Staying in phase and measuring sags...

So, do you think a reed switch (or parallel banks thereof) listed at 0.5A capacity would be able to handle the kickbacks and inrushes that a 50W switchmode power supply can generate?

It depends what these actually are, but a reed switch sounds unlikely.
Why do you want to isolate it anyway? People should not be touching live stuff, or potentially live stuff, anyway, even if it is off.