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5 Secrets of Cleanliness: How Korean Housewives Maintain Order at Home
Korea has a real cult of cleanliness, but at the same time they spend a minimum of time on household chores. After all, Asian countries are constantly leading in the ratings for the number of working hours per week - they simply have no time to spend long hours cleaning! So what secrets do Korean housewives use to quickly and effortlessly maintain cleanliness at home? Let's figure it out together!
Tidy Up Gradually
The concept of our major cleaning is almost unknown to the Korean housewife. She simply cannot afford to spend a whole day - or even several - on tidying up! Instead, in Korea it is customary to clean little by little, so that you hardly notice it.
Have you washed the dishes? Wipe the tap dry to prevent limescale from accumulating. Have you taken a shower? Clean up any water that spilled on the floor right away. Have come in from outside? Wipe up any shoe stains before they spread throughout the entire apartment. This approach may seem difficult at first, but it’s a matter of habit. If dirt doesn’t accumulate, your home is always clean!
One Day — One Task
The main thing is to love cleaning, and this is simply impossible if you get very tired in the process! To avoid this, according to Koreans, it is important not to try to do everything at once. It is better to divide the apartment into zones and clean only one of them at a time - for example, the bathroom, dressing room or hallway.
Get Creative
Don't be afraid to use familiar objects in an unconventional way. What is strange to us is normal for Koreans! For example, they use artist brushes to clean hard-to-reach places, and remove dust and cobwebs between furniture and walls using old stockings stretched over a regular thin hanger. Nylon creates static electricity and magnetizes dirt, so everything is clean and there is no need to move heavy objects.
Conduct an Auidt
Start your journey to a clean home with a global decluttering. Extra things are visual noise, more dust, and the need to constantly put them back in their places. Koreans are sure: it is better to get rid of everything that clutters the space once, and then regularly check whether new unnecessary things have crept into your life.
Use Multitasking Tools
You won't find a whole row of bottles of cleaning products in a Korean housewife's closet. Instead, there will be only two or three packages, but each one has dozens of uses. Universal formulas are popular: if one product can't clean clothes, shoes, carpets, and the kitchen sink, a Korean housewife won't even look in its direction. This approach saves a lot of space and time on cleaning.
Take note of life hacks from Korean housewives, and let taking care of your home become easy and enjoyable!
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