CleanSmart Daily Surface Spray Disinfectant Kills 99.9% of Viruses, Bacteria, Mold and Fungus, 16 oz Bottle (Pack of 3)

Tl;dr Buy a couple of brands of cheap chlorine test strips. Keep track of the remaining chlorine in open bottles by dipping and/or spraying the strip. If you don't want to, spray as normal for the first 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, spray 3-4 times your usual amount to make sure you achieve the desired effectiveness. My household loves this product. We've used it since right before lockdown. It was convenient, available, worked well enough, and it doesn't aggravate allergies. But then I started to wonder if we were using it correctly due to inconsistent results? Sometimes the room smelled like a swimming pool. Sometimes it didn't. Sometimes it smelled like we were just spraying salt water on stuff. Sometimes it smelled like we just opened a bottle of bleach. I knew HOCl solution was unstable, but I didn't think it was supposed to be *that* unstable when manufactured and purchased commercially. To make sure CleanSmart actually did what it says on the bottle, I finally bought an HOCl generator and a couple of brands of chlorine and pH test strips to compare. The chlorine strips show the amount of active ingredient in ppm, or parts per million. CleanSmart should come in between 160ppm-200ppm. I'm a "random useless facts" nerd, not a scientist. Your mileage may vary, etc. etc. It's possible that inconsistencies happen from batch to batch or from bottle to bottle, so I will purchase this product for testing at random intervals blah blah blah okay here we go! STORAGE CONDITIONS: The homemade solution was stored in new 1-gallon HDPE opaque white bottles cleaned with HOCl, then placed on the floor away from direct light in a climate-controlled room. The CleanSmart was stored as I received it, and I placed on my desk away from direct light in a climate-controlled room. TEST: New chlorine test strips from two manufacturers were dipped into the 2-week-old CleanSmart (~5/6ths full), 2-week-old homemade HOCl, newly-opened CleanSmart (from the same 3pc order as the old one), and freshly generated HOCL respectively. Homemade, fresh: Between 160-200ppm chlorine Homemade, old: Between 160-200ppm chlorine CleanSmart, fresh: Between 160-200ppm chlorine CleanSmart, old: Between 160-200ppm chlorine And now for the interesting part. New chlorine test strips were SPRAYED ONCE from 3 inches away. Homemade, fresh: Between 160-200ppm chlorine Homemade, old: Between 140-180ppm chlorine CleanSmart, fresh: Between 160-200ppm chlorine CleanSmart, old: Between 50-100ppm chlorine I re-tested that last result 3 times because I thought it was an error. The results were consistent each time. I sprayed the old CleanSmart at the same 3-inch distance, but drenched the test strips to the point of dripping (2-3 sprays). Only then did the results match the fresh CleanSmart. You can extrapolate its effectiveness for your needs based on how far away YOU spray stuff :) So yeah, CleanSmart after 2 weeks is still better than homemade...if you're cool with developing carpal tunnel syndrome from spraying so much that you drench your countertops, toys, stuffed animals, etc. in the stuff until they drip? To their credit, CleanSmart's instructions *do* try to subtly tell us this with "spray until thoroughly wet" - but imo they should just say... Conclusion: Spray as normal for the first 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, spray 3-4 times your usual amount to achieve the desired results. --- Oh, and for goodness' sake PUT THE SOLUTION IN OPAQUE BOTTLES, CleanSmart! You know it will last even longer if you do. You changed the hand sanitizer spray bottles to opaque white recently (likely to account for travel temp changes, which makes HOCl even more unstable). Change these as well.

Like how the spray bottles don’t jam like some other cleaning product sprays do, gives me peace of mind cleaning with these since they are pet safe and no harsh chemicals but still cleans just as well

Spray is a fine mist; not a pure liquid. Works great to sanitize CPAP equipment.

I love this disinfecting product. I use it on my kitchen counters and throughout my bathroom. It has no smell, whatsoever, and leaves everything germ free and shiny. Safe for children and pets, too. Does not irritate my hands at all, which is a plus since I never wear rubber gloves. Highly recommend!

Perfect product to clean around the kitchen. No smells.