Clorox Healthcare Debuts Bleach-Free Wipes

While Clorox has provided bleach-based solutions to healthcare and commercial facilities for more than 100 years, the brand is pivoting into a new era with the introduction of bleach-free sporicidal wipes.

Quat Alcohol Disinfecting Wipes feature a one-minute contact time and 40% less alcohol, and HyperOxi Disinfecting Wipes feature a bleach-free sporicidal wipe powered by Quanticare Technology that the brand says is easy to use and gentle on surfaces.

The non-bleach formula is designed to deliver broad-spectrum efficacy, eliminating C. difficile spores in four minutes and other pathogens—including TB, C. auris, and Norovirus—in one minute or less, while offering broad surface compatibility and a comfortable user experience.

The new wipes are designed to address critical needs in healthcare environments, helping improve workflow efficiency and compliance.

Wiping Away Infection Prevention Challenges

The innovations come at a time of rapid change in infection prevention, as facilities face staffing pressures, escalating microbial threats—like C. auris—and increasing operational demands. Most existing quat alcohol wipes have contact times of two minutes or longer and contain high levels of alcohol, creating a compliance challenge: either staff cannot keep surfaces wet for the required contact time, or they must re-wipe surfaces to do so, resulting in added time and labor costs, officials say.

Officials say the expanded portfolio of ready-to-use wipes and sprays helps infection prevention and environmental services teams disinfect with greater confidence. Paired with Purell hand hygiene solutions, healthcare facilities gain access to a trusted portfolio of products, services and education across the infection prevention category to help improve patient safety.

“Infection prevention teams are under increasing pressure to do more with less and disinfection solutions must be designed for the realities of today’s healthcare environments,” said Alec Frisch, general manager, CloroxPro. “With Clorox Healthcare Quat Alcohol Disinfecting Wipes and Clorox Healthcare HyperOxi Disinfecting Wipes, we’re delivering innovations designed for real-world compliance—helping teams meet required contact times without added steps or slowdowns, while providing options that make sporicidal disinfection more comfortable for everyday use.”