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MOO Disinfectant Spray

When you have someone sick in the home, especially with gastro, this spray is better than anything you can buy to kill germs and bacteria and help stop it spreading through the whole family.

You will needs:
hydrogen peroxide (3% solution)
Full strength white vinegar
2 spray nozzles
one spray bottle
Hydrogen peroxide comes in a brown bottle because it’s extremely light sensitive, so leave it in the original bottle! Instead of transferring the liquid to another spray bottle, simply put a nozzle on the brown bottle from the chemist. You can buy it from your local chemist. The last bottle I bought cost under $3 so it isn't expensive.

Fill an empty spray bottle with straight white vinegar.

Hold your hydrogen peroxide bottle in one hand and vinegar bottle in the other. Mist the surface you’d like to disinfect with the hydrogen peroxide and then follow up with a mist of the vinegar. Important: Don’t combine the two liquids into one bottle – they will form a new chemical if they’re combined that doesn’t work as well. Use a clean, damp microfibre cloth to wipe over the surface.

This technique was developed to be sprayed directly onto food, but you can use it to disinfect anything in your house. I use it to clean the chopping boards after I've cut up raw chicken. If you do use the spray on fruit or vegetables, rinse the food with water after you’ve disinfected to remove any lingering flavours.

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