It’s almost been a year since covid-19 entered our lives and gave it a whole new direction. The world has gone on a self-imposed quarantine ever since. And today, after almost a year of constant battle with the pandemic, we have realised that Covid-19 related precautions, which have become absolutely necessary to adhere to, are not just limited to social distancing and wearing a mask, though these are the most important precautions against the infection. New disinfectants like dishwasher cleaner and laundry sanitizer are becoming more and more important by the day.
For complete protection against Covid-19
In addition to the aforesaid, it is necessary that we keep an eye out for all those surfaces that we touch and use on an everyday basis. These include our furniture, the dishes we use, the clothes we dawn, the surfaces of our cars, doorknobs and handles we touch on a regular basis. All these areas can be contact points for the virus.
How COVID-19 is transmitted through clothes and other household articles
Covid-19 can spread by way of liquid particles that may be let out from a person’s mouth or nose while sneezing, coughing, talking, eating etc. These liquid particles can enter another body through openings like the mouth, nose, eyes and ears. These water droplets can also fall on adjacent and nearby surfaces like your furniture, bags, utensils, phone, clothes, etc. It is now known that the virus can stay infectious for up to 9 days on clothes, metal, glass and other surfaces. Therefore, the risks of coming into contact with the virus through such means are fairly high.
How to avoid coming into contact with the virus through such modes
It is, therefore, important to take extra precautions around the house to keep COVID at bay. In addition to the general practice of cleaning and dusting, it is imperative to get in the regular habit of disinfecting or sanitizing all frequently touched surfaces around you. Yes, there is a difference between ‘cleaning’, which is essentially washing off the dirt and dust from surfaces, and ‘disinfecting’, which means cleaning something with a chemical in order to destroy viruses and bacteria. Therefore, to counter COVID, only general cleaning is not enough. Disinfecting your laundry, dishes, doorknobs, etc., is imperative.
How to disinfectant/ sanitize
All round disinfection of your surroundings has to be achieved in order to maximise your protection from Covid-19. Apart from using a general disinfectant for cleaning the household, investing in a separate dishwashing cleaner and laundry sanitizer is always recommended.
How to use a dishwasher cleaner
There are all types of disinfectants that work with different methodologies. Some require the soaking of the dishes for a minute, after washing them in cold water, in disinfectant mixed water. While some dishwasher sanitizers double up as detergent gels as well. The later one is certainly easier to use. Avoid wiping your sanitized dishes with potentially germ ridden pieces of cloth, as this could reverse the entire process. To avoid the re-collection of germs on your freshly sanitised dishes just put them up for air drying.
How to use a laundry sanitizer
Many new laundry sanitizers are offering hassle-free sanitizing experience. They just require to be added with detergent mixed water to effectively sanitize a bucketful or 6 kgs of clothes. There are other clothes washing sanitizers also which come with complicated procedures. You must choose the option that is hard on germs and viruses, yet soft on your hands and skin.
San’tize Dish Washing Sanitizer and San’tize Clothes Washing Sanitizer are two innovative products from the stables of Indus Valley that are not just extremely easy to use, but are also soft on hands and skin due to their herbalized formulations. You can visit www.indus-valley.com for more on these brilliant products. Wishing that you stay safe, stay happy!
