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Maintaining cleanliness is the main step in preventing infectious diseases, especially diseases related to respiratory tract disorders, such as COVID-19. In addition to washing your hands, you can use disinfectants to kill germs that cause disease independently. For that, find out the benefits and ways of making a simple disinfectant at home below.
How to make a simple disinfectant at home
Disinfectants are used to kill microbes. There are certain disinfectant products that are intended to kill germs on inanimate objects or household appliances and are not found on living bodies. Disinfectants have certain chemical properties and are not used on the human body.
Meanwhile, antiseptics also have the same role as disinfectants, namely killing germs that cause disease. This antiseptic is usually in the form of soap, sanitizer, or in the form of a liquid.
Antiseptic fluids are usually used to accelerate healing of wounds and abrasions caused by insect bites, kill germs on dirty clothes, and can be used for disinfecting household appliances, including cleaning floors.
Then, should you use a disinfectant or antiseptic to prevent transmission? The good news is, you can already apply the simple method of making a disinfectant at home by mixing an antiseptic solution and water into a spray tube.
Later, this disinfectant liquid can be used to clean the surface of inanimate germ nests that are often touched by hands.
Based on studies from Aerosol and surface stability of HCoV-19 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to SARS-CoV-1 The virus can last up to three days on surfaces made of stainless steel and surfaces made of plastic. Included in the cardboard lasts up to one day.
However, there are several factors that affect the resistance of the virus to stay in a place, including the temperature. Therefore, prevention needs to be done immediately. One of them is by making your own disinfectant at home.
Here's how to make a simple disinfectant.
Materials and Tools:
- Water
- Antiseptic liquid
- 1 liter spray bottle
How to make:
- Choose an antiseptic liquid that is formulated for disinfecting and does not pass the expiration date
- Put one liter of water in a spray bottle
- Put four teaspoons of antiseptic solution into a spray bottle (one liter dose), or make it a habit to read the instructions for use on the packaging
- Shake the solution until evenly distributed
Things that need to be disinfected at home
Now that you know how to make a simple disinfectant, now you need to spray it on objects that are often alternately exposed by the hands or the human body.
You can start by cleaning tables, light switches, door handles, laptop or computer keyboards, toilets, taps, sinks, remote controls, and more.
Meanwhile, cleaning electronic objects such as televisions or telephones should be done according to the instruction manual of each product.
When disinfecting inanimate surfaces, always use a mask, disposable gloves, and a cloth. Then, you can start spraying on the objects you want to clean.
Things to remember again, disinfectant liquid is an anti-microbial agent that is used on inanimate objects to kill germs. Should not be used on living things because they contain harmful substances.
Use of disinfectants needs to be careful. Avoid disinfectant contact with our bodies and do not inhale or swallow it. Therefore, you need to use a mask when disinfecting the house.
How often will this need to be done? Better not to do disinfection more than once a week.
Furthermore, after carrying out personal disinfection at home, don't forget to immediately throw away your gloves, and wash the used rags and masks (if you are using a cloth mask). Immediately wash your hands using running water and soap for 20 seconds to prevent transmission of germs.
So, now you know how to make a simple disinfectant at home and how to apply it. Hopefully, you and your family are always protected from germs. Always keep clean even when you are at home.
