I was thinking the same thing... We always replace our sponges after awhile.. so i was confused why there was no comment about it. Its not going to become hard again (the green part)..
I was thinking this because I just started my cosmetology course and one of the first things they taught us was that porous surfaces/objects like sponges can't be disinfected BUT im not sure if this is completely 100% true so don't come after me if im wrong!!!
@@lachatnoir1127the American Red Cross taught daycare providers (in the 90’s) that you disinfect sponges by putting them soapy wet into the microwave for a minute or until they are steaming.
@@carabenfield4240 have you not heard the different text to speech voices? There are plenty of ones with accents dude. She just sounds like the text to speech lady with an accent
@@fuzzythegreat1 I could be wrong but I've never heard of copper being used as a boat anode over zinc and aluminum. Copper can oxidize but it can takes a very long time because it forms a green patina which acts as a protective coating and blocks more corrosion. Copper is one of the few metals we find in very ancient burials because its still intact while iron rusts away very fast in the presence of moisture.
I clean my sponge after each use. Now that you put them all in the same water, they are all chemical sponges, btw. I run my dish sponge through the dishwasher when I have a functioning one, otherwise I put them in the washer with my kitchen towels and rags.
Thank you. Separate use separate clean. Like the toilet sponge is in with the dish sponge in my mind... Like you could put hot water in metal or ceramic bowls separate the sponge and then fill up the sink under the lid of the bowl so theres no cros contamination but you could keep the water hot longer by switching out the water in the sink but leaving the bowls alone
The sponges go in the dishwasher, if you have one… they come out super clean. Also yes, they’re not different uses anymore if you soaked them together.
ikr we get new ones and then cycle out our old dish sponges. like we get a new dish sponge our old one gets used for chemicals or something where it doesn’t really matter how clean the sponge is.
So you don’t wash them in between? Sponges last for some time, I clean them every week or so depending on the use. Like you’d wash dishcloths etc right?
@@laurafernandez8281 They are talking about the original poster. Also, dishwashing doesn't sanitize and it uses more water than a modern dishwasher. 🤷🏼♀️
Definitely possible. This person does not realize that vinegar reacts with copper alloys. Also, not sure why they would think it's okay to clean "separate use" sponges together. That is disgusting.
Use pure cotton cloths that you can bleach or boil and have several new ones each day never let your cloths stay wet store them in the air where they can dry in between uses.
Pop the scrub daddy sponges and the yellow/green one in the dishwasher with a high temp rinse. The metal one soak in a small cup of just vinegar. The water is corroding your metal and causing all the "dirt" in your sink.
When I use a sponge it's usually with detergent, so it's getting cleaned, too. However, it stays damp, so I disinfect it once a week with a solution of chlorine bleach (dilution instructions on bottle).
I always give my sponges a good soap and rinse before and after use. I will soak them over night in bleach water after about a week or two depending on usage. I will use them another week or two and toss when they start to smell funky. I have a counter sponge and a dish sponge. I actually cut a regular sponge in half I cut the corner off the counter sponge and that's how I do that.
I add my sponge to the dishwasher each evening. Mine comes out beautifully clean. ;) I have also put mine in soapy water squeeze it out a little and then put the sponge in the microwave for a minute to 90 seconds.
I think the dirt was rust plus bits of the sponges that disintegrated in that strong vinegar. I would put them through the dishwasher and/or the microwave to sanitize.
i usually clean my sponges at least every 2 weeks, more often if i think they need it. in between dedicated washes though i always make sure to thoroughly rinse and wring out my sponges after every use
A reminder : scrub daddies and scrub mommies are usually dish washer safe! And make sure you REALLY REALLY rinse those sponges if you dont want cross contamination. Keep the metal sponge separate from the others during cleaning, most of the “dirt” isn’t dirt, it’s most likely RUST! Also make sure to especially dry that metal sponge or else it will rust more. DONT LET THEM SIT OVERNIGHT! Sponges are a dream home for mold,
You can also just buy new ones cause they will mold over time and get grosser and grosser doesn't matter how much you "clean" them, I get rid of my sponges in like two weeks or so
I microwave my sponge for two minutes. Sponge last longer if its done at least once a week. Make sure to get it wet before microwaving for obvious reasons. 😊
If you put sponge in microwave for 30 seconds after soaking they are good. You should keep the metal scrubber away from your other sponges while soaking.
I have knitted scrubbies. They have a knitted side and a Scrubby side and i use them and wassh them regularly in the washing machine. Way cleaner. I have several and just rotate them around. Washing after so many dishes. Way easier😅
put them in your washer with your dirty towels from your kitchen and boom everythings clean. those steel sponges are meant to be used until they fall apart or until they get full of grease and then you throw it out.. they rust, keep bacteria because metal clings onto it worse then anything.
I put mine in the ultrasonic cleaner with some oxygen bleach and make sure they are pressed and soaked full with the water so it works. They always come out squeaky clean.
I clean it after each use. Like I put it through running water and then squeeze out all the soap and water from it and leave it on a drying rack. Then throw it away when it’s all busted .For those wire ones I do soak it cus food gets stuck easily and do the same thing with my sponges
I soak my hair brushes, sponges, tooth brushes. Everything. Inuse.vinegar and baking soda. And ill put some stuff in the dish washer as well. Mostly just the sponges. I also clean and boil my face scrubbers and menstrual cups. I clean alot of stuff that most people don't think about.
I put my dishwasher sponge in a bowl of vinegar water and into the microwave for 2 minutes sometimes. It is scientifically proven to kill 99% bacteria. But it's a good thing you reminded me lol
I always wet my down, throw it in the microwave and let run for a minute. Then afterwards you have a sanitized sponge and you can clean the microwave because the moisture makes everything wipeable. That's how I was taught.
I would probably put the steel one separately because you think it’s the other sponges, that’s dirty, but maybe they are, but the steel ones would make a rust
3 1hings 1 sponges can go in the dishwasher 2 thats not dirt.. thats rust 3 wouldnt you want to separate the sponges of they're all for different usage?
"Make sure the water is hotter than your grandmas house" Bonus meme:"21 can u do sum for meeee, get 21 percent off when u get off a check at tj maxx!" "no cap, on god" "flex on ur ex this season, shirt, sweaters, and joggers" "21 21 21 21 21"
If you are paying more for cleaning vinegar its just a ripoff. Cleaning vs eating vinegar is just the concentration\percentage of acid. Just like bleach, alcohol and peroxide all come in different strengths. PS I dont use sponges at all. About once a year i buy a multipack of cheap washcloths in different colors and also a few in white. The white ones are for household cleaning. I earmark one color for dishes and kitchen countertops. The rest go into the bathrooms for bathing. This may not be glamourous but its a very workable solution.
Any vinegar works. Doesn't have to be cleaning vinegar, it's all the same result. But I add bicarbonate soda and vinegar, with boiling hot water from off the fire/gas/ open flame. The hotter the better.
you know another trick to keep your sponges clean? replace them every 1-3 months. regardless of wether you 'clean' them, it will break down and be easily contaminated with bacteria.
Tablespoon of bleach in every sink of dish water. Problem solved. This is how it's done in professional restaurants because you can also sanitize your counters with it. Putting them in the dishwasher is also a great way to clean them. Not the steel wool, though...that will just rust, which is why your water looked dirty.
Ngl, I put mine in a mesh bag and put them in the washing machine 😂 Except for the scrub daddy bc those can go on the top shelf of the dishwasher to be sanitised 😊
It's not dirt but rust. Keep the steel one separately.
Thank you. Smh
😂 I was thinking the same thing! That's vinegar! It's gonna eat that poor metal scrubber right up
Glad someone else noticed 😅
Fr tho
@@dignagomez2084 This is a great example of "don't trust cleaning hack videos"
The structure of a sponge does not allow it to get cleaned or disinfected, no matter what you do to them.
You have to throw them out and buy new ones.
That's what I do!!!!
I was thinking the same thing... We always replace our sponges after awhile.. so i was confused why there was no comment about it.
Its not going to become hard again (the green part)..
I was thinking this because I just started my cosmetology course and one of the first things they taught us was that porous surfaces/objects like sponges can't be disinfected BUT im not sure if this is completely 100% true so don't come after me if im wrong!!!
Microwaving damp sponges works.
@@lachatnoir1127the American Red Cross taught daycare providers (in the 90’s) that you disinfect sponges by putting them soapy wet into the microwave for a minute or until they are steaming.
It's rust. Never let the metal one sit in the water for long so it doesn't rust.
The metal one unless stainless steel may have a reaction to the vinegar that caused the yellow tinge to the water
It’s a sponge…
And why do y’all clean your sponges 💀💀✋
@@Cats.Are.Lovely023because they get disgusting??
@@Owibi just get a new one?
@@Cats.Are.Lovely023 the ones in the video are like not very cheap so people probably don’t wanna buy a new one every time it’s dirty
I couldn’t tell if this was an AI voice or not-
fr like wth?
i was looking for this fr 😭
You can't hear the western NC/eastern TN accent?
@@carabenfield4240 have you not heard the different text to speech voices? There are plenty of ones with accents dude. She just sounds like the text to speech lady with an accent
It's a voice filter. Not text to speech. So it's her real accent but not her voice lol@@___Aventurine__
90% of the dirt came from your copper scrubby... they rust in water.
Only if its iron/steel. Copper doesn't rust.
@@fuzzythegreat1 I could be wrong but I've never heard of copper being used as a boat anode over zinc and aluminum. Copper can oxidize but it can takes a very long time because it forms a green patina which acts as a protective coating and blocks more corrosion. Copper is one of the few metals we find in very ancient burials because its still intact while iron rusts away very fast in the presence of moisture.
i’m just curious, why do they use a material that can rust when their purpose is to clean?
@@GreyerShade There is a good chance that the brown scrubby is made of zinc too.
@GreyerShade copper actually does rust, the rust has a really nice blue ish green color
I clean my sponge after each use. Now that you put them all in the same water, they are all chemical sponges, btw. I run my dish sponge through the dishwasher when I have a functioning one, otherwise I put them in the washer with my kitchen towels and rags.
The second you put them all together, they were no longer for separate uses
Thinking the same thing. Cross contaminated.😮
I thought the same thing , too
LOL same thought
Same
Thank you. Separate use separate clean. Like the toilet sponge is in with the dish sponge in my mind... Like you could put hot water in metal or ceramic bowls separate the sponge and then fill up the sink under the lid of the bowl so theres no cros contamination but you could keep the water hot longer by switching out the water in the sink but leaving the bowls alone
I throw my steel wool away after a couple of uses...... I don't soak them, they just rust. 😂
Exactly that’s what the “dirt” is lmao
The sponges go in the dishwasher, if you have one… they come out super clean. Also yes, they’re not different uses anymore if you soaked them together.
Exactly like what 😭
where i live you dont clean sponges but just get a new one bc all sponges come in packs (unless its like scrubdaddy or some shit)
@@kore.7313 same here, I didn't know people actually cleaned their sponges until now😭
ikr we get new ones and then cycle out our old dish sponges. like we get a new dish sponge our old one gets used for chemicals or something where it doesn’t really matter how clean the sponge is.
So you don’t wash them in between? Sponges last for some time, I clean them every week or so depending on the use. Like you’d wash dishcloths etc right?
Do not let sponges sit in water overnight. Sponges are great for growing mold.
All scrub daddy products go in the dishwasher!
Some people don't have a dishwasher
@@Strelitsiawell they do lol
@@byoun257
My hands are my dishwasher
We don't have a dishwasher machine
@@laurafernandez8281 They are talking about the original poster. Also, dishwashing doesn't sanitize and it uses more water than a modern dishwasher. 🤷🏼♀️
You believe the dishwasher does a better job at cleaning the sponge?
"Then I made sure the water was hotter than your grandma's house"💀💀💀
Is it possible some of that debris is from the metal scrubber breaking down from a chemical reaction with the vinegar?
Definitely possible. This person does not realize that vinegar reacts with copper alloys.
Also, not sure why they would think it's okay to clean "separate use" sponges together. That is disgusting.
100%. this video is terrible advice
That’s exactly what happened. She put a metal scrubber in an acid bath.
i love when people do the tiktok voice filter when they have southern accents lol
Southern text to speech be like
fr this confused me so much
I kinda like it though. I have a southern accent lol.
My mom changes the sponges after so many uses, especially if it starts getting weak
My mom does the same
@@line1631same here
I put sponges and scrubbers in dishwasher about once a week. In between I may wash and soak in hot water especially bc of grease
Some of us don't have dish washers :(
@@HughMadBroBut some of us do :)
You want a chemical sponge and a dish sponge… proceeds to soak the dish sponge in the same water as the chemical one 😂
“Hotter than your grandmas house”💀💀💀my grandmas house is always BOILING
Mine won’t let us get air conditioning in her house the other day it was 102 degrees and we were burning up
My grandma has no wifi and we were at her house of 8 hours
Mine is ice cold wtf
You can hear your accent through the voice generator and it’s the cutest thing I’ve seen all flipping day ❤️
Maybe rust from steel daddy
My thoughts exactly
Did you notice she put vinegar and water it suds up?
You ment mommy🤓
Make sure that water hotter than ur grandma's house got me laughing 😂😂😂
Use pure cotton cloths that you can bleach or boil and have several new ones each day never let your cloths stay wet store them in the air where they can dry in between uses.
Cloth baby diapers are the very best.
"Hotter than your grandma's house" had me laughing 😂😂
Clean my sponges? I just throw em out lmao
Pop the scrub daddy sponges and the yellow/green one in the dishwasher with a high temp rinse. The metal one soak in a small cup of just vinegar. The water is corroding your metal and causing all the "dirt" in your sink.
The metal scrubber could be rusting from the vinegar putting iron into the water.
The brillo pad is why its brown. It causes rust because the vinegar is a reactant.
"Hotter than your grandma's house" bro what 🤣
Is ur grandmas house not hot?
I don't handwash/scrub most of my dishes. I rinse the food off as soon as I'm done using them and put them into the dishwasher
Yes, I clean mine in the dishwasher.
“Hotter then ur grandma’s house”💀💀💀💀
This should be done more often. I try to wash my sponges evetyday
"hotter then you grandma's house"💀
not your joke
@@tylerrichter6760she wasn’t claiming it was her joke she is basically just saying that it’s funny…
I wash them every time im done doing dishes.
When I use a sponge it's usually with detergent, so it's getting cleaned, too. However, it stays damp, so I disinfect it once a week with a solution of chlorine bleach (dilution instructions on bottle).
I love how no one’s talking about the line,”and I made sure the water was hotter than your grandmas house💀”
Plenty are, you're just illiterate.
I always give my sponges a good soap and rinse before and after use.
I will soak them over night in bleach water after about a week or two depending on usage. I will use them another week or two and toss when they start to smell funky.
I have a counter sponge and a dish sponge. I actually cut a regular sponge in half I cut the corner off the counter sponge and that's how I do that.
I add my sponge to the dishwasher each evening. Mine comes out beautifully clean. ;) I have also put mine in soapy water squeeze it out a little and then put the sponge in the microwave for a minute to 90 seconds.
I think the dirt was rust plus bits of the sponges that disintegrated in that strong vinegar. I would put them through the dishwasher and/or the microwave to sanitize.
i usually clean my sponges at least every 2 weeks, more often if i think they need it. in between dedicated washes though i always make sure to thoroughly rinse and wring out my sponges after every use
A reminder : scrub daddies and scrub mommies are usually dish washer safe! And make sure you REALLY REALLY rinse those sponges if you dont want cross contamination. Keep the metal sponge separate from the others during cleaning, most of the “dirt” isn’t dirt, it’s most likely RUST! Also make sure to especially dry that metal sponge or else it will rust more. DONT LET THEM SIT OVERNIGHT! Sponges are a dream home for mold,
You can also just buy new ones cause they will mold over time and get grosser and grosser doesn't matter how much you "clean" them, I get rid of my sponges in like two weeks or so
I microwave my sponge for two minutes. Sponge last longer if its done at least once a week. Make sure to get it wet before microwaving for obvious reasons. 😊
I clean them every night with soda crystals, And i do that also with my microfiber mop that use for my kitchen counter, and kitchen towels too.
If you put sponge in microwave for 30 seconds after soaking they are good. You should keep the metal scrubber away from your other sponges while soaking.
I have knitted scrubbies. They have a knitted side and a Scrubby side and i use them and wassh them regularly in the washing machine. Way cleaner. I have several and just rotate them around. Washing after so many dishes.
Way easier😅
put them in your washer with your dirty towels from your kitchen and boom everythings clean. those steel sponges are meant to be used until they fall apart or until they get full of grease and then you throw it out.. they rust, keep bacteria because metal clings onto it worse then anything.
That dirt comes from the copper scrubby 🧽. Wash the sponges 🧽 separately and you will notice a difference.
I put mine in the ultrasonic cleaner with some oxygen bleach and make sure they are pressed and soaked full with the water so it works. They always come out squeaky clean.
The way you said hotter than your grandma house is so true !
I just rinse them extra good after each use, and put them into the sunlight for natural disinfecting.
I clean it after each use. Like I put it through running water and then squeeze out all the soap and water from it and leave it on a drying rack. Then throw it away when it’s all busted .For those wire ones I do soak it cus food gets stuck easily and do the same thing with my sponges
Her- "when was the last-" me- "never"
Better to use stainless steel scrubs. They don't rust .
Scrub daddy never dies.
i fr couldn't tell if this was a tts bot or an actual human for like 10 minutes 💀
I love the country accent behind the little voice changer lolll
all of the ‘dirt’ is from the metal one, and metal rusts. but if you need to clean your scrub daddy/ scrub mommy, they are dishwasher safe
"Then im gonna make sure the water is hotter than Grandma's house" fax💀😭
You see I don't clean my sponges I just buy new ones!😂😂😂
this is why we have dish washers 💀
I soak my hair brushes, sponges, tooth brushes. Everything.
Inuse.vinegar and baking soda.
And ill put some stuff in the dish washer as well. Mostly just the sponges.
I also clean and boil my face scrubbers and menstrual cups.
I clean alot of stuff that most people don't think about.
I put my dishwasher sponge in a bowl of vinegar water and into the microwave for 2 minutes sometimes. It is scientifically proven to kill 99% bacteria. But it's a good thing you reminded me lol
I always wet my down, throw it in the microwave and let run for a minute. Then afterwards you have a sanitized sponge and you can clean the microwave because the moisture makes everything wipeable. That's how I was taught.
I would probably put the steel one separately because you think it’s the other sponges, that’s dirty, but maybe they are, but the steel ones would make a rust
You can microwave a damp sponge to help disinfect them 😊 (but be careful they'll be hot)
3 1hings
1 sponges can go in the dishwasher
2 thats not dirt.. thats rust
3 wouldnt you want to separate the sponges of they're all for different usage?
IDK why but after seeing the short I thought of a sponge cleaning a sponge LMAO.
Hotter than your grandma's house got me rolling🤣
My grandma's dead
Thanks for the sponge recipe I can’t wait for me to make gourmet sponges
This is how you "clean" a sponge if youve never taken a science class before 😂😂😂
“that’s hotter than your grandmas house” how did she know 😭
Am I the only one that thinks her accent sounds like that voice over robot thing except in a southern accent lol
"Make sure the water is hotter than your grandmas house"
Bonus meme:"21 can u do sum for meeee, get 21 percent off when u get off a check at tj maxx!" "no cap, on god"
"flex on ur ex this season, shirt, sweaters, and joggers"
"21 21 21 21 21"
My dish sponges i was with my dishrs and microwave. They're pretty clean.
I always put my sponges in the dishwasher. They get really clean there! 👍👍👍
“Overnat” MY MOM TALKS LIKE THAT OML
you sound like the southern version of that one tiktok text-to-speech voice
I LUV UR ACCENT
I wash the kichen sponges with my kitchen towels in the washer and air dry.I dont use sponges for any other cleaning.
Minus the steel one; microwave a wet sponge for a minute or two to kill the germs
If you are paying more for cleaning vinegar its just a ripoff. Cleaning vs eating vinegar is just the concentration\percentage of acid. Just like bleach, alcohol and peroxide all come in different strengths. PS I dont use sponges at all. About once a year i buy a multipack of cheap washcloths in different colors and also a few in white. The white ones are for household cleaning. I earmark one color for dishes and kitchen countertops. The rest go into the bathrooms for bathing. This may not be glamourous but its a very workable solution.
Any vinegar works. Doesn't have to be cleaning vinegar, it's all the same result. But I add bicarbonate soda and vinegar, with boiling hot water from off the fire/gas/ open flame. The hotter the better.
“Made sure that the water was hotter than your grandmas house” 😂
You can put scrub daddies in the washing machine. It’s top rack safe
It’s like when you put multiple clean forks and one disgusting rusty one into the same water and then are surprised when they all come out dirty
As a sponge I can confirm the water was hotter than ur grandmas house 💀
I put my dish sponges in the dishwasher ever 1-2 uses. Keeps them from getting that dirty smell
If the water the sponges were in is hotter than my grandmas house then it must be scolding hot😂
I throw my sponges in the washer. I don't generally use steel wool, but the others can be thrown in a washer.
I don’t clean them like this I usually just put it in the dishwasher like once a week
It might also be just tiny peace’s of the sponge coming out because it was underwater for so long…
Seriously, guys...I'm pretty sure she wasn't meaning that she kept them for years or anything.
you know another trick to keep your sponges clean? replace them every 1-3 months. regardless of wether you 'clean' them, it will break down and be easily contaminated with bacteria.
Tablespoon of bleach in every sink of dish water. Problem solved. This is how it's done in professional restaurants because you can also sanitize your counters with it.
Putting them in the dishwasher is also a great way to clean them. Not the steel wool, though...that will just rust, which is why your water looked dirty.
Ngl, I put mine in a mesh bag and put them in the washing machine 😂 Except for the scrub daddy bc those can go on the top shelf of the dishwasher to be sanitised 😊
overnight?? a little overkill. just change your sponges 1-2 times a month and make sure you ring them out really good after you use them.
That's why I avoid sponges as much as I can. I use microfiber towels and a brush around the house, and a sponge and brush for the dishes
You can just put it in the dishwasher if you have one. We have Teo sponges that we switch every time we empty the dishwasher