According to theCDC, you should use soap and water to clean dirty surfaces before applying a disinfectant.
In contrast, disinfecting something means using anEPA-registered disinfectantto kill germs, especially viruses.
Sanitizing is similar to disinfecting, but it kills fewer germs and works better onbacteria.
As soon as you start making claims on killing viruses, then you are talking about disinfecting."
Interestingly, someproducts like bleachcan be both disinfectants and sanitizers, depending on if it’s diluted or not.
Good bacteria live on your skin, and killing them all isn’t healthy.
