Wet wipes are a common daily necessity in our daily life. Especially when we go out, we always like to carry a bag with us, we can wipe our hands at any time, wipe the table and chair, and think that this can wipe off bacteria and viruses and ensure hand hygiene.
But is this necessarily the case? We need to understand the classification of wipes
Wipes can be roughly divided into three categories:
1. Regular wipes:
Ordinary wipes are non-woven fabrics, fabrics, dust-free paper, etc., as the carrier, purified water for production water, add appropriate amount of preservatives, etc., hands, skin or object surface with cleaning effects of products, usually do not have sterilization.
2. Sanitary wipes
Based on ordinary wipes, anti-antibacterial ingredients are added, and the killing rate of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus must be ≥90%.
3. Disinfectant wipes
Ordinary wipes and sanitary wipes belong to disposable sanitary products, while disinfection wipes belong to the carrier disinfectant, which has a stronger bactericidal rate, usually ≥99.999%, and the two-sphere bactericidal spectrum is wider, and is used for disinfecting the surface of objects in medical institutions.
After understanding these three categories of wet wipes, how should we choose wet wipes
If it is for family use or going out, use only ordinary cleaning, and use ordinary wipes to wipe your hands before eating.
If you want to wipe after a certain antibacterial effect, you can choose sanitary wipes.
If there are higher disinfection requirements, especially during the epidemic, disinfectant wipes can be used.
Some questions about the use of wet wipes
1. Can you use wipes instead of washing your hands with water?
External wipes are not a substitute for running water for hand washing and no-hand sanitizer. However, in the absence of water, the decontamination effect of wiping hands with wet wipes is better than toilet paper and handkerchief paper.
2. Can you use wet wipes to wipe the toilet seat in a hotel?
Regular wipes do not kill bacteria. Staying in a hotel, it is good to wipe the toilet seat with disinfecting wipes, if there is no disinfecting wipes, with sanitary wipes can also achieve a certain bactericide effect. Ordinary wipes can only play a decontamination role, can not kill microorganisms.
3. Does wet toilet paper kill bacteria?
Wet toilet paper has a better decontamination effect than toilet paper because of its moisture, but it has no bactericidal effect. The role of wet toilet paper is generally indicated to be bactericidal rate, rather than bactericidal rate. Because wet toilet paper is only a mechanical action, the dirt and attached microorganisms are transferred, so it has a bactericidal effect.
4. Which are regular wipes and which are sanitary wipes?
This can pay attention to the label of the wipes product, which is generally standard on the product.
5. Will wipes erode your skin?
Normally, both regular wipes and baby wipes should be non-corrosive and non-irritating. However, in order to avoid buying three no products, we buy wet wipes through regular channels.
6. Can I wipe my mouth with wipes?
Of course, wipes that meet national health standards can be used to wipe the mouth, but there will be unqualified products on the market, so be sure to choose the products that have been filed.
Through the above introduction, I hope you can reasonably use wet wipes to create a clean and sanitary environment.