Home hygiene is almost as important as personal hygiene, that is, how to wash your hands with soap and water as well as trying not to take them to your face. And it is that, if you start to think that you enter the house with street clothes or that there may also be a lot of germs lurking in the home, surely you want to clean everything thoroughly so that everything is in order.
If you want to feel comfortable and safe but you don’t know which products are key to disinfect, you are in the right place! we are going to give you a long list with the things that you can use, but also those that you should not use. Does cologne or vinegar work? What is the best thing I can use to clean my house? We tell you!
What DOES work and what can NOT be used as a hand and household sanitizer
When talking about the best disinfectants for the home, clothes, textiles and more, the commercial products that we all usually have in the kitchen cupboard always come to mind. However, when dealing with chemicals and more chemicals, we cannot avoid the temptation to think of other ‘more than grandma’ remedies, of course, we always have the question of whether they really serve the purpose of deep cleaning.. Pay attention that you will leave doubts. Here are the products that you can use to disinfect and those that will be of little or no use to you. Let’s see it!
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White vinegar CAN be used as a disinfectant
Among the most popular home remedies, experts comment that white vinegar is valid for deep cleaning, for example, household surfaces. They also advise to ventilate the room well before and after using the vinegar to achieve the effect well and prevent odors from staying inside the house.
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The non-alcoholic cologne is NOT used to disinfect
Banished myth. The non-alcoholic cologne cannot be used as a hand sanitizer or anything else. Because? Well, because it does not have alcohol (it would have to contain a minimum of 70% alcohol) or any other disinfectant property that can provide a deep cleaning. So you know, the cologne just to perfume.
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Hydrogen peroxide YES can be used to disinfect surfaces
Hydrogen peroxide has gone from healing wounds to disinfecting surfaces such as computer keyboards or tables and chairs. Without a doubt, a remedy that is well worth having at home or in the office and using before and after working on the computer.
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Alcohol and providence iodine DO work
Alcohol, you already know very well, works as a surface and hand disinfectant. It is also providence iodine because it is bactericidal and antifungal.
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YES to bleach as a household disinfectant
Bleach is another key product for home disinfection. Remember that you must first wash with soap and water, then apply the bleach and cold water solution and finally rinse again with water to remove any remaining bleach.
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NO to wet wipes as a disinfectant
Wet baby wipes clean our hands and any surface such as the mobile screen, but you must know that they are not used to achieve deep disinfection, even less if we know of the existence of viruses, germs or bacteria.
Now you know what works and what doesn’t when it comes to cleaning and disinfecting hands and any surface in the home. I’m sure you feel much calmer now.