One of my favorite You Tubers had a short piece about making your own bleach wipes for wiping down surfaces. It looked simple and I had all of the stuff, but it didn't quite work out for us. The paper towels I had on hand were very cheap so they pretty much fell apart when you used them. I wanted to have something in the kitchen that Hubby and Bubby could use to wipe things down now and again - countertops, knobs, etc. Then I thought: why not just use my regular cleaning rags with some bleach??
I've been buying white towels for years - its so much easier to disinfect them by adding bleach to the wash. When the towels are worn out, I cut them into squares and zig zag the edges on my sewing machine. They last a loooong time and I use a couple of them per day just cleaning around the house. Once a week or so I wash them all in hot water and bleach. They never stink and they clean far better than paper towels!
I folded up about 10 of them and placed them in this vintage Tupperware tub. Made a 10% (or so) bleach solution and poured it slowly in over the towels. Then put the lid back on and set them out on the counter. I grab one each night after I clean the kitchen and I wipe everything down, which is helpful since we have white laminate counters. Pretty frugal as I have plenty of bleach and white rags!
Gina
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