topic Re: Clorox Wipes in Kitchen

Clorox Wipes

Nightowlz — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:19:52 GMT

Since there are none to be found you will have to make your own. Recipes are online.

Just wanted to share if you use Andrew Lessman fish oil or other product that comes in that larger size tub container to keep the container.

If you cut a roll of paper towels in half it will fit after some of the paper towels have been used.

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Eileen in Virginia — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:34:43 GMT

I saw something like this on Pinterest. They recommended removing the cardboard center (after you cut the roll in half) and pull the towels up from the center. Feed them through an X that you cut in the middle of the lid. I haven't tried it myself, but might soon.

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Sooner — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:52:48 GMT

Assuming one has bleach.

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Imaoldhippie — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:16:29 GMT

If washing our hands with plain soap and water will get rid of the nasty little buggers why should we use a disinfectant?

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shoesnbags — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:19:07 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
If washing our hands with plain soap and water will get rid of the nasty little buggers why should we use a disinfectant?

You know @Imaoldhippie , that's a very good question. We haven't even been told to use very hot water to wash our hands. So why isn't warm soap and water good enough for household surfaces? Does the virus adhere more strongly to smooth household surfaces than it does to skin? I'd like to hear one of the "experts" address that in one of their Q&A sessions.

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Moonlady — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:04:56 GMT

Washing hands with soap and water is good enough because it removes bacteria and viruses, which are then washed away, so there's no need to kill them.

So soap and water doesn't kill them, and that's what needs to be done on hard surfaces, with a disinfectant/sanitizer. IOW, if you could wash your kitchen table or counters the way you wash your car in the driveway--by slathering a soapy solution all over, then rinsing it all off the car and onto the driveway--that would work. But all you'd be doing inside is moving that soap and water around your table or counters, and giving the buggers a bath.

Enter Clorox wipes or any number of sprays which have made things so much easier.

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shoesnbags — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:13:35 GMT

@Moonlady

That makes sense. And along those lines, I hope people are reading the fine print on the back of all of these household disinfecting products. Most of them tell you to let the solution sit for some period of time before wiping/rinsing it off. The time varies according to the product. I've noticed that the ones with bleach seem to work the quickest - they mostly say wait 30 seconds before wiping dry. Also, some of them have two times listed, one for "sanitizing" and a longer time for "disinfecting." Disinfecting is what we're aiming for in this case.

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depglass — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:19:15 GMT

I have used Clorox Wipes since we moved 13 years ago. It just seemed logical to get rid of those germy sponges I used to use. So I'm all set with several containers sitting around here.

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shoesnbags — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:27:05 GMT

@Moonlady

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noodleann — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:42:05 GMT

Dilution guidelines from the CDC:

How to Clean and Disinfect

Surfaces

If surfaces are dirty, they should be cleaned using a detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection.
For disinfection, diluted household bleach solutions, alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol, and most common EPA-registered household disinfectants should be effective.
- Diluted household bleach solutions can be used if appropriate for the surface. Follow manufacturer’s instructions for application and proper ventilation. Check to ensure the product is not past its expiration date. Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted.
Prepare a bleach solution by mixing:
- 5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) bleach per gallon of water or
- 4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html

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Sooner — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:03:28 GMT

I was a Clorox Wipes Hoarder before being a horder became popular!

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Icegoddess — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:17:36 GMT

My husband came home with one of those giant multi-container Chlorox wipes from Costco back in early February when they first started talking about this. He has staged them in different places throughout the house, but I don't know if any of them have even been opened. I have so many spray cleaners I should use up and still have a bit of Chlorox left in the laundry room.

BTW, thought I would mention that Lysol and other cleaning ingredients with "ol" in the name are toxic to pets, so be careful using that around them. Mine don't counter-surf so that would not be a problem for me. The article I read was aimed at the cleaning of pet items like food dishes and even litter boxes.

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aubnwa01 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 01:42:06 GMT

Not sure if it's true of other quartz countertops, but Silestone has a built-in antibacterial/antimicrobial agent in their quartz countertop materials.

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shoesnbags — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:01:22 GMT

@aubnwa01 wrote:
Not sure if it's true of other quartz countertops, but Silestone has a built-in antibacterial/antimicrobial agent in their quartz countertop materials.

I didn’t know that. Do you know if that’s always been the case, or just something they’ve started doing in recent years? Asking because my Silestone kitchen counters are 16 years old. ( I jumped on the quartz bandwagon early. )

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aubnwa01 — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 02:42:02 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
@aubnwa01 wrote:
Not sure if it's true of other quartz countertops, but Silestone has a built-in antibacterial/antimicrobial agent in their quartz countertop materials.
I didn’t know that. Do you know if that’s always been the case, or just something they’ve started doing in recent years? Asking because my Silestone kitchen counters are 16 years old. ( I jumped on the quartz bandwagon early. )

@shoesnbags I don't know. You might contact Cosentino's customer service & ask. My Silestone counters were installed in 2013 & it was in the product info I got at that time.

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shoesnbags — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:17:05 GMT

@aubnwa01 wrote:
@shoesnbags wrote:
@aubnwa01 wrote:
Not sure if it's true of other quartz countertops, but Silestone has a built-in antibacterial/antimicrobial agent in their quartz countertop materials.
I didn’t know that. Do you know if that’s always been the case, or just something they’ve started doing in recent years? Asking because my Silestone kitchen counters are 16 years old. ( I jumped on the quartz bandwagon early. )
@shoesnbags I don't know. You might contact Cosentino's customer service & ask. My Silestone counters were installed in 2013 & it was in the product info I got at that time.

@aubnwa01

Thanks so much. I will definitely call them. It may have been in my product info too, but it was so many years ago. And I doubt that I was as interested as I am now lol.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 07:25:30 GMT

Please dont use a roll of paper towels stored in clorox. Even diluted clorox, the paper towels will disintegrate into a mushy mess.

You'll have wasted paper towels and clorox.

Make your disinfectant fresh and pour it in a spritzer bottle. Wipe with a damp paper towel.

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Nataliesgramma — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:38:53 GMT

I just wanted to add....Don't throw the used ones down the toilet.....

We had a plumber on our local news saying people are plugging up their pipes.....

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Silkeej — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:22:09 GMT

My question is what is up with Clorox? We haven't been able to purchase bleach, wipes or any Clorox products at our local grocery store for over three months. Just seems strange they are still having stocking issues. Our grocery shelves in that area are still bare. Is it to raise prices or what? Cannot see any reason for these shortages.

to still be going on.

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froggy — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:57:08 GMT

@Silkeej wrote:
My question is what is up with Clorox? We haven't been able to purchase bleach, wipes or any Clorox products at our local grocery store for over three months. Just seems strange they are still having stocking issues. Our grocery shelves in that area are still bare. Is it to raise prices or what? Cannot see any reason for these shortages.
to still be going on.

I believe that the demand for their product has far outstripped their sort term production ability.