Please don't drink/inject disinfectant

Disinfectants contain alcohol, oxidising reagents (e.g. chlorine & peroxides in bleach), phenol & quaternary ammonium compounds. All these act in different ways to kill or inactivate microorganisms by collapsing cell membrane &/or targeting essential cell components. And these actions act against human cells as well. You can die from drinking or injecting these disinfectants. ⠀

Here are some readings if you’re interested in learning more!

CDC “Chemical disinfectants” (18 September 2016)

The Atlantic “Why It’s Important Not to Drink Bleach” (24 April 2020)

Cleaning & Maintenance Management “The science of disinfectant” (25 April 2012)

“Antiseptics and Disinfectants: Activity, Action, and Resistance Clin Microbiol Rev. 1999 Jan; 12(1): 147–179.”