Does Plain Soap Kill Viruses?
Bleach vs. Soap
What method of cleaning is best for your health & our planet’s?
Does Plain Soap Kill Viruses?
We don’t know about you but we’re just not comfortable using Clorox or Lysol or any other strong, toxic chemicals for killing viral germs. So, we took it upon ourselves to learn if basic soaps could be a match for the power of chemicals when killing viruses. Please watch this video to learn what we discovered about gentler cleaners and their strength in killing viruses.
As one scientist quoted: “using bleach on surfaces “is like using a bludgeon to swat a fly,” Its like a molecular garden shear, chopping everything up.
Cruelty-Free
As a cruelty-free designer, focusing on healthy & ethical design, our founder Deborah DiMare finds it very difficult to use products like Clorox that contain chlorine bleach. So, she researched to see if green and chemical-free products could do the same job. However, most of us believe these deadly poisons we are spraying ourselves and homes with are stronger. But guess what? To sum up, soap is just as good! Plain soap does kill viruses.
Our criteria for perfect eco-friendly home cleaning products are one that is non-animal-based, vegan and cruelty-free. We don’t ever use products that are tested on animals (and believe you shouldn’t either). On top of that, they must be non-toxic. We choose products like this because we don’t want to harm living beings or our planet.
According to what we’ve learned, soaking and spraying our bodies and environments in bleach products is not necessary to kill viruses.
Our Skin
Our skin is porous. It’s like a sponge and whatever we surround ourselves with or spray on our bodies goes directly into our bloodstream. It affects us physically and mentally. Chemicals make you sick; they’re hormone disruptors, cause infertility, cancer, asthma allergies, neurological issues. We could go on and on. Simply put, they’re awful.
We humans like to be clean. We’ve been making cleaning products for 5,000 years. How crazy is that? For instance, the ancient Egyptians used animal and vegetable oils mixed with alkaline salts to make soap.
Therefore, if the Egyptians could do it 5,000 years ago without Lysol at their fingertips, I think we can figure it out too.
So What Soap SHOULD You Use?
Well, we found this dishwashing liquid on Amazon that will get you started. For even more effective, non-toxic & vegan-friendly cleaning recommendations, head to our shop! We update it constantly.
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