Clorox Hard surface anywhere spray? Maybe not.

By mudlark • August 16th, 2007

Clorox Hard Surface anywhere spray has been advertising all over the children’s networks lately. Their main marketing point is that it’s ’safe enough for anywhere’ with a baby eating in a high chair or crawling all over the floor.

So I wondered, what’s it all about? Could something made by Clorox be safe enough for my babies? (I mean, after all, they are the most precious kids in the universe – and I’m not biased at all.) After some research I found this review, written by someone who actually knows a thing or two about chemistry.

But for those who don’t want to read all the many details of it, let me sum it up for you. It is in fact a bleach based spray. Highly diluted, but still, it’s bleach. Second, after an experiment involving comode-based bacteria and a petri dish, the spray didn’t kill all the bacteria. In comparison, a glass & mirror cleaner did kill it all.

This product is labeled as a ’sanitizer’ – which is not as effective as a ‘disinfectant’ or ’sterilizer.’

So, in terms of effectiveness, its claims are weak. In terms of safety, I wouldn’t trust it. You can be sure I’ll leave it on the shelf in the grocery store. No need to waste my money on this one.