Lysol Sanitizing Wipes Versus Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

Household cleansing wipes are one of the greatest inventions ever! They are easier, quicker, and more convenient to use than many other cleaners, and are disposable and relatively inexpensive. I use them nearly every day in my kitchen, dining room, and bathrooms. There are several different brands of these cleaning wipes available on the market, the two most recognizable of which are made by Clorox and Lysol.

Both products are extremely similar in packaging, price, and performance. Both come in several fresh-smelling scents that help your home smell clean. My favorite Lysol scent is Spring Waterfall; for Clorox, it's Lemon Fresh. There appear to be about an equal number of different scents available for each brand.

Each of these products comes in a sealed plastic canister. Inside the canister, the wipes are stored in an upright roll. The idea is to pull the corner of the wipe from the center of the roll up through a hole in the cap to create a pull and dispense method similar to that of a box of Kleenex. The wipes are separated by perforations and are supposed to pull apart easily as you thread them through the top of the canister. I have found that neither Clorox nor Lysol wipes thread or separate easily at all.

It is often a struggle to get the first wipe started, then pushed through the hole in the lid. After that, the wipes tend to tear in places other than the perforation or sometimes do not tear at all. Unless you are extremely careful or extremely lucky, you often end up with a small scrap of a wipe or half the roll coming through the lid. Both Lysol and Clorox really need to do something about this ineffective method of dispensation. Much of the time, I end up taking the entire roll out of the canister and storing it in a Ziploc bag instead.