After you apply a disinfectant to a surface, it needs to sit before you wipe it away — this is called contact time. “Most people use a disinfectant and then immediately wipe down surfaces.

Disinfectant wipes are single-use, premoistened, chemical-soaked towels meant for killing pathogens. Most manufacturers will instruct you to wipe them onto a surface and leave them to dry for a ...

There must be enough of the disinfecting solution left by the wipe to leave a surface visibly wet for at least four minutes while air-drying to be effective. This is currently out of stock on ...