toilet seats. It becomes even more uncomfortable when you don’t know the last time the toilet was cleaned or who has just come from using the toilet before you.

Other places with high bacteria around the toilet include:

• Faucets
• Stall doors
• Walls close to the corners
• The toilet paper roll.
• Door handles; not to gross you out but up to 95% of people don’t wash their hands properly. Door handles are germ-infested, to say the least.

That’s some S.H.I.T. for your azz.  By the way, Sharing Harmful Infectious Tissue is S.H.I.T.  Now I know what you’re thinking I’ve been sharing S.H.I.T. for years and nothing ever happens to me, which could be true. Remember that episode of Pink Eye?