Washing Scrubs NUNS KS

Personally I don't take any chances where my children are concerned. The comments about Pine-sol being over kill worry me. I pre- wash in Lysol & it comes in nice scents, is effective on most all gramm- bacteria in 10 min 30% solution. Pine Sol is also effective. (I tested it in Micro.) Our lab standard was the 30% solution. My shoes get sprayed down before I get in the car. The bugs are getting worse and worse so no one can be to careful.
Quote from Mishrenee77The comments about Pine-sol being over kill worry me.

You are more likely to pick up bugs at your local Walmart than from work.

Quote from Pepper The CatYour more likely to pick up bugs at your local Walmart than from work.

I'm missing something...what do nuns in Kansas have to do with this post?

Actually I read in what I would term a nursing mag or journal lite (it had a mix of research articles and editorials, advice columns, etc.)...Nursing2008 maybe? so take that for what it's worth... Anyway, that even washed in cold water bugs are diluted and washed down the drain to an extent that leaves the scrubs not infectious. Kind of like washing our hands after C. diff pts--ordinary soap and water work just fine. We don't wash our hands in Pine Sol.

Quote from OCNRN63I'm missing something...what do nuns in Kansas have to do with this post?

Quote from OCNRN63I'm missing something...what do nuns in Kansas have to do with this post?

"The bugs are getting worse and worse so no one can be to careful." The bugs are getting seemingly worse and worse because people are completely overzealous when it comes to disinfection. A little germ-infested "dirt" keeps your immune system on point, so that it doesn't have to over-react to every little insult.Not to mention, all that pre-soaking, washing, spraying, and hot water must wreak havoc on your fabrics...

Quote from Boog'sCRRN246"The bugs are getting worse and worse so no one can be to careful." The bugs are getting seemingly worse and worse because people are completely overzealous when it comes to disinfection. A little germ-infested "dirt" keeps your immune system on point, so that it doesn't have to over-react to every little insult.Not to mention, all that pre-soaking, washing, spraying, and hot water must wreak havoc on your fabrics...

Reminds me of a study/report that came out a few years back, in which we learned that the nastiest, most virulent germs in a household were NOT in the toilet, not anywhere in the bathroom (as expected), no...they were on the kitchen counters and sink. Where everyone sprays and wipes and washes everything down with disinfectant, and instead of actually disinfecting the surfaces, they just turned those germs into 'weight lifters'!