Killing COVID-19

In my last post I made a claim that BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE probably kills COVID-19. I am happy to report that I have found solid confirmation of this claim by the Canadian Government.


Benzalkonium Chloride kills COVID-19. It's found in most common antibacterial soaps. This was also very interesting to me, confirming that corona viruses are actually EASY to kill. 

Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses. This means they are one of the easiest viruses to kill with the appropriate disinfectant product when used according to the label directions.

Walmart's house brand Anti-bacterial soap - also  kills COVID-19

Note that hydrogen Peroxide (typically a 3% bleaching agent), "bleach" (sodium hypochlorite), alcohol and the ingredients in Clorox's disinfectant wipes are in the list too. Usually, a 50% solution of Ethanol (not commonly found, except at drug stores) is as effective as 60% Isopropyl alcohol, so look for ethanol if isopropyl isn't available. Bacardi 151 should work beautifully! :)

 Chlorhexidine gluconate also kills COVID-19. Worth noting here, chlorhexidine gluconate has a wonderful property, unlike most items on this list which kill almost everything on contact, it soaks into your skin and continues to kill for up to 4 hours - which makes it my favorite road-rash soap.Walgreens sells my favorite version of this soap as it's cheaper and smells better.