My Comments: Baking soda does clean a lot of things, but Basic-H² cleans more and is cheaper to use. I never believed vinegar was a good disinfectant
and I’m not sure how that false rumor got started. For most surfaces, cleaning with Basic-H²
is enough to wash away any germs, but if you are like me, I like to use an
actual disinfectant in the bathrooms. This is where I use Basic-G. Below
is some more information on how vinegar is a terrible disinfectant and how to clean
thoroughly without harsh chemicals.
Hi all, I recently received two
e-mails on vinegar & baking soda vs. Basic-H², and I thought I’d share.
I’ve always felt Basic-H² was a more environmentally friendly product from a
packaging standpoint, but it’s interesting, imo, to see the cleaning power
compared to Vinegar. This email consists of a description of how vinegar works
compared to Basic-H², then a cost comparison. Enjoy! J
I started to jump in on this
thread yesterday and then decided I may not have enough information to be sure
I was correct. This morning the thread was still going on, so I asked my
biochemist husband to verify my conclusions on this question. He agreed with me
– and added a few comments – so here goes.
Vinegar is a dilute solution of
acetic acid. Added to water, its main effect is to lower the pH of the water
and make it more acid. As a cleaner, it is not particularly effective except as
it dissolves soil (which water does) and/or makes the pH low enough to distress
bacteria on surfaces.
Basic-H² is a surfactant. It
performs like a detergent to break up soil of various kinds so that it can be
washed away. In addition, because of its surfactant properties, it will
dislodge bacteria trapped in residue on surfaces so they can be washed away.
Also, it disrupts the cell wall of bacteria (which contain lipids) and make
them very sick if not dead. It is this same characteristic that makes Basic-H² effective against flies and other insects when used as many of us have
traditionally used it.
We are not clear on its effect
on viruses, but since it effectively removes residues from surfaces, it stands
to reason that more viruses would be washed away than with a less effective
cleaner.
Because of regulations, Basic-H² cannot be advertised as a germicide. This is also true of vinegar – it is
folklore that makes people believe that vinegar is an effective cleaner/germ
killer. In fact, plain old soap will disrupt germs on a surface. There is
little advantage to the “anti-bacterial” products so widely advertised today –
and serious disadvantages in products with triclosan and other chemical
bacteria killers are now becoming evident.
Hope this makes sense to you.
Sue
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