The world is full of enemies. Some are visible, and roaming in our vicinity and most of them are invisible. After the release of lock down everyone has started travelling here and there with face masks and COVID-19 protective kit with lot of pending tasks and priorities.
Most of us think that mere washing hands with soap for 20 seconds are sufficient to kill the bacteria or viruses or fungi. But we cannot clean the electronic gadgets with water or local sanitizer. Some of the alcohol rich sanitizer spoils our hands and etches the plastic components too. It makes the plastic component sticky sometimes and affects the lustre of the painted surface of the plastics. Some plastics are sensitive to organic solvents. In fact, some organic solvents are used to etch the plastics to create a sand dash or wrinkling effects or may act as surface adhesion promoters in lacquers.
When we travel we may contact various objects like mobile phone screen, computer screen, key board, office tables, door handles, glass doors, toilet, wash basin, car seats, handrails in public transport services, menu cards in hotels, bags, chairs made up of plastic, metal and cushion etc. We need to clean those surfaces also with a suitable disinfectants for our personal and social protection.
We can use surface disinfectant spray like Travel protect https://amzn.to/3iGDt8q. Shake it well before using spray on the surface of the component you are going to use from a distance of 15 to 20 cm and allow them to dry.
Do not wipe with any paper or clothes. Leave it as such without wiping to facilitate killing of germs adhered on the surface.
Most of the surface disinfectants are formulated with the objectives of killing the germs instantly and leaving fragrance behind. They are effective against bacteria, viruses and fungi. They are applicable on hard as well as on soft surfaces with intricate corners.
One should take some precautions also while using such surface disinfectant spray. Avoid contact with eyes. If such contact with eyes happened accidentally, rinse the affected eyes with profuse amount water. Such aerosol spray liquids are generally flammable since they contain alcohol; they may burst if heated. So, keep it out of reach of children. Keep away from spark, heat, naked flames, burning camphours and candles. Protect it from direct sunlight and heat. Do not keep near mobile phone, petrol tanks, automotive engines, iron box, heater, and any fire sticks. Most of such formulations made with a blend of neem oil with alcohol and some propellants.
Use the surface disinfectant spray bottles safely and protect the surface of the components when you travel. Do not wash your hands with such surface disinfectant spray as it is intended to protect the external surface only from germs and not for your hands.