Your Favorite Disinfectant Wipes Do More Harm Than Good

Forbes ^ | 01/12/2025 | Arlene Blum

[ChicagoConservative27]

Though already popular, the COVID-19 pandemic skyrocketed the demand for disinfectant wipes. Masking and vaccines were contentious along political fault lines, but the public was united in its embrace of wipes. Americans zealously wiped countertops, door knobs, and even groceries.

While other pandemic precautions waned, the disinfecting frenzy continues. The American Cleaning Institute–the trade group representing disinfectant manufacturers–proudly declared that “Americans are still wild about wipes.” In North America alone, the disinfectant wipes market grew to USD 3.72 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 5.64 billion by 2031.

[angry elephant]

After a day of running errands and grocery shopping, I wash my hands at the kitchen sink when I get home, I hope I’m not being overly neurotic.
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I do that, too. Never got covid, never had a flu shot, haven’t had the flu for 50 years. Wash hands when touching things like grocery bags and food touched by others, try to always use a paper towel when exiting a restroom and try to only use elbows when using a stairwell hand rail.

[Mr. Lucky]

I use a similar product to light the fire in my belly.

[telescope115]

Yup, that’s about it. NOTHING is safe from our CharlieCat. One evening I turned on one of our living room lamps. It wouldn’t light, so I investigated and found that the plug was pulled almost all the way out of the outlet. Plugging it back in, I noticed that the cord had been chewed RIGHT DOWN TO THE BARE COPPER WIRE. I don’t know HOW he didn’t electrocute himself!

I guess there’s some truth to that “Nine Lives” thing…

[Svartalfiar]

However, unless you man your post 24/7, they’ll be up there during the night. ;)

Can't you just leave a cucumber or two sitting on the counter?

[Albion Wilde]

the cord had been chewed RIGHT DOWN TO THE BARE COPPER WIRE. I don’t know HOW he didn’t electrocute himself!

Oh, my word! could have set the house on fire, also! God is good.

[sasquatch]

You’d only do it once with this stuff!

[Mr. K]

Try putting some tin foil on all the surfaces you want them to stay off

[Bigg Red]

😊

howz it goin’, Merlingirl?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Those videos are hilarious. Cats. Always amusing. :)

[Albion Wilde]

Too much snae, hon!

[Albion Wilde]

Never got covid, never had a flu shot, haven’t had the flu for 50 years. Wash hands when touching things like grocery bags and food touched by others, try to always use a paper towel when exiting a restroom and try to only use elbows when using a stairwell hand rail.

Now we know why people in former generations always wore gloves, summer and winter.

[dfwgator]

I bet Seinfeld never got COVID...

[Bigg Red]

GO downyoshun!

[Albion Wilde]

Ah bet dere’s ahs even nat d’ oshun niss week.

[JonPreston]

I use a similar product to light the fire in my belly.

I bet that's quite a belly.