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littlemissmartypants

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23. You're welcome, NNadir. Thanks for weighing in. It's a shame

Reply to NNadir (Reply #22)

Fri May 12, 2023, 12:43 PM

May 2023

So Many of us have been brainwashed by the "boobtube," aka the idiot box, to believe we need these products that are potentially hazardous.

We seem to have forgotten that soap and friction are excellent, inexpensive, and very effective tools we can use to start mitigation of at least some of the illnesses caused by a variety of germs. Otherwise, hand washing wouldn't be so highly recommended.

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Common disinfectant wipes expose people to dangerous chemicals, research reveals [View all] littlemissmartypants May 2023 OP

Well of course they do! RussBLib May 2023 #1

we are supposed to use gloves when using them at work. mucifer May 2023 #2

Nothing new Iwasthere May 2023 #3

Imagine how badass that .1% of germs must be BOSSHOG May 2023 #4

And, of course, that Igel May 2023 #24

I use plain rubbing alcohol with sometimes a couple drops of environmentally friendly dish detergent Maraya1969 May 2023 #5

I put rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle... ananda May 2023 #8

White vinegar bdamomma May 2023 #25

Most people don't use them correctly, anyway Warpy May 2023 #6

"...disinfectant foggers." dchill May 2023 #7

Make your own 5x7 inch reusable wipes from cotton knit, txwhitedove May 2023 #9

sarcasm enid602 May 2023 #10

I recently worked on a study of percutaneous quaternary amine absorption. NNadir May 2023 #11

Thank you for your perspective Alice Kramden May 2023 #14

Thank you. Very helpful. chia May 2023 #19

Link to the peer reviewed study PDF littlemissmartypants May 2023 #21

Yes, thank you. I already found it. NNadir May 2023 #22

You're welcome, NNadir. Thanks for weighing in. It's a shame littlemissmartypants May 2023 #23

k&r nt orleans May 2023 #12

Kick burrowowl May 2023 #13

I've been wondering about this ever since they were introduced into consumer products ... eppur_se_muova May 2023 #15

disinfectant foggers- that's just a terrifying term on it's own NullTuples May 2023 #16

I guess it's back to buying toilet paper. C Moon May 2023 #17

Clorox Wipes, Brand Name... GB_RN May 2023 #18

disinfectant wipes have replaced paper towels as the weapon of choice in many household dembotoz May 2023 #20