What to use if no Dettol spray?

[EasterEggz]

Dettol kitchen spray kills bacteria AND viruses but is obviously nowhere to be seen online. It's something that's worrying me and I'm down to me last inch or so. I'm in isolation as pregnant and asthmatic so I'm being super careful and spraying handles, keys, phones, surfaces etc.

Any ideas where you can buy anti - viral & bacterial spray? Amazon has one for £35! Although I could afford that it makes me so sick that people are cashing in so I would refuse to give them the business.

If all Dettol supplies are forever gone, are there any alternatives you can use that kill viruses?

Those antibacterial sprays are a con and expensive.

I relooked at this a couple of weeks ago:

• A little washing up liquid and hot water. No need to mix with bleach.

• Bleach (use a normal amount) in water

• Any household disinfectant and water

• Vinegar and water (can strip colour also)

No need for Miltons or the equivalent.

This morning had a cleaning Corona section last week or maybe week before that.
They said to buy a cheap value bottle of thin bleach- Tesco Value/Asda Smart Price for 30p or whatever It is and dilute in accordance with the instructions. Put it in a spray bottle (mines in my old detox bottle).

A tiny amount diluted makes lots. 1 bottle if bleach will last ages.

Bleach diluted
Soapy water

@fadedred because at the moment people isolation are encouraged to walk outside, which I have done in the early mornings, usually seeing one or two people at a distance and often no-one. My midwife has also advised this. We may be on lockdown soon in which case I'll have to stop this. Also, I have to walk to a communal post area to collect post, and have grocery deliveries, all of which are bringing potential viruses into the home. Therefore I wipe down after each time I take delivery of something or collect mail.

Please Op I’m trying to reassure you that the ‘Walking outside’ while maintaining your distance from other people does not mean you are bringing virus into your home.

Neat vodka?

Hot soapy water. If you have a bottle of washing up liquid, you're fine.

Neat vodka is wasteful and not strong enough.

I wouldn't want an aerosol of bleach in my house, you don't need it in a spray bottle. You don't need bleach at all, soapy water is perfectly good and less toxic/corrosive.

You can buy Dettol on eBay

Bleach solution, alcohol or hot soapy water plus elbow grease are the only things that work. Dry surfaces after washing. Don't waste your money on anything else.

No one in the NHS cleans with dettol spray it is a massive gimmick

The Journal of Hospital Infection has stated that chlorhexidine ( hibiscrub) does not work.
Other antibac stuff is no use against a virus. I have been following their advice for the last couple of weeks. It is important to wipe down phones, remote controls, keyboards, mobiles, taps, door handles, light switches, fridge door handles. Anything that people touch.
Wash hands frequently, but clean your door handles after you come in from outside.
Think about things that people touch and clean them.

Endoftheline what are you using?

Hot water and soap or washing up liquid is all you need.

The virus is coated in a thin layer of fatty acid which is what it uses to break down the outer walls of cells and get inside.

Ordinary detergent is kryptonite to Covid because it breaks down fats. It’ll strip the virus of its fatty coating and render it useless.

There was a show about deep cleaning your home on C5 last night & a scientist on there did a test with bleach, white vinegar & lemon juice. The vinegar killed all the germs (so did the bleach obvi).

@fadedred but I have to touch door handles, lift buttons and so on in order to do that.

Diluted zoflora.
Any antibac sprays.
Diluted bleach.

@endofthelinefinally yeah, that's what I do. I'm very rigorous about it, but don't know what to use to wipe down with in the absence of Dettol

Diluted bleach for all hard surfaces. I make up a bowl twice a day, small amount, because it does break down over time.
I wring out a cloth and do all the handles etc twice a day. Taps more often because we don't have elbow taps at home.
Anything that can't take bleach I wash thoroughly with hot water and washing up liquid at the usual strength and dry with a clean cloth.
I wash towels and cleaning cloths frequently.
When I was a student nurse in the 70s we washed everything with soap and water. We were told we must dry everything carefully.

I use Milton. They sell professional size gallon packs of it in my local farm shop. Alternatively hot water, detergent and a splash of bleach.

Gloves for all cleaning then rinse the gloves in the bleach solution and dry them.

Don’t spray like mad and fill the air with fine drops of cleaner liquid - this can aggravate asthma.

I’m not asthmatic but the one time I had a similar breathing issue was when DP was a bit liberal with an own-brand spray like Dettol.

I think wipes are safer.

Washing up liquid and ordinary, cheapest bleach is all anybody needs.