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[Catia]

Umm, don't wanna scare you into some other chemical bath, but Windex is generally useless as a germicidal...It makes things appear clean by removing grease and surface dirt (it is a surfactant as well), but it does very very little actual disinfecting FYI...

As far as restaurant grade disinfectants, household bleach and water does just as well, it less hazardous, and is much cheaper. If you are using restaurant grade disinfectants in your kitchen, please be sure to read the directions--they must be left on the surface for an amount of time--and must be WELL RINSED--or you will get residual chemicals on the surface that get into food which are much more harmful than the bacteria you were trying to kill. Over time, these toxins can build up in your system and cause serious problems.

How do I know? Well, I was quite germophobic...perhaps a tad OCD about it LOL...
I even washed my entire body with antibacterial soap in the shower daily...
Caused me to become chemically sensitive from killing off the good bacteria that actually PROTECTS your skin from invaders...
Took me a long time, almost 2 years to get my skin and my immune system back to functioning properly--
there are many more dangers using these chemicals daily in your home, and on your person--look up the dangers of Triclosan on kidney/liver--it gets absorbed through your skin--this is a major ingredient in anti-bacterial soaps...Google it and see...

Now, I cut back on the heavy chemicals--But I do still use some for cleaning after company has been in my home--especially to disinfect the bathroom, but I wear gloves and am sure not to expose my skin, and open the window.

Killing all the bacteria is not the answer--this causes super-bugs and super-infection--think MRSA and VRSA...

Cleanliness can be close to Godliness if you are too OCD about it--because it can leave you with no defenses--and you will meet your maker faster...These chemicals are especially dangerous if they are not rinsed--especially for children in the home--children do not have a fully developed immune system--so they NEED the good bacteria to build up their defenses--elderly are at risk too due to lower immune function.

It's a double edged sword with a thin line to walk--basic soap and water are the safest for the home--This was a lesson I learned, and I'm just responding to get the message out--I spent much time very very ill, and I wasn't 1/2 as OCD about cleanliness as many people I know!

[fltoo]

Good point. I stopped using chemicals years ago when I bought a steam machine. Cleans and disinfects beautifully. So easy, too, no scrubbing.

[robivi3]

Ah, it's a little quirky and I probably sound worse than I am. Remember I still have two dogs who sleep in my room, one is a hairbag and they do eat in the kitchen. I think it is more the dogs that make me look to sanitation. But as far as things that touch the hand I try to clean them weekly. I definitely wash the larger (not smaller) items that go into the fridge. I am not funny about walking on grass, etc... or doing things outside. I eat a lot of "hole in the wall" foods in Miami also, especially when I used to work on the road. But as to things that touch hands in my home I am picky. Remember I had to raise three boys who hid Frogs, Lake fish (that is true) and duck eggs in the house so I got a little paranoid over the years.