[Urgent] How can I disinfect my retainers that I dropped on the bathroom floor?!
Question: [Urgent] How can I disinfect my retainers that I dropped on the bathroom floor!?
I dropped my retainers on the bathroom floor, which hasn't been cleaned in ages!. There's dirt, probably some pesticide residue that's been tracked around on shoes, and possibly even some toxoplasmosis collected there, courtesy of the cat!. How can I clean all of the aforementioned off of my retainers!?
Should I soak them in antiseptic mouth wash for a 30 minutes to an hour!? That will neutralize any bacteria, right!? What about the toxoplasmosis though, which is vulnerable only to heat at the level water boils, and is impervious to everything else, even bleach!? I can't exactly drop my retainers into boiling water, since they'll melt!.!.!. and as for the potential pesticide residue, what should I do there!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Should I soak them in antiseptic mouth wash for a 30 minutes to an hour!? That will neutralize any bacteria, right!? What about the toxoplasmosis though, which is vulnerable only to heat at the level water boils, and is impervious to everything else, even bleach!? I can't exactly drop my retainers into boiling water, since they'll melt!.!.!. and as for the potential pesticide residue, what should I do there!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Wash it thouroughly with soap/detergent and warm water, then rinse well with just water!.
This should remove any Toxoplasma oocysts (which probably wont be on it unless you have a cat)!.
Ideally after that you should leave it for a couple of minutes in 1:10 diluted milton's disinfectant (used for sterilizing baby bottles and pacifiers and available in pharmacies in baby section), rinse again and use!.
Listerene as has already been suggested should work as an antibacterial agent in place of Milton's!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
This should remove any Toxoplasma oocysts (which probably wont be on it unless you have a cat)!.
Ideally after that you should leave it for a couple of minutes in 1:10 diluted milton's disinfectant (used for sterilizing baby bottles and pacifiers and available in pharmacies in baby section), rinse again and use!.
Listerene as has already been suggested should work as an antibacterial agent in place of Milton's!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
you can rinse them under hot water for a couple minutes and then soak them in listerine for like 15-20!. rinse and repeat if desired, lol!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
if you have alcohol at home use it!.
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use surgical spirit available at medical storesWww@Answer-Health@Com
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use surgical spirit available at medical storesWww@Answer-Health@Com