Screen Time: The Safe and Effective Way to Clean Your Electronics and Devices

Think about how many times a day you touch your smartphone, type on your laptop keyboard, or grab the TV remote. Now think about the last time you actually disinfected them. Studies consistently show that the average smartphone carries more bacteria than a public toilet seat. Yet, cleaning electronics is intimidating; one wrong spray and you could fry your expensive device or strip the anti-reflective coating right off your TV screen. Here is how to sanitize your tech safely.

What NOT to Use on Screens Never use Windex, glass cleaners, bleach, or any product containing ammonia on your electronics. These harsh chemicals will permanently degrade the oleophobic (anti-fingerprint) coating on your phone and damage LCD/OLED screens. Furthermore, never use paper towels, as wood-pulp fibers can cause micro-scratches.

The Phone and Tablet Protocol

• The Wipe Down: Use a premium, lint-free microfiber cloth. Lightly dampen the cloth with a mixture of 70% isopropyl alcohol and distilled water (or use a pre-moistened tech wipe).

• Rule of Thumb: Never spray liquid directly onto the device. Always spray the cloth first, then gently wipe the screen.

The Keyboard Deep Clean Keyboards are magnets for crumbs and skin cells.

• Turn the keyboard upside down and gently shake it to dislodge loose debris.

• Use a can of compressed air, spraying in short bursts at an angle to blow out the remaining dust between the keys.

• Wipe the surface of the keys with a lightly dampened microfiber cloth.

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