The dreaded day arrived.
My washer broke.
Now, making it all the way to my mid 30s without ever having to replace an appliance might have been sheer luck but the dreaded day had indeed finally arrived.
To be fair, the dishwasher was 14 years old and it definitely did outlive its 9 lives.
And so my journey started right there. First, with disbelief, have you seen the prices of these things?! Then with confusion, why do modern washers have so many settings? What happened to good old hot, warm, and cold? Light, medium and heavy? And don’t even get me started on AI.
After countless store walk throughs and enthusiastic sales associate pitches, I finally held my breath and bought the LG single-unit, front load wash tower. It is a beauty! Ugh but how can I keep this in pristine condition. I need the most bang for my buck.
That’s when the real rabbit hole began. How often should I clean this? What products actually work?
Overwhelmed. Instantly.
After earning my university degree, the thought really did occur to me that I really did spend four years learning something incredibly niche. On paper, I am a biochemist in the real world, not too many people are eager to hear me talk about bacteria.
And then came my “aha” moment.
I can read labels and I understand what I am reading. Why not apply science to cleaning? If I understand the chemistry behind the mess, I surely can figure out the chemistry on how to clean it and in turn, how to extend the life of my appliance.
So a big welcome! if you made it this far to my blog Microbes and Mops where my goal is to provide unbiased, science-backed evidence on cleaning and explaining it in simple, easy to understand terms. Just here to make cleaning smarter, not harder and definitely not longer because ain’t nobody got time for that.