Since the country has been confined, we have made great progress in our fight against Covid-19 but we still have to take extreme precautions to avoid new infections as much as possible.
We already know that the use of a mask, social distance or gloves - in the supermarket - is basic but hygiene and disinfection is also the key to not throwing away everything that we have advanced in these weeks.
Since the quarantine began and we had the order to be at home, we have been up to date on prevention and cleaning as we never could have imagined. Taking care of ourselves and others was the goal, and along the way we have done a real master's degree in hairdressing, aesthetics, teachers and everything that has been needed. We are champions.
Now that we are entering another stage, other challenges begin, such as avoiding as much as possible that our trips to the streets do not affect our health and that of our family.
So, what mistakes should we not make with our shoes when we are out of shape? Have you thought about it? It has more crumb than it seems. Actually, they are tips that we should have taken into account throughout the confinement , to go shopping, for example, but now that our outings will be more and more frequent, all precautions are little.
We have compiled the 5 most frequent mistakes we make with shoes in times of coronavirus , although this should be a habit that we incorporate into our lives forever and thus keep our home clean and germ-free.
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SHOES IN TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS AND THE ERRORS THAT WE ALL MAKE
- Always wear slippers at home. We confine ourselves at home and succumb to the comfort of pajamas and tracksuits, although there have been many ideas for home-made looks but with style that social networks have left us. And also we took off almost the first day and we have been in socks or house slippers for several months. ERROR. The return to normality will come, in fact it is already coming, and the ideal is to put on our sneakers and shoes at least a little while each day even if we are at home and combine to get used to it. It is a question of health.
- Do we thoroughly disinfect our feet? Not like we should! Even if we are at home, if we walk barefoot, we should take seriously washing them every day (and thoroughly!) With neutral soap and drying them properly.
- Leave our shoes on at home when we return from our walks, work or shopping. The risk of contagion from footwear, according to experts, is low but not impossible. In addition, not only because of the coronavirus, we should always keep in mind that in our shoes, in normal times, there are thousands of bacteria that come to live directly with us with the health problems that this can entail. The remedy? As easy and fast as taking off our shoes when we get home. There is no use beating ourselves up by leaving our house very clean and beautiful if we lose ourselves in these details, which we can effortlessly avoid.
- Disinfect and clean shoes . It seems silly but nothing is further from the truth. Just as we disinfect supermarket products before putting them in the pantry or cleaning our work area or everything we touch with our hands, thoroughly cleaning the soles of our shoes is key, especially if we come from the street and we think we have passed through areas that may be contaminated or with pesticides . Health now recommends that you disinfect your shoes and that it should be done with wet wipes, alcoholic disinfectant or a small cap of water with bleach. Once a week, it is worth cleaning the entire shoe, including the interior, as well as removing the laces and washing them separately.
- Leaving your shoes at the entrance of the house is a great idea. Also, can there be something more relaxing than taking off your shoes when you get home? NO! It is also a mistake to wear different footwear to go on our walks. We are all flirtatious women who we love to combine but in these times of special sensitivity it would not be a bad thing to allocate some shoes to go out on the street, the most versatile we have and if they are not with a synthetic sole better, than in this material virus can stay much longer.
SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS
Disinfecting our shoes thoroughly can mark a before and after in prevention and will make our home or our workplace safer . In addition to the aforementioned ways of disinfecting, the firms have launched specific products to make the task even easier and more effective.
Thus, the footwear company Fluchos has launched a new product designed exclusively for the antiviral and water-repellent protection of footwear . This product stops the growth of microorganisms (viruses, bacteria and fungi) in footwear and becomes a true discovery. It is capable of reducing the transmission of the virus without altering the appearance of the shoe and is an ideal preventive treatment for any type of material, both natural and synthetic.
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