The bathtub allows us to take a bath in it comfortably and enjoy the intimate contact between hot water and the body, but the bathtub is usually relatively wet, which is easy to breed bacteria. Therefore, it is best to disinfect and sterilize the bathtub at home on a regular basis, not to mention hotel bathtubs. Try not to take a sitz bath, or use it after disinfection once. So what can be used to disinfect and sterilize the bathtub?
1. How to disinfect and sterilize the hotel bathtub
1. Chlorine dioxide effervescent tablet
Chlorine dioxide effervescent tablets are portable and easily soluble in water. Put them in a bathtub filled with water, they can be completely dissolved within 5-10 minutes, the disinfection and sterilization are fast and thorough, and they are non-toxic and residue-free. It is widely used for air disinfection in hospitals, trains, hotels and other places, as well as disinfection of medical equipment and wards. It is recommended to use this method when traveling and staying in hotels.
2.84 Disinfectants
84 disinfectant is a disinfectant with sodium hypochlorite as the main component, which is irritating and corrosive. Therefore, it must be diluted with water at a ratio of 1:200, and then soak the bathtub with the diluted solution for 10-30 minutes, then put on gloves, and wipe the unsoaked part of the bathtub with a cloth dipped in the solution, and finally rinse it several times with clean water.
3. Potassium permanganate disinfectant
Commonly known as PP powder, it is commonly used in hospital operating rooms and can be purchased at low prices in pharmacies. The specific method is to continuously pour potassium permanganate into a bathtub filled with cold boiled water until the water turns pink. After soaking for about half an hour, rinse with water several times. Note that it is a strong corrosive agent, do not touch it directly with your hands when using it, so as not to burn the skin.
2. Can rubbing the bathtub with alcohol be disinfected?
Alcohol rubbing the bathtub can be disinfected, but the bathtub is generally relatively large and needs to be wiped with a lot of alcohol. You can use 84 disinfectant or potassium permanganate disinfectant. You can also add two scoops of low-foaming powdered automatic dishwashing detergent and a small amount of household bleach to the water, turn on the bathtub for 5 to 10 minutes, then close it, drain the water, and then rinse the surface of the bathtub with water. In the hot and humid state of the bathtub for a long time, it is very easy to breed bacteria and fungi, so the bathtub at home should be cleaned regularly and kept dry.
3. Is the hotel bathtub hygienic?
The hotel industry has general cleaning procedures for cleaning bathtubs, etc., but each hotel also has its own standards. Hotels are branded and have different star ratings, so it’s impossible to ask all hotels that offer bathtubs to clean their bathtubs as well as you think. It is not recommended that you use the following 3 types of hotel bathtubs for bathing:
1. It is an old-fashioned bathtub that can stand in the bathtub and shower without dry and wet separation.
2. Love hotels and hotels that belong to the middle and low end and below, and hotels that have recently had hygiene problems.
3. The hotel has been open for a long time, and the bathtub is obviously aged or scratched.
