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title: "Reader's Digest: 10 Mistakes You’re Making With Antibacterial Wipes"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e07afcec-cd2b-445d-9dd9-440f3bd2e623
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/homecleanheroes/readers-digest-10-mistakes-youre-making-with-antibacterial-wipes-2712965
category: "Cleaning & maid"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Cleaning & maid"
published: 2020-07-16T14:09:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:47.846Z
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# Reader's Digest: 10 Mistakes You’re Making With Antibacterial Wipes

**TL;DR:** Home Clean Heroes provides tips on using antibacterial wipes effectively and safely in homes, highlighting common mistakes people make when using these products. The company's Director of Marketing, Kathy Turley, advises using one wipe per area to avoid transporting germs from one surface to another.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-07-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/homecleanheroes/readers-digest-10-mistakes-youre-making-with-antibacterial-wipes-2712965).*

## Story

**According to Reader’s Digest****,** **Home Clean Heroes** **has tips for those looking to ramp up their home disinfecting game. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, more people across the country are purchasing cleaning supplies in bulk and making a conscious effort to sanitize household items more often. What people don’t know is that they might not be using their cleaning supplies properly.**

**Antibacterial wipes are one of the most commonly misused products in homes. Many people will use one wipe to clean to multiple surfaces, but this can actually do more harm than good. Using one wipe for different surfaces offers the possibility of transporting germs from surface onto another.**

**Home Clean Heroes** **Director of Marketing Kathy Turley told Reader’s Digest, “One wipe should be used per area. You don't want to use the same wipe to clean the toilet handle and then use it on the front doorknob."**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- Home Clean Heroes (company)
- home cleaning (topic)
- disinfecting (topic)
- antibacterial wipes (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/homecleanheroes/readers-digest-10-mistakes-youre-making-with-antibacterial-wipes-2712965). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e07afcec-cd2b-445d-9dd9-440f3bd2e623).