According to the Lysol can, it states it can be used on most non-porous surfaces. Why can’t it be used on porous surfaces? After my dog decides to go #2 on the kitchen rug, I figured spraying Lysol on it would be a suitable way to rid the germs left behind…
Does it say it CAN’T be used on porous surfaces, or just that it’s suitable for most non-porous surfaces? Two different claims. One means, “don’t use this on porous surfaces” the other “you can use this on most, but not all, non-porous surfaces”.
At a guess, I’d bet their “Kills 99% of germs on household surfaces” *claim *is only for non-porous surfaces because porous ones are a lot harder to cover.
Anecdotally, I’ve been using plain Lysol disinfectant on sheets and pillows for 30 years now with no ill effects. Got it from my mom, who was only a germaphobe in the bedroom.
Also, they probably want to avoid consumer snark from people who were dismayed to find that once you pour or spray Lysol on a non-porous surface, like a non-varnished wood floor or butcher block cutting board, it soaks in, and you then have to scrub the surface in order to get the Lysol smell out.
Even after you Lysol your dog-pooed kitchen rug, you’re still gonna have to wash it, unless you don’t mind that it now smells like Lysol.
Speaking of the bedroom: Oh, yes, they used to use it on porous surfaces all right.
Note the endorsement from a Viennese doctor. The AMA wanted no part of the stuff.
why not? how else can you break through your husband’s web of indifference?
Shut down his account with Scoreland or Abby Winters, I suppose.
Everything sold as a disinfectact falls under EPA regs. It is tested, and found to kill “99.9%” of microbes. That’s the number from the reg, and in fact they kill 100%. It has to do it 20 minutes or less. They can’t guarantee reaching all the pores in 20 minutes, so they can’t claim that ability. In practice it probably works on most porous surfaces, but they can’t say so on the package unless it’s absolutely accurate.
That’s the difference between most packaging, where they can say “you’ll feel heavenly”, with no testing to back that up, and EPA-regulated packaging.