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Your Smartphone Needs A Shower Too!

February 12, 2021

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has made us realize the seriousness and importance of cleanliness. People started washing their hands so frequently to stay safe from the virus infection as our hands remain always open and may host dangerous germs. The fear of virus infection also forced us to disinfect the most-touched surfaces & devices.

Mobile phones, mostly smartphones, for the last few years, have been acting as an extension of the human body for we carry this portable digital assistance most frequently in our day to day to life. Smartphones come into contact with and are the home for millions of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Therefore your smartphone needs a shower too, to eliminate every possibility of getting infected with viruses.

According to Bobby Caina Calvan, a Seattle Times journalist, our phone is one of the dirtiest surfaces we come in contact with. It is observed that our mobile phone hosts “25,127 bacteria per square inch”. And, when we compare the phone with other dirtiest objects that we are are in contact with, we get some interesting facts.

  • Doorknob: 8,643 bacteria per square inch
  • Checkout screen: 4,500 bacteria per square inch
  • Pet food dish: 2,110 bacteria per square inch
  • Kitchen counter: 1,736 bacteria per square inch
  • Toilet seat: 1,201 bacteria per square inch

The smartphones we use today have bigger screens and hence have more surface area. Therefore, the smartphones that we use pose a greater risk as they harbor more bacteria and viruses than the other most-touched surfaces such as doorknobs, kitchen counters, and toilet seats.

Smartphones Are The Source of Many Life-threatening Diseases

We shake hands with our colleagues, touching common surfaces such as doorknobs, travel on public transport, and eat in restaurants where many other people flock for the same. In these all circumstances, there is a potential of our hands receiving germs and bacteria. Since we carry our smartphones mostly in our hands, the germs from our hands also shift to the smartphone surfaces. The other reason why smartphones host so many germs and bacteria is because of their heated surfaces. Bacteria thrive well in warm environments.

Not all bacteria are good for health, and there are some pathogenic bacteria that our smartphone surface are found to host like:

  • E. Coli – Causes food poisoning, diarrhea
  • Staphylococcus Aureus – Causes skin infections, surgical site infections,  pneumonia, as well as bloodstream infections.
  • Influenza – Causes lungs, nose & throat problems
  • Clostridium Difficile – Causes diarrhea
  • Streptococcus – Causes scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome (an infection of surgical wounds), or necrotizing fasciitis (a flesh-eating disease)

Your Smartphone Makes You Vulnerable To A Greater Risk of COVID-19 Infection

COVID-19 took the world by storm. Since it’s a novel coronavirus, the world has no effective vaccine to cure this deadliest virus at the beginning of the outbreak. The research at Australia’s leading biosecurity laboratory found that the coronavirus stays longer on the common-touched surfaces such as glass, banknotes, and smartphones, etc. The virus especially survives for 28 days on mobile phone screens at room temperature.

Working Professionals Face A Higher Germs Risk

At workplaces, many people touch the same common surfaces that increase the risk of getting in contact with germs and bacteria. The office desk and the equipment, washroom, printing machines, pantry, and the conference rooms from where disease-causing germs spread to people working therein.

Not Only Hands, But You Also Need To Sanitize Your Smartphone As Well

We all check our smartphones frequently, for about every 10 minutes. And we also touch the face including lips so frequently. The microorganisms on mobile phones and other surfaces then get transferred to our faces. This easily makes way for germs and bacteria inside the body and hence the risk of life-threatening diseases and weakened immunity looms large.

Merely washing hands do not make sense if we leave mobile phones unsanitized. Sanitize your smartphone just like you sanitize your hands to negate even the slightest possibility of infection of germs, bacteria, and viruses.

Envirolife: A Gadget Disinfectant That Keeps All Viruses Away With Just A Single Spray A Day

A variety of gadgets including smartphones that we use multiple times in our day to day life are a reservoir of an array of germs and bacteria that cause serious health issues. Envirolife, a certified gadget disinfectant, kills 99.99% of germs and bacteria on various hard & soft surfaces of all types of gadgets that are often touched by a number of people. With one easy spray once in 24 hours, Envirolife saves your time. The active ingredients used in Envirolife Gadget Disinfectant also kills antibiotic-resistant germs. The features of Envirolife are –

  • Envirolife Gadget Disinfectant Spray protects you and your loved ones by providing an effective germ-kill
  • Kills 99.99% of a wide range of germs and bacteria, viruses, fungi, and molds on gadgets including antibiotic-resistant germs
  • Provides 24 hours of protection with one easy spray
  • Effectively disinfects all kinds of gadgets such as Mobile Phones, Laptops, Tablet PCs, Smart TVs, Cameras, Desktop Computers, Headphones, Table Top, etc.
  • Direction for use: Hold the bottle upright and spray 10-15 cms away from the gadget and then wipe the solution gently with the cloth.

Envirolife Touchless Gadget Sanitizer: Give Your Phone A 360-degree Shower

Do you want to sanitize your smartphone with every inch of the surface covered? A touchless gadget sanitizer dispenser is the perfect solution. Environics is bringing, very soon, a touchless automatic gadget sanitizer dispenser that you can fix in your home and workplace for a daily hygiene routine. Now give your phone a shower once a day and stay protected for the whole day.