With so many options, it can be difficult to know which cleaning products are best - even when there isn’t a pandemic going on. Fortunately, there are many options that are effective against killing viruses. The main difference is in how you use them to clean a surface. And no, you cannot use them inside the body.

For more information, you can access an article by C&EN here, or this helpful graphic and description by Compound Chem here. Written and reported by Kellen Kartub, Ph.D. with production consultant Anny Celsi.