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12. Highly diluted bleach 1:10 bleach:water

Sat Mar 7, 2020, 04:25 PM

Mar 2020

Carefully applied to paper towel or white cloth. A bit of bleach kills viruses 🦠

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Suggestions for Disinfecting door knobs, handles, etc. [View all] Blueplanet Mar 2020 OP

small bottle of pure rubbing alcohol and some kleenex or paper towels lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #1

Thanks lapfog_1 Blueplanet Mar 2020 #3

Thanks for the warning Blueplanet Mar 2020 #13

Even worse for shellac. sl8 Mar 2020 #22

Using 70% Isopropyl Alcohol Blueplanet Mar 2020 #11

Wear sweaters - Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #2

I do this often. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #8

If you use bleach, 10:1 solution. Soap and water work also uppityperson Mar 2020 #4

Soap is better than some might think... 4139 Mar 2020 #5

I heard about it-a bit of good news Blueplanet Mar 2020 #7

Chlorhexidrine spray for pets? pat_k Mar 2020 #6

Highly diluted bleach 1:10 bleach:water OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #12

clean your phones too IcyPeas Mar 2020 #14

Good idea Blueplanet Mar 2020 #15

Cheap generic listerine Runningdawg Mar 2020 #16

Listerine? Blueplanet Mar 2020 #17

Bleach has a shelf life so I wouldn't buy a lot of it at one time. Kaleva Mar 2020 #18

Bleach weakens over time Blueplanet Mar 2020 #20

I make a spray for my kitchen mcar Mar 2020 #19

Spray the door knobs with Blueplanet Mar 2020 #21

I stopped using bleach years ago mcar Mar 2020 #23

More thoughts about bleach - Talitha Mar 2020 #24