disinfectants
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How to Disinfect Your Pruning Tools (and Why You Should)
As part of your fall gardening checklist, you’ll likely get your tools and equipment ready winter storage. It’s a good idea to wash everything before putting it away, but some tools—like those used for pruning—could also benefit from being disinfected. Here’s what to know. Do I need to disinfect pruning shears? Disease-causing pathogens like bacteria, fungi,…
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How to Remove Blood From Fabrics and Surfaces (and What Not to Do)
If you’re looking for ways to remove blood stains from clothing, walls, or whatever other surface you may have found it on, we’re going to give you the benefit of the doubt regarding any bad behaviour and move straight to solutions — because there are quite a few. Some are better than others, though, so…
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Never Use Bleach on These Surfaces
Bleach has a ton of uses outside of lifting stains from white clothes, but there are some dos and don’ts we should all remember. You already know to never mix bleach with any other cleaners or disinfectants, as it can release dangerous vapors, but there’s more that you should avoid.
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13 Things Bleach Can Do Aside From Lifting Stains
We all know bleach is great for stain-lifting and disinfecting. Its active ingredient, sodium hypochlorite, quickly attacks and denatures the proteins in micro-organisms, killing bacteria, fungus and viruses. And according to the American Cleaning Institute, it’s the oxidizing properties of bleach that convert unwanted dyes and colours (aka stains) into colourless, soluble particles that can…