What do you use Clorox wipes/spray

[livndisney]

on in the parks?

I keep reading about people using Clorox in the parks, I know people have allergies (Life threatening)/and or chemical sensitivities and I am wondering what people are using Clorox for?

And would you continue to use it knowing how dangerous it could be to the person/child next to you?

 

[Captain_Hook]

I don't use it in the parks -- I use it in the room. I bring either Lysol wipes or Clorox wipes and wipe down the following:

all doorknobs (to room and out, and bathroom)
faucets and handles
toilet handle
remote control
tv buttons
telephone
slider door handle and locks/bar (if room has one)
drawer handles
clock buttons (for alarm)

basically, anything that my family may touch that was probably overlooked by mousekeeping...

 

[daisyduck123]

I wipe down the table at a counter-service food area (like at Cosmic Ray's), before we sit down to eat. Every family (my own included) leaves a ton of germs on the table....I'm aa teacher & I see it in the lunchroom everyday...kids picking noses, drooling, licking fingers & touching the tabletops, etc.

It's just gross.

**Target sells the Clorox/Lysol wipes in a small, flat handi-pack of about a dozen wipes for a very cheap price! I usually bring about 3 or 4 on our trips & just replenish my park bag every few days.

 

[holly7347]

NOTHING! I have had a small bottle of purel attached to the strap of my purse for over a year and it is still 1/2 full. Washing off a table or door knob is different but I strongly believe that constantly putting anti-bacterial stuff on your hands is doing more long term harm than good. Just like over use of antiobiotics. Stuff like that leads to resistant strains of bacteria. Even if we wipped everything we saw our kids touching there is just so much stuff they touch they we don't see or couldn't wipe so why bother. I'm sure the tables aren't any dirtier than the bars/straps etc that hold you in on rides.

And no knowing it could cause the next person to use the table, toilet, door knob a reaction I would not use it.

 

[monorailsilver]

I wipe down the table & chairs. It is gross to think that someone didn't wash their hands after picking their nose or wipeing their tush.

That & the fact my ds who is 4 1/2 is very allergic to dairy (and peanuts/treenuts) that if he comes in contact with it, he gets hives. We were at a ice cream place & he was leaning on the table & didn't touch any pizza & all of a sudden he had red welts all over his face. I didn't have my benadryl or my epi pen on me so I almost ran to the grocery store across the street.

My dh will use it to wipe off the toilets before he needs to sit...

 

[Mouse House Mama]

I don't use it in the parks -- I use it in the room. I bring either Lysol wipes or Clorox wipes and wipe down the following:

all doorknobs (to room and out, and bathroom)
faucets and handles
toilet handle
remote control
tv buttons
telephone
slider door handle and locks/bar (if room has one)
drawer handles
clock buttons (for alarm)

basically, anything that my family may touch that was probably overlooked by mousekeeping...

Don't forget to wipe the arms of the chairs in the room. I don't wipe stuff in the parks but I do wipe the room down.

 

[ZeroMyHero]

Is the allergy you speak of an allergy to bleach? If so, know that Clorox wipes don't contain any bleach at all. I do use them to wipe off tables at restaurants. Having worked at many restaurants in the past, I know that usually the same rag the busboys use to wipe off the seats is the same rag they use to wipe off the tables.

Also, I'm not so much worried about other peoples' germs as I am about e-coli and salmonella. As for people who are sensitive to chemicals, I would suggest they wipe the tables off with something benign like baby wipes to make sure they're safe, just like I wipe the tables off to make sure I'm safe. If I were sensitive to chemicals, that's what I would do. The tables get cleaned by the staff at the restaurant, so how are you to know that they didn't get cleaned with something you'll have a reaction to, kwim?

 

[tjlovespooh]

I wiped down my changing pad after using it at a restroom - although not a concern so much at the baby care centers since they have those large paper-lined changing tables.
I also wiped down the highchair and end of the table where DS will be sitting(I swear those highchairs are NEVER cleaned)
Other than that I don't think I went crazy with the wipes (and I am a germ-freak but I learned to let my insanity take a rest while on vacation ). I have heard of people using wipes on all the rides and whatnot but that's just too extreme for me, to each thier own.

 

[livndisney]

Wow.

I am really surprised by some of these responses.

In reading on the Clorox website it says:
For surfaces that may come in contact with food, a potable rinse is required. Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes will not harm most surfaces, including acrylic, fiberglass and vinyl. Not recommended for use on unpainted wood.

Doesn't sound like that happens.

holly7347-Thank you for your reply and concern for others.

I am not sure where the comment about bleach came from, as my question was specifically about Clorox wipes.

 

[livndisney]

Is the allergy you speak of an allergy to bleach? If so, know that Clorox wipes don't contain any bleach at all. I do use them to wipe off tables at restaurants. Having worked at many restaurants in the past, I know that usually the same rag the busboys use to wipe off the seats is the same rag they use to wipe off the tables.

Also, I'm not so much worried about other peoples' germs as I am about e-coli and salmonella. As for people who are sensitive to chemicals, I would suggest they wipe the tables off with something benign like baby wipes to make sure they're safe, just like I wipe the tables off to make sure I'm safe. If I were sensitive to chemicals, that's what I would do. The tables get cleaned by the staff at the restaurant, so how are you to know that they didn't get cleaned with something you'll have a reaction to, kwim?

This would not work for someone who has an airborne allergy to Clorox-all they would need is to get a sniff of the chemical.

 

[ZeroMyHero]

with Clorox in the parks?

I keep reading about people using Clorox in the parks, I know people have allergies (Life threatening)/and or chemical sensitivities and I am wondering what people are using Clorox for?

And would you continue to use it knowing how dangerous it could be to the person/child next to you?

I didn't see any mention of wipes in your post, so I assumed that you meant bleach as Clorox is a major (the only?) bleach brand. So, is it bleach that is the allergen or is it a different chemical? Clorox wipes contain ADDAC and ADBAC as active ingredients. According to the EPA, ADDAC and ADBAC are antimicrobials used to sanitize in a wide variety of settings and items including food handling, medical settings, laundry, carpets, eating utensils, vehicles, even egg shells. My point is that these chemicals are all over the place and in the air from any number of things, especially in a restaurant and hotel-heavy place like the Disney parks and resorts, so I think it's a bit unfair to point fingers at people who use disinfecting wipes. I'm not intentionally looking to hurt someone who is sensitive or has an allergy.

 

[fortheluvofpooh]

I used to be the type of person that thought, well even germs need a place to live, but not anymore. My mom spent 10 weeks in the hospital with a MRSA infection, my 7 yr old has MRSA and needed to have her wound lanced and drained while awake, then my 2 yr old now has MRSA and had to go into the OR to have hers opened and a drain put in. I make my family wipe the toilet seat after each use. I also have germ-x at the trash can. I spray door knobs every other day with lysol. I wipe the phones 2x a week with a lysol wipe or clorox wipe(whichever is hand). I also clean the bottom of our shoes that we wear that day at night time, but we do leave our shoes at the door. I know for sure I am different now, I keep clorox or lysol wipes in the car at all times, they go to public restrooms with us and now knowing that rags used to wipe seats are also used to wipe tables, I will be wiping our tables down now too.

 

[livndisney]

I didn't see any mention of wipes in your post, so I assumed that you meant bleach as Clorox is a major (the only?) bleach brand. So, is it bleach that is the allergen or is it a different chemical? Clorox wipes contain ADDAC and ADBAC as active ingredients. According to the EPA, ADDAC and ADBAC are antimicrobials used to sanitize in a wide variety of settings and items including food handling, medical settings, laundry, carpets, eating utensils, vehicles, even egg shells. My point is that these chemicals are all over the place and in the air from any number of things, especially in a restaurant and hotel-heavy place like the Disney parks and resorts, so I think it's a bit unfair to point fingers at people who use disinfecting wipes. I'm not intentionally looking to hurt someone who is sensitive or has an allergy.

Sorry, I thought wipe was implied by the title :"What do you wipe/spray".
I included "spray" as I had read on another thread of people spraying Clorox spray in bathroom stalls.

I was not "pointing fingers" at people using disinfecting wipes. My question again was specific to the Clorox products.

 

[TheDizMom]

I wipe down the table at a counter-service food area (like at Cosmic Ray's), before we sit down to eat. Every family (my own included) leaves a ton of germs on the table....I'm aa teacher & I see it in the lunchroom everyday...kids picking noses, drooling, licking fingers & touching the tabletops, etc.

It's just gross.

**Target sells the Clorox/Lysol wipes in a small, flat handi-pack of about a dozen wipes for a very cheap price! I usually bring about 3 or 4 on our trips & just replenish my park bag every few days.

Me too! But that's all I use them for. Sometimes I use them on the toilet seat if it looks really gross.

 

[livndisney]

So the general consensus is that even though using the Clorox wipes/spray could cause a life threatening reaction in the person next to you-you would still use them?

 

[ZeroMyHero]

I'm not the type of person who likes to argue, especially anonymously on message boards. I will say this. I am completely covered in chemicals right now. I have hairspray in my hair, detergent and fabric softener in my clothes, perfume on my skin, and anti-perspirant under my arms. Any one of those things could cause a life-threatening reaction to someone around me anywhere I go. Should I forgo these things entirely to avoid the off-chance of meeting someone who is sensitive or allergic? Should everyone else who goes out in public do the same?

I don't think eliminating Clorox wipes and sprays will alleviate an allergic reaction simply because the chemicals in them are common to restaurants, hotels, hospitals, really anywhere with public access. I do what is necessary to protect myself and my family from really awful things like MRSA (and fortheluvofpooh, I'm keeping a good thought for your mother and children), e-coli, salmonella, and other potentially life-threatening bacteria. That means hand washing, hand sanitizing when we aren't near soap and water, and wiping down possibly contaminated public surfaces with disinfecting wipes.

I am sorry for the allergies in your family, livndisney, and wish them as pleasant a vacation as Disney can offer. I will post no more to this particular thread. I hope you have a magical evening.

 

[daisyduck123]

So the general consensus is that even though using the Clorox wipes/spray could cause a life threatening reaction in the person next to you-you would still use them?

Yes, I will continue to use them.
I am not going to risk my family's health because someone could possibly be allergic to the wipes I use to wipe off a table. If someone is that allergic, I am sure they would be taking the proper precautions by wiping off their table themselves or maybe avoiding public eating establishments altogether.

The tables at restaurants are most often not properly cleaned between patrons.....one rag/cloth that is used to clean tables, chairs, counters, etc. I know, I've worked in several restaurants.

 

[fortheluvofpooh]

So the general consensus is that even though using the Clorox wipes/spray could cause a life threatening reaction in the person next to you-you would still use them?

you make it sound like protecting your own family should be the last thing you think of. Sorry but unless you have walked in my shoes ....

this too is my last post about this topic.

 

[livndisney]

you make it sound like protecting your own family should be the last thing you think of. Sorry but unless you have walked in my shoes ....

this too is my last post about this topic.

That is not the case at all. It seems I have "hit a nerve" with my question.

Since this issue is clearly not understood, I wanted to share some information.

There are more and more people diagnosed with Chemical Allergies, Multiple chemcial sensitivites etc everyday. As a matter of fact May is "Multiple Chemical Sentitivites" month. Some people are not able to work or leave their homes because of these sensitivities. Chemical reactions vary in people, some people react to perfume others to chemicals like those found in Clorox wipes. While it sounds simple in a workplace to ask people to not wear perfume, people resist and continue to do so even knowing they are harming someone. I was surprised to learn people would use Clorox wipes on a table under the guise of protecting their family, when it clearly states on the Clorox website to not use on surfaces that come in contact with food. I was also surprised to find the studies showing the negative affect Clorox wipes had on children.
Would you eat peanut butter next to peanut allergy person? Both a reaction to nuts and chemicals could have the same life threatening reaction. Why is it acceptable to have "peanut free" areas and to tell people to use Soynut butter, but unacceptable to ask people to use a less harsh wipe?

To the PP who suggested the "solution" of staying out of public eateries, life threatening allergies like these are covered by the ADA. Which in short means people who suffer from this have the same right you do to go to these eateries.

 

[tjlovespooh]

Would you eat peanut butter next to peanut allergy person? Both a reaction to nuts and chemicals could have the same life threatening reaction. Why is it acceptable to have "peanut free" areas and to tell people to use Soynut butter, but unacceptable to ask people to use a less harsh wipe?

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Honestly, it's not my problem if I'm in a public place and the person next to me happens to have any sort of allergy. It's different if we're talking about a work place or school environment - but at WDW, I think it's completely unfair to assume that any stranger's allergies should be a concern of mine. If someone has an allergy then I think that person needs to vigillant and take the proper actions to protect his/herself or his/her children. This goes for all of us - everyone is just trying to protect themselves and thier loved ones.