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Anti bacterial sprays. Did you know?

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elfies Sat 28-Aug-21 21:44:32

Surely antibacterial sprays and wipes don't work, we're fighting a virus .
Incidentally does anyone know a good source of anti viral sprays and wipes please.

Amberone Sat 28-Aug-21 21:35:15

Yes it has to be left for 5 minutes. Same with bleach. I don't use either though. Something I wasn't aware of though until recently is that bleach becomes ineffective a year after being made. I used to think bleach lasted forever.

Another thing a lot of people apparently didn't know was that hand sanitiser needs to be left to dry on hands before using hand creme. I remember reading about people mixing the sanitiser with their hand cream.

Tizliz Sat 28-Aug-21 21:30:26

Dettol products work straight away, but the supermarket own brands don’t and yet they have them at the front of the store for wiping your trolley with. You would think they knew about their own products. I always read labels.

Hetty58 Sat 28-Aug-21 21:30:22

It's true that they take time to work. I find them unnecessary, too, as clean surfaces don't harbour bacteria. If still in doubt, having cleaned with detergent, rinsed and dried, I'd use a bleach solution.

Bluebellwould Sat 28-Aug-21 21:26:52

My DIL is a senior nurse and told me ages ago that antibacterial sprays had to be left on a surface to be effective. Tonight I see in small letters at bottom of advert that contact has to be for five minutes, even though the advert shows a person spraying and wiping immediately. Does anyone leave it on for 5 minutes and let it dry on the surface or am I just an idiot that’s been spraying and wiping.