How to Disinfect Clothing

Doing laundry is a chore that most people loathe, but everyone has to do on a weekly basis. Having clean clothes to wear is a very important to part of life. Some clothes are harder to clean than others and may require disinfecting because some of your clothing may not come out of the washer as clean as you want them to be.

How to Disinfect Clothing

1. Start the washing machine and add some detergent. 


2. Pour in one cup of chlorine bleach to the water. Use regular bleach if you are washing white clothing or if you are washing colored clothing, use bleach that is specially made to use on colors.


3. Pour in one cup of phenolic disinfectant in the water. This is a multi-purpose germicide that will disinfect, clean and deodorize the clothing. It can be found in most grocery stores on aisle with the cleaning products.


4. Pour in one cup of pine oil cleaner and make sure it is at least 19% pine oil. This is used to help to remove any odors in the clothing.


5. Allow the clothes to wash as normal.


6. Add two tablespoons of quaternary compound to the rinse cycle. This can be found at most drug stores or at a janitorial supply store.


7. Place the clothes in the dryer and dry as normal.