You wouldn’t grab your gym socks and hold them to your face after a solid workout at the gym, but you don’t think twice about chatting on your phone whilst pounding out those boring hours on the treadmill and then just wiping it off with your (sweaty) towel. From sweat and sunscreen to moisturisers, natural oils, airborne particles and even the sauce from that burger you had for lunch, your mobile phone deals with a lot more than just a little dirty talk.
Laptops, iPads and other wireless devices tend to be on the receiving end of dirt, germs and bacteria, too. Who hasn’t dropped their lunch on their keyboard or sneezed all over their screen? Not to mention the sticky fingers that swipe, tap and prod away at our touch screens followed by a quick wipe with a t-shirt to get rid of the more obvious marks.
Now hold onto your headphones, because studies have shown that the wireless devices we use every day are about as dirty as the bottom of your shoe … which is even dirtier than a toilet seat. Gross, right? But it’s not just the eww factor you need to take into account. Germs and toxic bacteria that can’t be dislodged with a tissue or a regular wet wipe are still making their warm, happy home on the surface of your electronic device, and that’s really bad news.
Studies by microbiologists from Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK have shown that tens of thousands of microbes live on each square inch of your phone, including staphylococcus aureus, which can cause illnesses from pimples and boils to pneumonia and meningitis and is a close relative of the superbug MRSA*.
Giving your phone a dirty look? It’s not surprising. Talk this dirty is seriously bad for your health because nobody wants their smartphone to give them an embarrassing breakout or a nasty staph infection. But there’s no need to rush out and buy a new handset. Wireless Wipes are tech-friendly wipes specifically designed to clean smart phones, tablets, laptops, keyboards, GPS units and any other electronic or wireless devices.
Wireless Wipes are fast drying, non-streaking and non-corrosive wipes that remove harmful bacteria from your devices without damaging anything inside. They come in convenient re-sealable pouches of 12 and are available in three different scents; Pomegranate Citrus, Green Tea Cucumber and Rosemary Peppermint. Wireless Wipes are purpose-made for the job – use them to clean all your wireless devices and once you are done, they can be used to buff your phone or tablet to a high gloss shine – now that’s a multitasking tool we like!
- Wireless Wipes are available from R50 a pouch from iStores nationwide. For additional information or to buy online, visit www.wirelesswipes.co.za or follow @WirelessWipesSA on twitter.
