Do you still use Clorox bleach and Lysol?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the negative health risks to using Chlorox bleach?

I was wondering the same thing. According to Wikipedia (FWIW), the negative health risks seem pretty low. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach

[Anonymous]

I use both. I hate the smell of vinegar and can't believe so many people splash it all over their homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use both. I hate the smell of vinegar and can't believe so many people splash it all over their homes.

The smell dissipates immediately. I add some lavender essential oil to my vinegar/water spray bottle and that cuts the smell too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use both. I hate the smell of vinegar and can't believe so many people splash it all over their homes.

It's not as though the smell lingers. Like other liquid substances, it evaporates and the odor goes away.

chemistry 101

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious, what are some products that can be used instead of Pledge or Endust on wood furniture? I don't want to ruin my furniture, but have heard that these cleaners are pretty toxic.

Used to use those. My wife has gotten me to move to Murphy's Oil Soap, which is better for the wood. You can now get the multi-use spray bottles which you can use right from the bottle. The original formula needs to be diluted with water for cleaning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious, what are some products that can be used instead of Pledge or Endust on wood furniture? I don't want to ruin my furniture, but have heard that these cleaners are pretty toxic.

Used to use those. My wife has gotten me to move to Murphy's Oil Soap, which is better for the wood. You can now get the multi-use spray bottles which you can use right from the bottle. The original formula needs to be diluted with water for cleaning.

We use this too.

[Anonymous]

OK, really? You people don't use Clorox?

Sheesh.

The joke's on you though -- you are afraid of bleach but your house is full of bacteria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never use either anymore. Hydrogen peroxide to bleach and disinfect.

Why is hydrogen peroxide superior to bleach? They use it in rocket fuel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, really? You people don't use Clorox?

Sheesh.

The joke's on you though -- you are afraid of bleach but your house is full of bacteria.

Everyone's house is full of bacteria regardless of the use of Clorox.

And believe it or not, some bacteria is beneficial.

[Anonymous]

Don't use Clorox bleach and never used Lysol (gives me headaches). We use hydrogen peroxide (non-chlorine bleach) and 7th Generation "disinfectant" cleaners when needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use both. I hate the smell of vinegar and can't believe so many people splash it all over their homes.

It's not as though the smell lingers. Like other liquid substances, it evaporates and the odor goes away.

chemistry 101

Not only that but it's actually an odor eater. So the smell goes away after a few minutes and so do stale odors.

[Anonymous]

diluted vodka is actually a good one to clean with!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:diluted vodka is actually a good one to clean with!!!

Diluted with a little olive juice? Hey - I might actually enjoy cleaning!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, really? You people don't use Clorox?

Sheesh.

The joke's on you though -- you are afraid of bleach but your house is full of bacteria.

and miraculously we have not yet died!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, really? You people don't use Clorox?

Sheesh.

The joke's on you though -- you are afraid of bleach but your house is full of bacteria.

Actually, a study at VA Tech showed that spraying a surface with vinegar and then spraying it with hydrogen peroxide (on top of the vinegar, or vice-versa) actually killed MORE bacteria than chlorox/bleach.
http://www.michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/articles/vinegar.htm

Apparently, the joke is on you