12 Japanese Hygiene Rules Americans Break That Make Bathrooms Smell Bad

A bathroom doesn't smell because it's dirty. It smells because it's wet, and because nobody designed it to dry out. Nearly every bathroom smell comes from three places. Bacteria and mould on surfaces that stay damp. Urine in places nobody cleans. And drains, where hair, soap and skin build into a film. All three need moisture and time, and a Japanese bathroom is built to deny them both. In this video: why sitting down is the single largest change most homes could make. The base of the toilet, the caulking, and the underside of the rim, which is where the smell usually lives. A squeegee after the last shower, done in thirty seconds. Running the fan for twenty to thirty minutes, and the toilet-paper test that shows whether yours works at all. The toilet brush, the shower curtain, and the fan in older houses that vents into the loft instead of outdoors. Number one is the rule underneath all of them: the room has to be allowed to dry. 📗 The Japanese Home Method. Link on the channel description. 💬 How long do you run your bathroom fan after a shower? #bathroomcleaning #japanesehome #cleaningtips #householdtips #bathroomsmell #cleaninghacks #mold #homecare #ventilation #freshhome