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Seburon

Not sure where to ask this, but lots of Lysol anxiety

Hey all,

I was doing a load of laundry that I wore while fighting a contagious ringworm infection.

In my anxiety riddled brain, I decided that it would be a good idea to spray the hamper with lysol and leave it in the sun to disinfect while the laundry was running. Yes, I realize the sun would have done just fine.

So, I put the clothes back in said hamper after the load was finished, brought it home folded it up, etc etc etc. Now I am worried that the Lysol residue came off my hamper and made the clothes unsafe to wear.

Today, since I couldn't let it rest, I took the clothes in that load and ran them through a washing/drying cycle again.

Basically, I'm worried that I will be wearing lysol-contaminated clothes. What are my options here?

Does Lysol residue even rub off like that?

I would appreciate any help.

Thanks!

Posted Jun 3, 2021, 8:35 PM UTC

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beckdawg19•

You're fine. Lysol is completely safe for use on surfaces the touch the body once it's dry.

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SeburonOP•

Thanks for your response! It's not like I'm putting clothes in my mouth or anything, plus I did rewash.

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beckdawg19•

Heck, even if you did put them in your mouth, you'd probably be fine. Lysol is used to clean eating and food prep surfaces all the time.

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speedlimits65•

the sun dried it all up. youre fine and overly anxious over this.

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SeburonOP•

Right, it was absolutely dry. My real concern is that the dry residue is now on my clothes.

They say you're supposed to wipe down surfaces after using it. Then in the next breath, they say it can be used for couches and bedding, so who knows what the truth is on that front.

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