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The Shopping Trolley - BLEACH

Alice Thomassen • Dec 29, 2021

The Shopping Trolley

My idea for cleaning products was to get the strongest, most potent chemicals thinking I won't have to clean at all.  Bleach being top of my list.  We all may have it lurking around our cleaning products. Why we shouldn't be using it is right there on the label:

– Irritable eyes
– Irritable skin
– Burns if ingested
– Lungs and respiratory burns if inhaled

What’s more is that if bleach is mixed with ammonia it causes a toxic gas that can lead to serious, if not fatal, health problems.

You’ll find ammonia hydroxide in all sorts of products, including window and glass cleaners, all-purpose cleaners, oven cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, among others.


Well I have since decided that my lungs and skin are very important to me, so I have ditched the bleach. 


As for its disinfectant properties, for bleach to be effective, it needs to sit on the surface for at least 10 to 15 minutes exposing us to the fumes for a longer period of time.


Can damage tiles, grout, tap fittings, glass, silicon, vanities and baths, toilets and toilet seats, stone tops and tiles. Almost everything in the bathroom. 


Ditch the Bleach. 

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