I've been told it's a mixture of alcohol and water. I've also been told that is how hospitals sterilize their rooms. Now, I usually clean with bleach. Which is best?
2006-09-10 12:12:59 · 10 answers · asked by Jasmine 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Both work well as a disinfectant and probably neither is better than the other - just different. If you want to get more environmentally friendly, use white vinegar. It is a little known fact that vinegar is a disinfectant and kills bacteria, germs, and mold.
2006-09-10 16:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I use denatured alcohol mixed 50-50 with water in a spray bottle to wash windows, mirrors, TV Screens, etc. It works better than Windex or any other like product. Doesn't leave streaks or film.
After I clean my counters and ceramic top stove with a liquid cleaning product, I spray the stove and counters with the alcohol and wipe dry. Cuts the soap film and make everything shiny.
You can find denatured alcohol in the paint department of hardware stores or Wal-Mart for that matter.
I swear by it!
AgedWisdom
2006-09-11 01:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by AgedWisdom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was a nanny, the lady I worked for kept rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and sprayed it on the counter, stove, microwave, etc to clean the surfaces. It worked great. Didn't smell to great, but bleach would smell worse. I wouldn't feel too safe cleaning with bleach because it's so potent and it would lighten everything.
2006-09-10 13:38:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is rubbing alcohol a lot of places here in the states uses it too.
I used to work at a resturaunt, we used it to clean tables and counters. I would prefer alcohol because bleach can wipe away the color of the surface you are cleaning. (if it already white I use bleach)
2006-09-10 12:16:21 · answer #4 · answered by MyCuteDog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol.
2006-09-10 12:14:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both work well. At home I clean with bleach because I like the way it whitens and gets rid of stains. At work we wipe down our keyboards and phones with alcohol to kill germs.
2006-09-10 17:21:00 · answer #6 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can not clean anything with alcohol you can crate sterilization with alcohol but not clean .in fact you can make cleaning worst if you use it for cleaning and not hospitals dont clean with that and if you mix the two you create a chemical reaction that could kill you or at least make you sick I work in a hosptial
2006-09-10 17:07:16 · answer #7 · answered by George M G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived there for six years.. never heard of it being used... they drink it though but NOT clean with it
2006-09-10 12:15:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smart europeans, bleach is bad to inhale.
2006-09-10 12:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by Isabella 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I do know that in China they clean with tea. It really works. I still do it sometimes.
2006-09-10 12:15:35 · answer #10 · answered by Notnadia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋