Question 1

What is a UV phone sanitizer?

Accepted Answer

A UV phone sanitizer is a device that uses UV-C light to disinfect your phone or other objects. UV-C light is a type of UV light that comes from the sun but can be replicated with special light bulbs. An ultraviolet light sanitizer does not disinfect or clean your phone, but it will kill germs and microbes in the sanitization process. Because UV-C light can be dangerous to the naked eye, many of these devices entirely enclose the device while sanitizing.

Question 2

Do UV light phone sanitizers work?

Accepted Answer

Ongoing studies are still occurring on UV sanitizers' capabilities, but so far, they have proved to work on many viruses and bacteria. UV-C sanitizers have not yet been proven to kill COVID-19 but can kill other coronaviruses.

Question 3

How do you check if UV sanitizer is working?

Accepted Answer

It is hard to see these devices' effects in your hand because the UV sanitizer doesn't clean your phone. However, lab tests have verified that these products do sanitize and make a difference.

Question 4

How long does a UV phone sanitizer take?

Accepted Answer

Most phone sanitizers should take anywhere from three to 10 minutes to sanitize your phone or other objects. Wand-style devices can take even longer to sanitize an object because they are not entirely enclosed. The length of time to sanitize an item depends on the number of lights, intensity, and how enclosed the effective area is.

Question 5

Can I use a phone sanitizer with other items?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can use your phone sanitizer with other objects. Some considerations before doing this should be how the item reacts to UV-C light and the surface. UV-C light works best when the surface is non-porous and does not have nooks and crannies.

Question 6

How effective is a phone sanitizer?

Accepted Answer

While studies are ongoing, phone sanitizers appear to effectively kill viruses like COVID-19 at 222-nanometer wavelengths for at least 10 minutes. Phone sanitizers are not proven to kill COVID-19 yet, but it is likely that they at least are damaging to the virus. This effectiveness can be increased or decreased based on whether or not the light is enclosed and if the surface is clean.

It is important to note that there is a difference between cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing. Cleaning is the removal of dust, dirt, and germs, likely using water or a chemical. Disinfecting will kill germs and bacteria on the surface of an object and usually includes chemicals. Sanitizing is the killing of germs and microbes or lowering them to a safe amount. Sanitizing can happen with cleaning or disinfection or with non-chemical methods like UV-C light.

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