Are there any cleaning wipes with bleach?

[proud_canadian]

Ive heard that normal lysol and clorox wipes dont kill stomach viruses, but bleach will. Do you know if any wipes with bleach to use for disinfecting doorknobs, lightswitches, etc.?

 

[lynxstch]

Clorox makes wipes with bleach, I always have them on hand!

 

[Straitlover]

Clorox makes wipes with bleach, I always have them on hand!

The regular Clorox wipes don't have bleach in them, but they do make some:

http://www.amazon.com/Clorox-35309-Healthcare-Bleach-Germicidal/dp/B001B5OUZ4

OP, you can always make your own w/ a leftover wipes container and paper towels (heavier, like Bounty, etc). I've seen the instructions online.

Or even easier, make bleach water in a spray bottle and wipe w/ a paper towel.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Not a wipe, but I use the Clorox bleach spray.

http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-clean-up-cleaner-bleach/

 

[SandrA9810]

All the brands carry a bleach version, just look at the packaging.

Honestly, I find that they have too much liquid in them and I still need to dry it off afterwards.

 

[proud_canadian]

Where can you buy the ones with bleach? I am in canada.

 

[FireDancer]

Yep. You can find a bunch here.

 

[scrapquitler]

All the brands carry a bleach version, just look at the packaging.

Honestly, I find that they have too much liquid in them and I still need to dry it off afterwards.

Don't dry it off! The instructions on the Clorox wipes say "To Disinfect: Use to disinfeccthard, nonporus surfaces. Wipe surface to be disinfected. Use enough wipes for treated surface to remain visibly wet for 4 minutes. Let surface dry." So yeah, they are SUPPOSED to be really wet if you are going to let surfaces remain wet for a whole four minutes. Drying it off is not helping to disnifect. Let it air dry.

 

[proud_canadian]

Looks like you can get them at staples! I'm so thrilled!

 

[shortbun]

I hope you guys are using rubber gloves. Chlorine is a very strong carcinogen.

 

[wiigirl]

Clorox makes wipes with bleach, I always have them on hand!

Me too! Love them!

 

[bcla]

It would probably be a "professional" product. I don't believe they actually sell any for the consumer market because of liability issues. Someone would do something stupid. A hospital worker or someone prepping a kitchen would know what they're dealing with and use gloves. The standard chemical disinfectant wipes aren't great to handle, but you can use them with your hands and just wash them off. Bleach will do nasty things unless you wear gloves.

http://www.cloroxprofessional.com/products/clorox-germicidal-wipes/at-a-glance/

If you're pouring liquid bleach, you'll probably know what you're getting into. If they sold bleach wipes for consumers, someone would self-injure somehow.

 

[katrina1122]

Bleach is a caustic substance and is bad for you lungs and if absorbed.

 

[bcla]

Bleach is a caustic substance and is bad for you lungs and if absorbed.

It's not that bad if properly diluted. I remember staying at a hostel, and in the kitchen they'd prepped the sink to have a detergent solution in one tub, water in another tubs as a first rinse, a spray nozzle, and a tub with a diluted bleach solution as a final rinse, and another spray nozzle.

Small quantities are common in drinking water. I remember seeing a backpacking water filter with final "purifier" drops to kill viruses. Apparently it was just bleach.

 

[SandrA9810]

Don't dry it off! The instructions on the Clorox wipes say "To Disinfect: Use to disinfeccthard, nonporus surfaces. Wipe surface to be disinfected. Use enough wipes for treated surface to remain visibly wet for 4 minutes. Let surface dry." So yeah, they are SUPPOSED to be really wet if you are going to let surfaces remain wet for a whole four minutes. Drying it off is not helping to disnifect. Let it air dry.

I generally keep them in the bathroom for the sink and toilet. There's no way I'm going to sit on a wet toilet seat, so I generally wipe it off with toilet paper afterwards. If I wipe down the mirror, I wipe it dry with a clean rag so it doesn't have spots on it.

I've always had it instilled in me that you clean with a wet rag, and then dry everything off with a clean dry rag.

 

[mhsjax]

I generally keep them in the bathroom for the sink and toilet. There's no way I'm going to sit on a wet toilet seat, so I generally wipe it off with toilet paper afterwards. If I wipe down the mirror, I wipe it dry with a clean rag so it doesn't have spots on it.

I've always had it instilled in me that you clean with a wet rag, and then dry everything off with a clean dry rag.

I am the same way, but if you are disinfecting, you do need to let it dry.

I also don't wipe down a mirror with wipes, I use a paper towel and windex, not bleach. Not too worried about disinfecting a mirror, which I think its what the OP is concerned about. Sounds like someone in their family may have had a tummy bug.