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Well, we do use it in most hand-sanitizer solutions. I assume alcohol isn't a popular (home) cleaner because it is volatile and requires high concentrations (70
by briHass 3y ago
Well, we do use it in most hand-sanitizer solutions. I assume alcohol isn't a popular (home) cleaner because it is volatile and requires high concentrations (70%+) to be effective.
From a cost perspective, the Clorox Company no doubt prefers to add a few grams of a quat to multiple gallons of scented water, which means they're basically selling a spray bottle of a nearly-free solution that is 99.5% water for $5. Shipping 70% alcohol also brings with it a Flammability-3 (high) hazard label.
- copperx 3y agoIt should be illegal to sell such unconcentrated solutions, except perhaps in food (e.g., even milk is easily reconstituted). It would be much more efficient to sell the concentrated chemical and let consumers dilute them. Imagine the fuel savings, shelf space savings of not having to ship 99.9% water around the world. I remember some medicines were dispensed like that in the 80s, and the patient had to reconstitute them before using.
- briHass 3y agoYou can usually get concentrated cleaning solutions, but they tend to be used more by industry/businesses. These quats are sold concentrated as dish sanitizer (mixed in a sink full of water) for restaurants, for example. I think consumers would just rather have ready-to-use spray bottles in most cases. There's probably a surprising number of people that couldn't do the basic math of diluting based on a formula.