Cleaning expert reveals how often you should wash your bedding and towels - and it's more than you might think

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A cleaning expert has revealed the 'golden rules' when it comes to housework after working in the industry for 10 years. Mum-of-two Libby Denney has been a professional cleaner since she was 18 and knows every trick in the book - from how often you should put washing on to hoovering tips.

Although admitting she is a 'bit of a germaphobe,' Libby, 28, believes that most homeowners aren't doing their household chores as often as they should.

The expert suggests that there are certain things that should be done every day - one being boiling your hand towels. The cleaner also recommends that people should use baby muslin cloths rinsed in soapy water to dry dishes, put on a load of washing before work each day and wash children's bedding twice a week. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. “For bed sheets, you should be boil washing them at least once a week unless the manufacturer guidelines say you can’t," advised Libby, from Malton, North Yorkshire. “It’s like wearing clothes - you wouldn’t wear the same clothes all week.” Libby says if you have kids, you should be washing their bedding even more: "It is even more important to wash kids’ bedding, I do my kids bedding twice per week," she said.

Libby also says toilets should be cleaned every couple of days. “They need to be wiped down and sprayed. I recommend most mornings squirting bleach around the rim of the toilet.