What can I spray on fabrics to kill germs & possibly Covid?

[HKmummymoo]

We are staying in a hotel next week and I'd like to take something with me to spray on soft furnishings for peace of mind.

What works??

A portable steam cleaner is a good idea.

I work in hospitality and we are taking sanitising and cleaning very seriously. We, and I guess many others, will have obtained the Visit England (or other nation) Good to Go coronavirus certificate.

If you're worried, email the hotel and ask what precautions they are taking. I would imagine all bed linen will have been washed at a very high temperature, surfaces will have been sprayed with an anti viral spray and staff will have been wearing PPE to clean.

Unless you're planning on licking the curtains you should be fine surely?

Also if I was the owner, I wouldn't take kindly to someone spraying random stuff everywhere given that some things really aren't a good idea for certain fabrics.

@draughtycatflap

I could lend you my magic sponge that’s been pissed on by nuns. I strap it to my head when I go shopping and I haven’t caught COVID yet.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@SomewhereEast

Sucking the pillow (not a euphemism) is out too then?

I can't link, but Dettol All in One spray -you just spray it over surfaces (Inc soft ones) -no wiping etc needed.
And it smells nice!

I think this is the one Questionsquestionsquestions means. It can be used on hard and soft surfaces. I have used it in the past when the kids have had D&V bugs to disinfect the sofa/cushions etc. It’s quicker and easier than wiping and washing everything.

Given that you'd hope that they'd change the towels and bedding between guests, Covid or no Covid and any other risk can be avoided by not licking the curtains, cushions and those pointless bed trimmers then what do you think spraying 'something' on the soft furnishings adds to your stay?

Don't spray Milton OP it will bleach stuff!!!

@draughtycatflap absolutely howling

Why are people so awful on here. OP is clearly worried about something and you lot get kicks from taking the piss out of them!

OP I understand your worry and would do the same. I'd probably use the dettol and open the windows to dry it quickly and let some fresh air in. Just some dettol surface spray for hard surfaces with some kitchen roll or similar.

If you are really worried then order some clinell wipes.

We have these in our hospital, ordered some online recently, great just for wiping down etc.

Fabric wise, unless your staying in a brothel or a funky cheap motel, where they dont frequently wash the sheets then I dont think you have anything to worry about.

I wouldn’t spray anything on soft furnishing in case of stains or smell. I would rather take a bedsheet or a throw to cover the sofa. Dettol wipes are good for hard surfaces and not smelly at all.
I also would email the hotel and ask what measures they are taking as DivisionBelles suggested.

Covid only lives for a few hours max on textiles. So that's not a problem since the room will have been cleaned hours before you check in. Take dettol with you to clean hard surfaces like door handles, that is more important.

@hippohector

I think this is the one Questionsquestionsquestions means. It can be used on hard and soft surfaces. I have used it in the past when the kids have had D&V bugs to disinfect the sofa/cushions etc. It’s quicker and easier than wiping and washing everything.

I second this! It smells lovely and kills germs with just a quick spray.

I find the dettol areosol good, when I worked in early years it's what we used on toys and soft furnishings if we had d&v bugs going round.

Also I'd recommend asking the hotel what precautions they're taking as one of my friends owns holiday cottages and they're fogging the cottages once the cleaner leaves and putting a tape across the door so you can see if that it's not been accessed once it's been fogged, they're also taking extra precautions with bedding and taking the duvets, pillows etc out and replacing with ones that have been quarantined for 72 hours.

Some people on here are just plain rude. Get a better hobby maybe other than replying nonsense on here 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Thanks to the others for suggesting the dettol spray, I've bought some now.

Some brilliant responses on here. I'm eyeing up our magic sponge in an entirely different way....

OP, you really don't need any spray. Just wash your hands after touching fabrics in the room before touching your face or eating/drinking. As for the suggestion of Milton I'm sure that would go down well with the hotel owner!

@FranklyImCringeing I have a toddler with me so want to have some peace of mind that I'm doing all I can for various reasons.

Milton does anti bac/viral spray for hard surfaces. I’m guessing that’s what PP mean.

I’m a housekeeper in a hotel. Everything touchable will be cleaned and sanitised and the linen fresh or sealed in bags (ie pillows, towels etc). All odds and ends will have been removed (such as menus, local info etc) and all the cups, tea and coffee etc are new for each guest (as always). In our hotel we spritz everything again when we leave the room so the chances of catching anything are really minimal. The cleaning spray we now use is promoted as 5x stronger than bleach but it’s odourless.

You’ll find the biggest risk will be the majority of other guests not wearing masks I’m afraid.

@DobbyTheHouseElk

Milton does anti bac/viral spray for hard surfaces. I’m guessing that’s what PP mean.

The OP was asking abut fabrics and soft furnishings, so am pleased to see she didn't take the advice...

Most hotels are steam cleaning rooms between guests.

The Milton spray isn’t a bleach. It’s like Dettol spray.

@SissySpacekAteMyHamster

Most hotels are steam cleaning rooms between guests.

Are they? I work in a huge chain hotel and it’s not something we’d ever have time to do.