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The longer you put off cleaning your grout, the more complicated the actual cleaning process will be. Don’t worry, I’m not scolding you; I myself have never put too much importance on grout before. So it would be hypocritical of me to tell you off, right? However, that is the truth; as you neglect it more, cleaning it becomes harder to do.

One of the main reasons as to why the grout becomes very difficult to clean is the presence of the infamous black mold. Known to the scientific community as Stachybotrys Chartarum, is a mold that is commonly found in damp areas. It is microscopic in nature (you can see them in unclean grout because there’s that much clustered together), and therefore can fly and enter your lungs as you inhale.

Black mold is very dangerous this way. They thrive in moist, humid areas, so your wet and warm lungs are like prime real estate to them. And when they do settle there, they will multiply and poison that organ, inciting bleeding or worse. In most cases, it can be quickly avoided by antibiotics. But those who can’t communicate the fact that something feels out of place, like infants or pets, will have the worst attacks.

If you try to clean grout areas wherein the black mold have settled in, you also risk disturbing them and causing them to go aggressively airborne. If this happens, they could invade your lungs at an alarming rate. Counter this by keeping the area well ventilated during cleaning; otherwise, the very same sickness that you are trying to avoid while cleaning your grout will affect you.

If you do not want to risk having the black mold enter your system, an alternative is to contact professional grout cleaners to do the job. You can wait in the safety of the living room while they clean the kitchen and bathroom grout.