Lately I've been using a lot of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes to clean up messes on the counters, stove, bathroom sink, the bath tub, and pretty much any gross spot in a house that you can think of. Then, after one of my microbiology classes which talked about disinfectants and antiseptics, I thought, "I never ever wear gloves when I use Clorox wipes..." So, I googled the effects of those bad boys and didn't really find much (the container does say to wash your hands afterwards), but I also didn't want to be spending a ton of money on them and harming myself so I am keeping those bad boys on standby for when the house needs a deeper clean.
In my microbiology class we were talking about using vinegar as a cleaning product because it can remove biofilms and other nasty build up. I had seen some ideas on Pinterest, so I decided to make my own wipes since I have a ton of vinegar already.
Here is everything I used:
a roll of paper towels
rigid knife (I have no better way to describe it...I also call it a vegetable knife if that helps anyone)
zip-lock bag
white vinegar
Step one: "Saw" your roll of paper towel in half
Step two: Stick one half of the roll in to a zip lock baggie (I used an empty zip lock bag that once held baby wipes we used and it fit perfectly in there)
Step three: Pour white vinegar onto the paper towel roll until the entire roll is wet.
Step four: Pull the cardboard center out of the roll (this should come out easily once the roll is wet. Just squish the entire roll a little bit and you should be good).
Step five: Zip the bag and enjoy your wipes.
This was incredibly easy, but I would suggest pulling the first wipe of the paper towel loose before soaking it. I didn't do this to mine and it was difficult to figure out where the roll started. I used Sparkle brand paper towels because that is what we had on hand and they held up well. They didn't rip, tear, or crumble apart when I wiped the counters down and they are half size paper towels so that was actually nice because the wipe wasn't too big. I will probably end up storing mine in an old baby wipe container or old Clorox container, but for now they will remain in the bag. Either way they tear apart great and these wipes cost me about 50 cents since eight giant rolls are a little under eight dollars and the gallon of vinegar I had was probably 3 dollars or less and I used very little of it.
In my microbiology class we were talking about using vinegar as a cleaning product because it can remove biofilms and other nasty build up. I had seen some ideas on Pinterest, so I decided to make my own wipes since I have a ton of vinegar already.
Here is everything I used:
a roll of paper towels
rigid knife (I have no better way to describe it...I also call it a vegetable knife if that helps anyone)
zip-lock bag
white vinegar
Step one: "Saw" your roll of paper towel in half
Step two: Stick one half of the roll in to a zip lock baggie (I used an empty zip lock bag that once held baby wipes we used and it fit perfectly in there)
Step three: Pour white vinegar onto the paper towel roll until the entire roll is wet.
Step four: Pull the cardboard center out of the roll (this should come out easily once the roll is wet. Just squish the entire roll a little bit and you should be good).
Step five: Zip the bag and enjoy your wipes.
This was incredibly easy, but I would suggest pulling the first wipe of the paper towel loose before soaking it. I didn't do this to mine and it was difficult to figure out where the roll started. I used Sparkle brand paper towels because that is what we had on hand and they held up well. They didn't rip, tear, or crumble apart when I wiped the counters down and they are half size paper towels so that was actually nice because the wipe wasn't too big. I will probably end up storing mine in an old baby wipe container or old Clorox container, but for now they will remain in the bag. Either way they tear apart great and these wipes cost me about 50 cents since eight giant rolls are a little under eight dollars and the gallon of vinegar I had was probably 3 dollars or less and I used very little of it.
Kasie
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