UPDATED: Does this intense-looking phone sanitizer actually work?

Apologies, readers. It's not deja vu. Some of you may have received last week's newsletter again instead of our new edition for this week. Please excuse the mix-up and enjoy this week's edition below.

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It's OK if you're feeling anxious about the world right now.

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Here at HuffPost Finds we're still doing our best to bring you all of the products you want and need across the internet, from meal kits to intense-looking phone sanitizers. We exist to help you find exactly what you want and need.

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If you started working from home this week, chances are you've come across a few hiccups that you don't normally encounter. Like needing an easy-to-build desk for your small space. And needing some comfy clothes that still look professional enough for a video chat. And figuring out how the heck to work out at home now that you might not want to go to the gym.

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In regularly scheduled programming, we've also rounded up the weekend's best deals — including several markdowns on computer monitors under $100, for those of you juggling a new WFH schedule.

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XO,

Danielle

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Does this intense-looking phone sanitizer actually work? We tried it out.

Are you reading this on your phone right now?

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It’s probably hard to hear, but the number of germs on your phone might bring new meaning to the concept of “dirty talk.”

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Our phones touch everything we do. We historically don’t clean our phones as often as we wash our hands. It doesn’t help that our phones spends a lot of time in warm, dark places like pockets and purses — ideal conditions for many germs.

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But what about the popular PhoneSoap phone sanitizer, an intense-looking device that uses UV-C light to supposedly “disinfect your phone, while also charging your phone”?

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We talked to the experts and tested it out for ourselves to find out. Here's what we thought.