![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I spoke with Robert Whisnant, the continuing-education plumbing instructor from Cleveland Community College, and he explained that blockages can create a vacuum that causes sewer gas to spill into your bathroom,” Ellen says, “which both smells and can be hazardous to your health.” It gets worse. Shower drainsĬlogs can cause all sorts of problems besides backed-up water. Place a couple of strips of toilet paper at the bottom of the sink to catch everything, then fold the squares up and tosses them in the trash when you're done. To tackle those, Guinto says a damp sponge does the trick.Īnd while we’re at it, those short bristly hairs from beard and leg shaving over the sink are no picnic either. Hair is easier to pick up when bundled, and it’s those long, single strands that you end up chasing around the sink or wet tile. Many people with long hair separate their loose hair in the shower, bundle it, and stick it to the wall to be cleaned up later (just remember to grab the hairball before your partner has to encounter it). Wet areas like showers, sinks, and bathroom floors are a little trickier because the hair really sticks to them. And natural fibers, like corn and horsehair, aren’t good for the task either. Keeping a small, handheld dustpan and broom under the sink for frequent sweeps is another great idea, Ellen says, as long as it has bristles with intentionally frayed tips: Our tests found that they’re much better at capturing hair than ones with straight ends. “Your hair will stick to the cloth, and then you can shake the majority of the hair into the trash can without having to touch it,” Ellen says. The regular cadence helps prevent a little bit of hair from turning into a lot of hair, and if you don’t want to touch the hair it picks up, you could opt for a self-emptying model, like our top-pick iRobot Roomba i3+ EVO.īut the solution might really be as simple as a microfiber cloth. We’ve found them to be effective at picking up all types of hair (including pet hair). If you own a robot vacuum, set it to a daily sweep of the bathroom floor. You mention your clogged handheld vacuum, and it sounds like it’s not quite up to the task. “That way any hair that does escape is corralled in a semi-contained area, making cleanup easier.” Dry-surface cleaningĬleaning up hair that falls on dry bathroom surfaces, like the floor or counter, is relatively simple. “Guinto recommends combing or brushing when you’re actually standing in the shower,” Ellen says. She reached out to Joseph Guinto, school director of Arrojo Cosmetology School, who spends his days surrounded by hair. I also asked Ellen Airhart, associate staff writer and one of Wirecutter’s cleaning experts, for her thoughts. If she is okay with brushing her hair (I hear some of you curly heads gnashing your teeth right now), gently brushing it before bed or right out of the shower with something like The Wet Brush can help clear out the dead weight, and then she can pull the wad of hair off the brush and throw it in the garbage. Whether your girlfriend is dealing with something medical or the typical hair loss a person can expect each day, hair all around the house still presents a hygiene issue that you’ll both want to deal with as efficiently and effectively as possible. Amy Schumer recently spoke about the shame she felt connected to her trichotillomania (hair pulling), and of course, it’s no secret the effect alopecia areata can have on self-image. If your girlfriend’s hair loss is due to a condition, it’s particularly important to be thoughtful and sensitive. Hair loss-also known as alopecia-can have many causes, from the natural life cycle of the hair to pandemic stress. One thing to consider is that your girlfriend might be losing more than the average amount of hair per day. That is most certainly not your job, and if your girlfriend is losing an average amount of hair per day (50 to 100 hairs), it can add up quickly. So I totally understand your frustration in having to clean up after her. I dropped some on his leg the other day, and he was quite displeased with me-for good reason. I have long, thick hair and a terrible, mindless habit of raking my fingers through it and dropping the loose strands on the floor. You and my husband should start a support group, because he definitely has the same complaints about me. How can I get my partner to stop leaving hair everywhere? However, the hair that regularly appears in the bathroom-the sink, the floor, the tub, the everywhere-after her morning hygiene routine has not been an issue that I have been able to solve without an uncomfortable discussion, the clogging of our handheld vacuum, or the (inevitable) picking up, by hand, of wads of strands. My girlfriend and I maintain a fairly clean apartment. Email your biggest product-related problems to Wirecutter, Ask Wirecutter, an advice column written by Annemarie Conte, explores the best approaches to buying, using, and maintaining stuff.
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