Hello all. I was wondering if you all carry any sort of disinfectant spray when you are out and about? I'd like to avoid having to wipe toilets down physically with wet wipes, so was wondering if any of you all carried travel-size handheld sprays to spray down the seat before sitting?
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Nope.
Dr Oz (lol) says that's probably the cleanest part of the bathrooms. Unless the obvious is on it. I would worry more about what your hands touch than the seat. And my hands don't touch anything in there but paper.
Just a bit of humor and information. I use the rest room at work at least ten times a shift. And it's by no means a clean bathroom. The only thing I don't like is when you sit on a warm seat. By that I mean someone just used it. Lol. I have an ostomy and snack and eat constantly. So things are on the move constantly.
But I don't use sprays.
Richard
Hello, IHATECOLITIS.
I don't carry wipes for the seat but, it's funny, I don't know any woman who doesn't put down a layer of toilet paper on a public toilet seat before sitting down -- even my mother, who is in her 90s! Maybe it's a female thing? The grimiest object in a stall would be the lock, I think. And the flush handle, if it isn't automatic flush. And the floor of the stall. So we use a bit of paper towel or tissue to open the door on the way out. Most public places have caught on and put a trash bin next to the exit. I'm curious how many others put down a layer of paper.
I am a woman, and a nurse. I never put down tissue on the seat. I have even been on biologics for over 10 years. Washing your hands after using the toilet prevents the spread of infections, not cleaning the seat before you sit on it.
Jan 
i ALWAYS put down paper on the seat no matter where i go, except at home. its not for bacteria, its just for personal comfort - i feel gross knowing i'm sitting directly on something public that might have other people's urine on it.