Wednesday, June 17, 2026

DIY Disinfecting Wipes

The loss of life and employment and other very real consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is beyond tragic.  The repercussions will be felt for years, even if we didn't experience the loss of a loved one.  However, it's also important to keep a healthy perspective on things and look for some humor.  One of the other great casualties of this pandemic has been the difficulty of finding any cleaning and disinfecting supplies anywhere.  Our homes are really clean by now, and yet no one is spontaneously dropping by to notice.  This pandemic thing is really a tragedy.
Like many of you, we're going to be running out of wipes soon.  We only use our wipes in the car.  (Routine cleaning takes care of the house.)  Because we only use them in the car and we don't go out a lot, we only need to make a small batch.  I make bigger batches for my husband to take to work.

Here are two options:

Bleach-based Disinfecting Wipes

Disinfecting wipes bleach to water ratio
Bleach (common household bleach, 5-6%)
Water
3 ¼ teaspoons
1 cup
2 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon
1 pint
¼ cup + 1 teaspoon
1 quart
½ cup + 2 teaspoons
½ gallon
1 cup + 4 teaspoons
1 gallon

Peroxide-based Disinfecting Wipes using 3% hydrogen peroxide (this is what's commonly sold in drugstores)

Disinfecting wipes peroxide to water ratio
3% Hydrogen Peroxide
Water
1 tablespoon
5 tablespoons
2 tablespoons
½ cup + 2 tablespoons
3 tablespoons
1 cup – 1 tablespoon
¼ cup
1 pint – 2 tablespoons
½ cup
1 quart – ¼ cup

2 comments:

  1. bleach is also retail sold in varying concentrates - need to detail that also in the diluting formula ....

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