PhoneSoap Review: Does This UV-Light Phone Sanitizer Device Actually Work?
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PhoneSoap Review: Does This UV-Light Phone Sanitizer Device Actually Work?

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HuffPost Does PhoneSoap's so-called phone sanitizer actually work? But what about the popular PhoneSoap phone sanitizer, an intense-looking device that uses UV-C light to supposedly “disinfect your phone, while also charging your phone”? In fact, CNN Underscored deemed PhoneSoap “the phone sanitizer you didn’t know you needed.” Business Insider called it a “clever device,” while Engadget deemed it “the most intense” of phone sanitizing devices. A 2018 study at the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center found that continuous far UV-C light “can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues” and that it “may offer low-cost solution to eradicating airborne viruses in indoor public spaces.” My main concern when testing PhoneSoap for myself was that your phone doesn’t actually come out looking any different after its spent 10 minutes in the UV chamber. We asked Gerba about the UV-C light technology behind the PhoneSoap to see if there’s any truth to the claims that it kills “99.9% of household germs.” “An alcohol wipe is the best way to sanitize your phone.

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