Why cleaning surfaces is more important than disinfecting them

With evidence suggesting that COVID-19 particles remain on surfaces for hours or even days, effective cleaning plays a vital role in limiting the transmission of the virus. As a result, businesses are now treating the cleaning of their workplaces as business-critical. While regular cleaning has been scientifically proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19, selecting the best cleaning products to control the virus remains challenging for businesses looking to get back to work safely.

Why?

While disinfecting a surface may kill bacteria and common virus particles, it does not target the embedded dirt on the surface or effectively remove COVID-19 particles. This creates a problem for workplaces, as the dirt left behind will quickly attract bacteria and virus particles back to the surface, meaning the time spent disinfecting the surface was only effective in mitigating the spread of known and common viruses on a short term basis.

Conventional cleaners struggle to remove dirt because it adheres to surfaces and bonds through surface tension. They may be able to remove larger dirt particles, but smaller particles will remain embedded in the surface valleys. Even after cleaning the surface, if a carrier of COVID-19 touches it, the virus will stick to the embedded dirt and contaminate the surface.

The Oleonix manufacturing process follows a unique approach to ensure that it is effective in removing all embedded dirt from hard surfaces. The in-house manufacturing process and unique blend of cleaning chemicals helped to create ‘Micriolysis’, the active agent in the Full Spectrum cleaning products, which removes even the toughest dirt like oil and grease, reducing the likelihood of COVID particles attaching to the clean surface.

The Oleonix Solution

To ensure a COVID-secure workplace and protect your employees, you must not only disinfect a surface but effectively break the surface tension and remove all of the dirt that has bonded to the surface.

The Oleonix Full Spectrum Cleaner is incredibly powerful and can be safely used on all surfaces. Due to ‘Micriolysis’, the Full Spectrum Cleaner penetrates through the dirt, eliminating the bond and releasing all the embedded dirt from surface pores ready to be wiped away. Any COVID-19 particles on the surface will release and attach to the cloth you are using, which can then be rinsed or thrown away. The cleaner comes equipped with 1% disinfectant built-in, which is proven to kill 99.9% of all known germs and bacteria. Using our two-in-one solution has helped companies around the UK protect their employees while cutting their cleaning times and associated costs in half. The most effective method of making a business a COVID-19 secure workplace is through the removal of the virus from all surfaces, which can be achieved using the Full Spectrum Cleaner.

To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, cleaning your workplace must be considered as business-critical and integrated into your daily operations. While disinfecting surfaces does have its benefits, it must be coupled with effective cleaning to provide the highest level of safety to your staff. Oleonix Full Spectrum cleaner is specifically designed to remove tough dirt, which helps to prevent virus particles from sticking to hard surfaces, creating a COVID-19 secure workplace while reducing cleaning frequency and costs.

If you want to cut your cleaning time and costs in half while ensuring a COVID-secure workplace, please contact us.