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Saliva is a great quick cleaning agent (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Spit naturally dissolves, so it cleans well, and fast too. It's not not harmful to any common materials afaik, it's always immediately available. You need some way to wipe it off of course, just like with any other cleaning agent.

Just don't let others see you, cause they'd be grossed out.

(Well it might be a little unhygienic, which is why it's best as a quick/temporary solution, and you can do it properly later)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

Well, it's mostly water, enzymes and a bunch of bacteria. The enzymes make it work, the bacteria limit the number of reasonable applications.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I hate that you are right. Anyway, I get annoyed when people do that. I don't like people licking their fingers before turning a page. I don't like mothers wiping their children's faces with their spit. I definitely don't like touching surfaces that have been "cleaned" with the saliva of someone who has God knows what disease. And so on.

Maybe I have been "hygienically damaged" during the pandemic.

Unpopular with me for sure. Have my upvote.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I have feelings on 'both sides of the aisle', but I used to be more grossed out about other peeps unhygienicals. I think that got less and less, because my view of the world around me has become dirtier and dirtier :). Now it's like, what can 2 trillion bacteria even add to the scale? it's all bad anyway!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Huh, I had no clue this was a proper thing. But if you want to increase your tolerance, try spending more time around dogs or little kids

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That depends on what you're cleaning. The human mouth is very unhygenic by animal standards.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean, other animals mouths are cleaner?

Also your comment made me realize I probably got the idea from cats. Didn't even realize it, but now it's glaringly obvious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

We carry a lot of bacteria in our mouths. All animals do, but we're up there because it's like a dark swamp.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I skimmed the title and misread as "salvia". Mistakes were made.