Antibacterial wipes are a time-crunched cleaner’s best friend, but here are 10 things you shouldn’t use them on.
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Don’t Waste Your Wipes
As people around the world become vastly more attentive to cleaning, they’re buying antibacterial wipes as fast as retailers can keep them stocked. People are using them to wipe down everything, in hopes of making their homes a little cleaner and safer. While they’re a great cleaning tool, there are lots of items that you shouldn’t use wipes to clean. Of course, we still love wipes. Here’s why Clorox wipes are so good at killing germs.
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Children’s Toys
When you wipe a surface with an antibacterial wipe, you see a gratifying smudge of grime on the white rag. What you don’t see is what’s left behind—chemicals. “The major reason that I believe that people should not use antibacterial wipes as an everyday go-to wipe is that we are seeing an increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria,” says John Manolas, a chemist and co-owner of Whyte Gate. “Most surfaces will probably be equally germ-free after regular cleaning with soap and water or other household cleaners.” Manolas also stresses that parents shouldn’t use the wipes on children’s toys because kids are likely to put the toys in their mouths.
What to use instead: Vinegar and water. Add half a cup of vinegar to a gallon of water and wipe down the toys with the solution. If the toy is waterproof, you should soak it in the vinegar solution for at least 15 minutes to kill any bacteria. Rinse it thoroughly and let it air-dry. It’s a great non-toxic way to clean toys. If the toys still smell like vinegar once they’re dry, be sure to rinse them out again. On the other hand, find out some things you shouldn’t clean with vinegar.
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