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the question that never concerned me… UNTIL NOW

Published
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Gogga
on May 1, 2007
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How do you clean / disinfect / sterilize headphones…

Found this question on a message board at Head-fi.org.

Some good answers there. This never concerned me, but I could see someone reading all the bacteria-related posts here being concerned about actually sterilizing everything they own that touches anyone around them.

You can’t sterilze headphones, but you can disinfect them. Several disinfectants on the market will do nicely. Heck, Lysol is pretty solid in that regard. Best to spray it on a clean cloth and wipe things down. You don’t want to get into the drivers with it. As for the pads, if you’re really worried about them, simply buy a new set. Be aware that long term/repeated use of alcohol will dry out most materials. It will also lead to cracking and peeling of the surface finish on most headphones. We’ve gotten away from alcohol based disinfectants in my business due to that very problem. As I said, it will get to rubber, plastics, vinyl, leather, etc….if you use it long enough, eventually it will happen.

Bottom line, Lysol wipe and buy new pads. Btw, for alcohol to “sterilize” it would have to be in direct contact with the surface for at least 30 minutes, but I just don’t recommend “headphone dipping/bath”.

how clean are the cleaning products??

Published
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Gogga
on April 30, 2007
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Ha ha!

NewsNet5.com publishes a short article titled “How Sanitizer Tests Are Conducted“. I love the outcome of the finding, just love it:

  • Lucky Hand Sanitizer — showed little to no reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • Sani-Doo Hand Sanitizer — showed little to no reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • April Bath & Shower Hand Sanitizer –- showed little to no reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • American Red Cross -– showed significant reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • Purell — showed significant reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • “Pure” Generic Hand Sanitizer — showed little to no reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • Family Dollar Generic Hand Sanitizer -– showed little to no reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • Target Generic Hand Sanitizer — showed significant reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • CVS Generic Hand Sanitizer — showed significant reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • Walgreens Generic Hand Sanitizer — showed significant reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • Rite Aid Generic Hand Sanitizer — showed some reduction of bacteria count after use.
  • Personal Care Hand Sanitizer — showed little to no reduction of bacteria count after use.

LOL! So, there’s only a few that actually work, huh? Wow… who allows these products on the market??? I thought FDA is supposed to be keeping a watchful eye on this kind of stuff, no? Anybody?? We’re not talking about Acinetobacter here!! Just about dirty hands… well, hands washed with cleaning products…

Hmm… strange… Oh well…

Interesting. I would like to know the response of those vendors whose products failed. Actually, this article gives me a good idea for setting up my own test of my own technology. Head-on comparison with alcohol, cleaning products, soap, etc.