Antibacterial Wipes - The Benefits and How It Helps To Fight COVID
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, there has been a severe shortage in cleaning supplies, from hand sanitizers to even toilet paper. One of the products not affected too badly by the sudden surge in panic buying is antibacterial disinfectant wipes, which work well and can even be used to help disinfect surfaces in your home.
Benefits Of Antibacterial Wipe
Antibacterial wipes are some of the most useful cleaning products out there in the market. The main benefit of using Antibacterial Wipes is that they can be taken along with you. So, you can disinfect your hands without the need to go to a bathroom or give whatever bacteria you have on your hands enough time to delve deeper into your body. You can also use them to lightly disinfect surfaces such as tables and chairs, so you don't have to take a gamble on whether or not the table you are about to use is actually clear of its last user's bacteria.
Antibacterial Wipes are cheaper than hand sanitizer and usually come with up to and above 200 wipes, which means they are a good bang for your buck. They can of course also double as face wipes, and if the toilet paper shortage has hit your town, something to wipe your bottom with.
How do Antibacterial Wipes work?
Most Antibacterial Wipes currently in production use a mixture of water and a cleaning agent such as isopropyl alcohol combined with preservatives which keep bacteria from growing inside the Antibacterial Wipes packaging itself. All of those ingredients are put into every wipe which is then used on surfaces like tables and on your hands etc.
What should I use Antibacterial Wipes on?
In general Antibacterial Wipes can kill 99% of all germs and bacteria on your hand which makes it nearly as effective as hand sanitizer, it yields similar results on your face and any other part of your body meaning that these are safe to use to disinfect your hands before you touch your face or tuck in for dinner.
What should I not use Antibacterial Wipes on?
Surfaces you shouldn't use Antibacterial Wipes as a cleaning alternative on are surfaces such as kitchen tops, plates, cutlery and in general anything you plan to eat off. That's because especially for kitchen tops the germ-killing effects of the Antibacterial Wipes aren't as strong and germs, bacteria etc. can sometimes reappear on the surfaces less than 20 minutes after they had been cleaned with the Antibacterial Wipes meaning that they are a definite no-no when you are planning on cooking and eating off them.
For surfaces like those, it is recommended to give them a deep clean with more heavy-duty cleaning products like bleach, which while taking longer is guaranteed to kill nearly all germs and will keep the surfaces germ-clean for much longer.
What materials are Antibacterial Wipes made out of?
Most commercially available antibacterial wipes are made of nonwoven fabrics like polypropylene and polyester as these fabrics guarantee a long life for the Antibacterial Wipes and help keep them moisturized for most of the Wipes lifespan.
Does Antibacterial Wipes prevent me from contracting COVID?
The answer currently is unknown as the COVID-19 disease is too new to truly understand how it spreads within the general population. However, doctors so far have said that it can be contracted via human to human contact as well as the contact on surfaces and possibly through the air. So, using Antibacterial Wipes may reduce your chance of contracting COVID-19 a bit however will definitely not completely prevent you from getting it.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Antibacterial Wipes are a very useful product which can help you lower the chances of contracting many diseases and also just help you be more hygienic throughout your day to day life and lets you clean your hands, face etc. when you may have limited time or don't have access to a bathroom.
