"Disinfecting" your home after illness?

Happygrl · 02-12-2009, 10:14 PM

After illness in your home, how do you "disinfect" it? I just had a 24-hour stomach bug, DD is on the tail end of it (I hope), I think DS may be starting it and one of our two houseguests is in the middle of it. Blech. I feel a serious need to get the icks out of here. I'll wash the sheets, of course. But I'm not sure where to go beyond that. DD laid on the couch most of the day. The cushion covers can be washed. My comforter is dry-clean only. DD's comforter can go in the wash, so I'll wash and put it out on the line tomorrow. Windows are open. But what about things like the computer keyboard and phone? The toilets? The cushion inserts for the couch? The ick feeling in the air? (I have been spraying a water/vinegar/EO mixture all day.)

There was a time in my life where I would have sprayed everything possible with a can of Lysol.

Work or not, it made me feel like it worked.

klpmommy · 02-13-2009, 03:52 PM

When my ILs were up here they were sick & I wanted to avoid their germs so I made sure to clean all door handles & lightswitches as well as faucets, etc. I shunned my natural cleaners

for clorox wipes for the quick & easy. I also washed as much bedding & towels on hot as I could manage. We didn't catch whatever they had.

However, we just got done with our *own* illness & I didn't do anything about it b/c we have already "survived" the germs.

If I wasn't on "light duty" as per ob orders I would have at least cleaned door handles & lightswitches again.

PurpleButterfly · 02-13-2009, 07:18 PM

I use Clorox clean up wipes on everything - remote controls, door handles, appliance handles, faucets, lightswitches, toilet handles... I also use the "sanitize" setting on my dishwasher, and add a wee bit of bleach to my hot laundry. If possible, I open doors and windows to let fresh air circulate in. For children's toys and items, I use a spritz bottle with lavendar/TTO blended w/water. If toys are washable, I wash them in dish soap and the hottest water I can stand.

Also, don't forget to replace your toothbrushes!

Hope everyone is feeling up to par asap!

sprout · 02-13-2009, 07:51 PM

here, we do the 50/50 vinegar/water solution and wash sheets and stuff.

dip toothbrushes in Listerine.

up the herbs for the rest of the family.

and, if I do have those Clorox wipy things around, I will put them into use.

mummy2boys · 02-13-2009, 10:02 PM

I do the vinegar and lemon juice clean but I never thought of this

Quote:

Also, don't forget to replace your toothbrushes!

Thanks for the tip!!

Leslie_JJKs_mom · 02-13-2009, 10:12 PM

vinegar and peroxide has been shown to be more powerful then pure bleach.

02-13-2009, 10:14 PM

After everyone in my house has had it, I don't worry about it. We won't get it a second time around.

ETA: In other words, I don't anything particularly special. Just my normal cleaning.

02-12-2009, 10:14 PM	#1
Happygrl Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Back in the Hoosier State Posts: 8,301	"Disinfecting" your home after illness? After illness in your home, how do you "disinfect" it? I just had a 24-hour stomach bug, DD is on the tail end of it (I hope), I think DS may be starting it and one of our two houseguests is in the middle of it. Blech. I feel a serious need to get the icks out of here. I'll wash the sheets, of course. But I'm not sure where to go beyond that. DD laid on the couch most of the day. The cushion covers can be washed. My comforter is dry-clean only. DD's comforter can go in the wash, so I'll wash and put it out on the line tomorrow. Windows are open. But what about things like the computer keyboard and phone? The toilets? The cushion inserts for the couch? The ick feeling in the air? (I have been spraying a water/vinegar/EO mixture all day.) There was a time in my life where I would have sprayed everything possible with a can of Lysol. Work or not, it made me feel like it worked. __________________ ~Tricia~ ENFP & Type 1 Wife to Jim 01/08/00 Mama to Elizabeth 10/01/04, Benjamin 01/27/08 and Matthew 04/25/10 Facebook

02-13-2009, 03:52 PM	#2
klpmommy Deactivated Beware the gorgon, she's having a bad hair day Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: DFW area Posts: 54,024	Re: "Disinfecting" your home after illness? When my ILs were up here they were sick & I wanted to avoid their germs so I made sure to clean all door handles & lightswitches as well as faucets, etc. I shunned my natural cleaners for clorox wipes for the quick & easy. I also washed as much bedding & towels on hot as I could manage. We didn't catch whatever they had. However, we just got done with our own illness & I didn't do anything about it b/c we have already "survived" the germs. If I wasn't on "light duty" as per ob orders I would have at least cleaned door handles & lightswitches again.

02-13-2009, 07:18 PM	#3
PurpleButterfly Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15,496	Re: "Disinfecting" your home after illness? I use Clorox clean up wipes on everything - remote controls, door handles, appliance handles, faucets, lightswitches, toilet handles... I also use the "sanitize" setting on my dishwasher, and add a wee bit of bleach to my hot laundry. If possible, I open doors and windows to let fresh air circulate in. For children's toys and items, I use a spritz bottle with lavendar/TTO blended w/water. If toys are washable, I wash them in dish soap and the hottest water I can stand. Also, don't forget to replace your toothbrushes! Hope everyone is feeling up to par asap! __________________ Fighting for my life against Carcinoid Lung Cancer

02-13-2009, 07:51 PM	#4
sprout Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7,261	Re: "Disinfecting" your home after illness? here, we do the 50/50 vinegar/water solution and wash sheets and stuff. dip toothbrushes in Listerine. up the herbs for the rest of the family. and, if I do have those Clorox wipy things around, I will put them into use.

02-13-2009, 10:12 PM	#6
Leslie_JJKs_mom Rose Garden loving my family since 1991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rural SW Missouri Posts: 6,945	Re: "Disinfecting" your home after illness? vinegar and peroxide has been shown to be more powerful then pure bleach. __________________ Leslie (ISFP) Mommy to our valentine sweetheart, Jessica Lynn, and March Jellybean, Kaitlyn Elizabeth. My heart is overflowing with love for my precious girls. Wife to my best friend Homeschooling, sometimes co sleeping mommy to a teenager and sweet little one

02-13-2009, 10:14 PM	#7
Raspberries Guest Posts: n/a	Re: "Disinfecting" your home after illness? After everyone in my house has had it, I don't worry about it. We won't get it a second time around. ETA: In other words, I don't anything particularly special. Just my normal cleaning.

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