Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia ka waiʻona 75% i nā haukapila a hiki ke pepehi iā Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pēlā aku.ʻO ke kumu disinfection o ka waiʻona penei: ma ke komo ʻana i loko o ka maʻi bacteria, hoʻomoʻo ia i ka makū o ka protein e denature ia, i mea e hoʻokō ai i ke kumu o ka pepehi ʻana i ka bacteria.No laila, ʻo ka waiʻona wale nō me ka manaʻo o 75% hiki ke pepehi maikaʻi i ka bacteria.ʻAʻole loaʻa ka hopena bactericidal i nā mea i kiʻekiʻe a haʻahaʻa paha.
Loaʻa i nā disinfectants kumu waiʻona kekahi mau hemahema, e like me ko lākou volatility, flammability, a me ka ʻala ʻala.ʻAʻole kūpono ia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wā i hōʻino ʻia ai ka ʻili a me ka mucous membranes, a pāpā ʻia ka poʻe maʻi i ka waiʻona.No laila, i ka holoi ʻana i ka waiʻona, no ka mea, he volatile ka waiʻona a hoʻemi ʻia ka ʻike, e hoʻopilikia i ka hopena sterilization.ʻO ka waiʻona he degreasing a hoʻonāukiuki i kaʻili, hiki ke alakaʻi i ka maloʻo a me kaʻiliʻili.