Ladies, Is Your Purse Making You Sick?

We all do it. We walk into a room and throw our purse on the floor or worse yet, in the seat of the grocery cart. What you're carrying around on your purse could gross you out!

It seems we are so careful about other things we use and touch on a regular basis but fail to remember the places our purses have been. In a recent study it was found that ladies purses carried high counts of various bacterias. One ladies purse even tested positive for fecal matter….YUK! (You better watch putting your purse down in the seat of the shopping cart thats for sure!)

How do you ensure your purse is clean and pathogen-free?

Experts suggest you:

1. Regularly wipe the inside and outside of your purse with soap.
2. Keep your bag off the floor.
3. Use hooks in bathrooms and restaurants.
4. Put your purse on the back of a chair or in your lap.
5. Never sit your purse on the kitchen counter or near where food is served.

So carry with caution and think before you put that purse down just any old place.

Until next time – don't get caught up in the stresses of the "holiday season" – take some time out for a nice warm cup of your favorite tea.