Why Soap is better than Alcohol – Coronavirus
Referencing an article by Palli Thordarson
Why does soap work so well on the new coronavirus and, indeed, most viruses? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle.
We are changing our recommendation for Daily Cleaning of Granite & Marble Countertops
For the past 30 or more years (before we started StoneCareOnline in 1999), we always recommended mixing HMK P324 Liquid Stone Soap with water in a Spray Bottle, then “Spray & Wipe”. Now as the COVID-19 Pandemic has ravaged the world, we have learned more about how virus function, and what disables them.
SOAP works better than ALCOHOL
Numerous scientific studies (here is a CDC article) show how washing your hands is better than alcohol for killing viruses. Another at CNN
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Because of these recent findings, we at StoneCareOnline are changing our recommendations for Daily Cleaning of Natural Stone Counters
Mix 2-Capfuls of P324 with Water…
in a Spray Bottle…AND Spray Surface and let the soapy solution stay on your counters for 10-minutes before Wiping Dry.
Following these new recommendations will certainly give us all a better shot at dissolving the outer Lipid Coating of viruses to better clean our countertop surfaces. HERE is a scientific explanation of why this works.
