Separate antibacterial sprays for different areaS..

[Jibbajabba1]

Just hoping the wise ones can shed some light. Person A believes that any tools and sprays used in a bathroom area, should only be used in those areas. Otherwise there’s a risk of cross contamination.

Person B believes sprays can be taken out of the bathroom, and used all over this house, even in food prep areas like the kitchen. Person B will argue the liquid in the spray bottle is a disinfectant and won’t be affected by having primarily already been used in the bathroom.

I’m with person A, it’s easier, cleaner and safer to just have specific sprays for designated areas. Person A is also the one that does the majority of the cleaning anyway.

What's the point of a cleaning spray so weak that an entire bottle can be contaminated by the particles the spray is supposed to decontaminate? It doesn't make any sense.

Is person b your partner or your child!? (Genuine question as I can't tell 😂)

I have a one level home, other than dish soap and dishwasher tablets all surface cleaners are in a caddy. On cleaning day I take the caddy and supplies to a variety of rooms. Different spots needs different products. But the contents are not contaminated with transport. My glass cleaner cleans bedroom entrance and bathroom mirrors…

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it was a silly conversation that took place today, thought I’d gauge public opinion - no need to start calling me neurotic 🥹

Yep. This is precisely why I wouldn't worry about this (as someone who worries way more than I should about germs and contamination!). In my mind, this wouldn't be a concern because the strength of the cleaning fluid overrides the germs (because its job is to kill them), therefore even if some did get onto the nozzle, they'd die instantly on next spray...... surely?

B is right, it doesn't matter. Cross contamination? It's a toilet not a plague ward. There are probably worse germs in the food caddy, considering that's where you put waste food, including stuff like raw meat, egg shells, chunky milk that's been left in cereal bowls etc.

But we have separate bathroom and kitchen sprays since it's inconvenient to move the sprays around, I don't think either need antibacterial spray either, they often contain bleach and that is annoying as they invariably get onto clothes, coloured towels etc.

I use an anti-grease spray in the kitchen and an anti-limescale spray in the bathroom. It's not the end of the world if they get switched, but I don't feel the anti-limescale spray cleans food mess as well.

@fallfallfall really valid points - and I use the same glass cleaner everywhere etc. The bathroom spray however lives on the bathroom floor next to the toilet - there were plenty of actual kitchen cleaners to use in the kitchen. Wasn’t sure if person b did this to prove some weird point, but having seen that their rationale behind it is the most popular stance anyway, I guess it just genuinely made sense to them

I mean I do have separate bottles in each bathroom, the kitchen and utility room but that for convenience rather than the risk of cross contamination. I am usually quite a germaphobe but wouldn’t give this a thought to be honest.

If you have men in your house, keep nothing by the toilet or it will be covered in microscopic drops of wee all the time.

Different cloths and gloves definitely. Different sprays 🤦

Although as per PP's we have different sprays for convenience.

@BertieBotts 👍🏼

Blowback? To be frank, this sounds verging on bonkers, but definitely unhealthy thinking.

I've told this story before, but at school we swabbed assorted items and then used Petri dishes to see what grew from the swabs. Loos grew hardly anything, coins on the other hand were absolutely filthy. You are worrying about nothing.

@Jibbajabba1 Nooooo nothing near the toilet. Move your cleaning products to a clean spot. Yes piss particles!!!

Mine sits down. No issues then.

Not, if like me, you sit. I clean so learnt that one long ago.

Pretty gross really but flushing with the toilet seat up is just as bad!

this would only make sense if the spray bottle in the bathroom was stored inside the toilet 😂
having said that, I do have multiple bottles, but just for convenience so I don't have to run up and down, def not for fear of "cross-contamination"

@Squirrelblanket and you sound like a kind non-judgey empathetic soul. Peace and light to you x

I should add that I don't keep my spray bottles of bleach on the floor next to the toilet. They are kept in a closed cupboard in the bathroom. I'd maybe be more wary of taking them to the kitchen if they'd been sitting next to the toilet bowl and potentially getting wee splatters on them!

@Lunar270 exactly regarding toilet seat being up when flushing

Utter madness! Doesn't matter where things have been used.

And you don't need anti bacterial sprays anyway - just use hot soapy water. Killing all bacteria is leading to allergy issues and other health problems.

We do have designated storage cupboards in each bathroom, but the spray bottles tend to start materialising next to the toilet as if by magic (person b) and they are now starting to reappear in the kitchen 🌟

So after getting judged, looks like some of you can see my point regarding this !
oh well it was a minor silly question anyway - thanks to all the posters who answered in the spirit it was asked, tongue firmly in cheek!

The spray doesn't need to touch the loo to be contaminated, @lancsgirl85 . Germs on the surface of the loo can be aerosolised by the spray. Which is a good argument for not using sprays to clean as you can inhale them, as well as all the chemicals.

It's a bit of a technicality though. I probably wouldn't put a bathroom spray bottle on a food preparation surface after cleaning it. The contents of the bottle would be fine though.

@chesirecat99 thank you for articulating! Exactly! And good point - should prob look at alternatives to aerosol sprays - as it’s all being breathed in anyway 🌟

'Person A' leaving the bathroom