
Reading Labels
Cleaners, sanitizers and disinfectants: what the label words mean
Cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting are three different jobs. How to tell them apart on a label, find the EPA number, and read the contact time correctly.
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Bleach, drain and oven cleaners, laundry capsules and the products that must never be mixed.

Cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting are three different jobs. How to tell them apart on a label, find the EPA number, and read the contact time correctly.

Liquid laundry capsules are soft, bright and burst easily, so they need more care than a bottle. What the tub is designed to do and the habits that matter.

Bleach reacts with ammonia, acids and several other cleaners to give off harmful gases. What it must never meet, where those products hide, and a safer routine.