UVC Light and Your Germy Cell Phone

According to recent articles your cell phone carries ten times more bacteria than a toilet seat. Some statistics place it even higher. Shocking, isn’t it? Scientists have found E. coli, fecal matter, and even in one case (on a phone stolen from a sick ward), Ebola, living on the surface of phones.

There are several reasons for this. First, phones are used often, even in the bathroom, but rarely cleaned. They are put down on all kinds of surfaces and held by dirty hands. Second, not only is your phone warm, but your breath creates a moist environment which breeds harmful organisms rapidly. UVC is a great option to effectively kill the pathogens without harming your phone. One company makes a UV light cleaner and charger station combo, but a UVC wand device for household cleaning will also work great.