Choosing a disinfectant for your business, you always want to go with one that’s non-toxic and effective. Ideally, it will be a disinfectant where you use just enough to do the job and no more than that. In high concentrations, disinfectants can be very damaging to human health as well as to surfaces, materials, and air quality. Consider how you use your disinfectants. Search for eco alternatives, such as hydrogen peroxide and alcohol-based disinfectants. In this article, we do a deep dive into some of the common disinfectants you can use and disinfectants to avoid.

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Bacteria is everywhere. It’s not inherently a bad thing, either. In the body, there are bacteria. A lot of it, in fact. Most bacteria do not cause illness, however, some can. The worst of these are things like methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (aka MRSA), salmonella, and E. coli. In workplaces, keeping bacteria at bay is a must.

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Dish soap is perhaps the most common cleaning product in Canada. Soap doesn’t look like anything special. We use it in our homes. We use it in our offices and commercial centers. Compared to sanitizers and disinfectants, soap might not seem like much but you couldn’t be more wrong.

Dish soap has many benefits. It can do things quickly and more effectively than sanitizers or disinfectants, in some instances. It’s also eco-friendly and non-toxic, safe to use around pets, children, and individuals suffering from respiratory difficulties.

Buying dish soap in bulk and using it generously in your commercial cleaning routine is a fine method of keeping your workplace safe, tidy, and free from dangerous chemicals and unnecessary toxins.

How Does Dish Soap Work?

As a cleaning tool, dish soap is an absolute essential in offices everywhere. Soap is not only a commercial cleaning go-to but it’s used by employees as well, in washrooms and to keep their hands free from carrying viruses, germs, and bacteria from surface to surface.

Dish soap can kill viruses, like COVID-19 upon contact. It breaks the bonds at a cellular level, infiltrating these cells and deactivating viruses.

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Disinfecting is a key part of commercial cleaning. Disinfectants can reduce the spread of contaminants, including viruses and bacteria. For the average small business office, in schools, fitness facilities, government buildings, community centres, and churches, retail stores, grocery stores, and restaurants, disinfectants have a role. You may be asking yourself a few questions though.

• What areas should be disinfected?

• What’s the best type of disinfectant to use?

• How much disinfectant are you supposed to use?

• How do you use disinfectant and is there a wrong way or dangerous way to use disinfectant?

All these questions are important. We hope to outline a few of the answers here today in this article.

How Do Disinfectants Work?

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