IS THERE really SUCH A THING AS TOO CLEAN?

Since the coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year, we’ve all upped our hygiene standards significantly. Scared of catching the dreaded virus, we’ve spent the last few months washing and disinfecting our hands, clothes, surfaces and anything that could possibly expose us to infection. As a result, sales of soap, bleach, hand washes and sanitiser have gone through the roof. Even prior to lockdown, back in February, sales of hand sanitiser went up by 255%, demand for liquid soap went up by 7% and sales of household cleaning products