Guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty.

One such item that coulddefinitelydo with a wash?

How often should you wash your water bottle?

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She recommends using warm soapy water for the job.

What are the health risks of not washing your water bottle consistently?

Its safe to say that many of us arent washing our water bottles every single day.

Which brings us to the next questionwhat is going on in our water bottles when we dont wash them?

Over time this bacteria can multiply.

This is, of course, gross.

Your water may even begin to taste a little off.

But it can also be unhealthy.

The real lifespan of a reusable water bottle

This brings us to another rather unpleasant fact.

Reusable water bottles dont actually last forever.

Even with cleaning, water bottles should be replaced every 6 to 12 months, Mazzoni says.

This post was originally published inGlamourUK.