Think twice before putting your purse on the floor or pulling out a bag that has been in the closet for a long time. These actions would promote the proliferation of microorganisms invisible to the naked eye but potentially dangerous.
Peter Barratt, technical manager at Initial Hygiene in the United Kingdom, behind a study on cleanliness, does not stop at this revelation: a women’s bag would also be dirty than public toilet. The most formidable would be leather bags, whose material, less cleaned, constitutes a prime breeding ground for bacteria.
Do you usually carry cosmetics in your bag? The investigation reveals that hand creams, handled and sometimes poorly closed, can be as contaminated as a toilet seat! The mascaras and lipsticks are other sources of microbial proliferation even though they are less of a risk than hand care. “Handbags come in contact with our hands and a variety of surfaces, so the risk of transferring different germs inside them remains very high, especially for lightly washed bags,” Peter Barratt told the Daily Mail. .
Anxious not to leave the fashionistas in a state of worry, the specialist advises women not to leave their bag lying around and to clean it regularly. The hygiene of the bags also involves the cleanliness of the hands which must be washed regularly to “prevent the presence of bacteria”, recommends Peter Baratt.
As for make-up, which is a vector of bacteria, remember to close them properly (which will also keep them better) or more simply to remove them from the bag.
