How to reactivate dried out Clorox Disinfecting Wipes?

[Anonymous]

I have several canisters of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes that have dried out completely. Can it be revived by adding a bit of water, isoprophy alcohol and maybe a dash of Clorox?

Anyone tried it?

[Anonymous]

No idea. But, recently I found a pack of three Clorox wipes at Safeway. In the morning. I even found Lysols spray, allowed to buy a case, they were only selling them in cases, so it is not like I needed a dozen, that was what you got.
I recomend just looking at stores earlier in the morning.
As for dried up wipes, wouldn't it be easier to jsut sptray some bleach or cleaning agent ot the paper towels?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have several canisters of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes that have dried out completely. Can it be revived by adding a bit of water, isoprophy alcohol and maybe a dash of Clorox?

Anyone tried it?

Yes - add to the container, close tightly and swirl around so it get thoroughly saturated. Good to go!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No idea. But, recently I found a pack of three Clorox wipes at Safeway. In the morning. I even found Lysols spray, allowed to buy a case, they were only selling them in cases, so it is not like I needed a dozen, that was what you got.
I recomend just looking at stores earlier in the morning.
As for dried up wipes, wouldn't it be easier to jsut sptray some bleach or cleaning agent ot the paper towels?

I didn't know Safeway would sell a case to a customer. Usually you see that sign around popular pandemic items that there is a limit of two.

You were lucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No idea. But, recently I found a pack of three Clorox wipes at Safeway. In the morning. I even found Lysol spray, allowed to buy a case, they were only selling them in cases, so it is not like I needed a dozen, that was what you got.
I recommend just looking at stores earlier in the morning.
As for dried up wipes, wouldn't it be easier to just spray some bleach or cleaning agent on the paper towels?

I used to buy the wipes for DC's teachers. This is probably extras from couple years ago. First, don't want to waste it, even if wipes are wasteful and not very environment friendly. Second, if I keep it in the bathrooms, it is a tad more convenient to give a quick wipe to toilets, counters and floors. I won't be buying more of them. That's for sure.

[Anonymous]

The ingredients...

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: n-Alkyl (C14, 60%; C16, 30%; C12, 5%; C18, 5%) Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride.0.184% n-Alkyl (C12, 68%; C14, 32%) Dimethyl Ethylbenzyl Ammonium Chloride.0.184%

OTHER INGREDIENTS: 99.632%

CONTAINS NO PHOSPHORUS

[Anonymous]

You can re-wet them but I wonder if you’re really reactivating them. The container says to let whatever surface you are disinfecting stay wet for 4 minutes. So presumably if it dries out it’s no longer effective? Not a scientist though! Would be a good science project for kids. Test a surface before wiping, then with a wet wipe and a reactivated wipe and see if anything grows.

[Anonymous]

Re-wet a tiny bit and put cling wrap over the top

[Anonymous]

Just add rubbing alcohol. There’s no bleach in Clorox wipes.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

So found out by googling that you cannot mix bleach with alcohol or vinegar or any other cleaners. So I guess I am going to just re-wet it with bleach and water, use cling-wrap to keep it sort of airtight and see how it goes. Maybe add some scentbooster pellets too? Hmm, I think it is turning into a science experiment...

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-use-lysol-wipes-4799720#: says to just saturate with 70% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. Again...maybe I can add a few drops of essential oil too...lavender, lemongrass or citrus.

Thank you all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just add rubbing alcohol. There’s no bleach in Clorox wipes.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No idea. But, recently I found a pack of three Clorox wipes at Safeway. In the morning. I even found Lysols spray, allowed to buy a case, they were only selling them in cases, so it is not like I needed a dozen, that was what you got.
I recomend just looking at stores earlier in the morning.
As for dried up wipes, wouldn't it be easier to jsut sptray some bleach or cleaning agent ot the paper towels?

I didn't know Safeway would sell a case to a customer. Usually you see that sign around popular pandemic items that there is a limit of two.

You were lucky.

Safeway sold a pack of three Lysol wipes, they allowed me to buy two packs. There was no sign or anything. I was lucky. There were two packs left.
As for Lysol spray, it was only sold by case, but not at Safeway. I certainly would have bought 3 if I could have, not a dozen. This was only a second time I saw spray sold anywhere since early March. First time I got it in April, also by pure luck, at Lidl, generic brand, which is, who cares, right?
I sent a can to each of my kids moving into their college apartments. DD has left her door unlocked! after move in, and a "friend" decided to sleep in her bed one night DD was at home! Gosh, DD was pi**ed to high heaven and sprayed and washed the hell out of everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

So found out by googling that you cannot mix bleach with alcohol or vinegar or any other cleaners. So I guess I am going to just re-wet it with bleach and water, use cling-wrap to keep it sort of airtight and see how it goes. Maybe add some scentbooster pellets too? Hmm, I think it is turning into a science experiment...

https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-use-lysol-wipes-4799720#: says to just saturate with 70% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. Again...maybe I can add a few drops of essential oil too...lavender, lemongrass or citrus.

Thank you all.

You don't really want bleach on your wet wipes, do you? Make sure you don't clean your granite, if you have it, with bleached wipes. Wear gloves for sure, gross having bleach on your hands. That would cause me eczema within minutes.

[Anonymous]

I just wet the with water and use them.

[Anonymous]

I’d just re-wet and call it a day. Not that deep.