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BrightNest
BrightNest Professional Denver, CO on Jan 11, 2013
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Homemade Disinfectant Spray Recipe

It's not the most pleasant topic, but germs are pretty common around the house. To prevent illnesses and bacteria from spreading to you and your family, it's important to disinfect liberally. This homemade disinfectant recipe was developed by a food scientist at Virginia Tech to remove salmonella from meat and vegetables, but it also works great for getting rid of cold and flu germs.

Here's the recipe: https://brightnest.com/todos/create-homemade...

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  • Steve G Fort Collins, CO
    Good formula. Thank you for sharing.
    on Jan 11, 2013 · Like 1
  • Jeanette Country Design S... Payson, AZ
    I have been using this technique for several years and it's great!
    on Jan 12, 2013 · Like 1
  • KMS Woodworks Nederland, CO
    Having worked in the Pharmaceutical industry where "sanitation" and "sterilization" issues were of primary concern. Some "home remedies" work better than others. Vinegar is ok...but other commercial formulation can be more effective.

    http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghealth/f... ...»

    On the whole common sense practices, and NOT using some products will actually prevent a resistant strain from evolving.

    http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-bl...

    on Jan 12, 2013 · Like 0
  • Becky Blair, NE
    Very interesting about the use of vinegar AND hydrogen peroxide BrightNest. Thank you. I've not tried using vinegar because I don't care for the smell. If they could only find a way to make it unscented. I have used hydrogen peroxide in the laundry though.

    And thanks for the informative link Kevin. ...»

    I'm big on using soap and water or steam to clean. I rarely use anything stronger because of allergies.

    on Jan 12, 2013 · Like 0
  • Steve G Fort Collins, CO
    For what it's worth, I also heard today on the America's Test Kitchen podcast (my favorite dinner prep entertainment, and highly recommended for all foodies out there) that they ran tests and found that just hot water and soap killed 99.9 percent of bacteria on cutting boards, knives, etc.
    on Jan 12, 2013 · Like 1
  • Becky Blair, NE
    Personally I think the use of so many chemicals are why so many suffer from migraines, fibro and other illnesses anymore. I could be wrong, but it just seems possible.
    on Jan 12, 2013 · Like 2
  • Lynne Detroit, MI
    thanks for info, i use a mixture of vinegar and dish liquid for general cleaning, but i will try this. if you really read the labels on a lot of the name brand products you won't want to clean with them. they say bleach is not good to use, but that's all my mom and gran used
    3 days ago · Like 0

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