None of my local supermarkets are selling thin bleach anymore- can I just dilute thick bleach?

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I always have a couple of bottles of thin bleach- I find it very useful. Am having to eek out my last bottle as it stopped being stocked during the last lockdown and has never made a reappearance.
Can I just dilute thick bleach with water to make the same product?

There is little chemical difference between thick and thin bleach. Both will kill the same range of bacteria, fungi and viruses. The only difference is that thick bleach contains a neutral gelling agent to help it stick to surfaces for longer.

Yes, you can dilute it, but it will be lower strength. Thick bleach has a gelling agent in it.

Milton (liquid and tablets and generic products) contain the same active ingredient - sodium hypochlorite. Not sure what increase in strength youd need to make thin bleach equivalent.

I don't think so because thick bleach is sort of gloopy and you'd need to shake it to make it mix with the water and then it'd go bubbly. Don't know if that would affect its bleachiness.

I've often wondered who buys thin bleach - what do you use it for?

Thanks
I use thin bleach for things like cleaning tea stained cups and spoons. Diluted in a white wash occasionally , to clean the floor.
I love Milton too but it’s much more expensive than a giant bottle of thin bleach.

I buy these, they make thin bleach

www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/297774936?sc_cmp=ppcGHS+-+Grocery+-+Repeat+&+DSPX_Shopping+GSC_Lapsing_Tesco+Brand_All+ProductsHousehold_ShoppingPRODUCT_GROUP297774936*&ds_rl=1116016&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8p2MBhCiARIsADDUFVEShxcig45hFtDD7uxr6EvnQZaxvhve0LQSGzbMeFPn2dtyJW0Sl0EaAhv4EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Not sure why you need bleach for cups and spoons. Either put them in a dishwasher or just wash them in the sink and use a scrubby dish wand or scrubby pad.

Bleach removes stains . That's all. It doesn't actually clean anything.

It's like pouring it down the toilet. It whitens the stain but doesn't actually remove it. It needs to be scrubbed.

I don't know why anyone buys bleach full stop. Bleurgh.

Hopefully they are phasing it out.

If you're just using it to remove stains, bicarb of soda, white vinegar and some very hot water will do the same thing, and less damage to the water table.

@LadyJaye

If you're just using it to remove stains, bicarb of soda, white vinegar and some very hot water will do the same thing, and less damage to the water table.

Mix those together and they neutralise each other and lose their effectiveness.

@PickAChew, it's the reaction between vinegar and bicarb that has an effect! It doesn't matter that they end up (roughly) neutral. You're not trying to burn away stains through sheer concentration of acid/alkali.

i use tablets to make thin bleach. various available, here's tesco's:

www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/297774936

My very elderly gran still uses thin bleach and often sends me on a hunt for it as it's not easy to get. Asda is the mostly reliable place I have been able to get it.

Asda didn’t have any in the shop a couple of weeks ago.
I can’t be arsed to do bicarb.
Thanks I’ll get the bleach tablets and make up my own. Great idea 🙂

I use flash spray bleach for spoons and mugs and that type of thing.

@DroopyClematis I dilute the bleach in the very stained cups and stick the spoons in. No time wasted scrubbing. I get on with other stuff and come back to shiny spoons and clean cups🙂

[quote BigButtons]@DroopyClematis I dilute the bleach in the very stained cups and stick the spoons in. No time wasted scrubbing. I get on with other stuff and come back to shiny spoons and clean cups🙂[/quote]
They're not clean though. Bit grim.

I use the oxi action stain remover laundry powder to clean tea stains out of mugs, I put a teaspoon full in each mug with some hot water.

Soda crystals get rid of tea stains on cups etc. Soak for a bit.

Bleach is bleach. Thin and thick are the same strength. The thick one simply has an additive to make it cling to surfaces when used neat. It's not more concentrated.

Everything you use thin bleach for you can use thick for.

@SarahAndQuack I do wash them up afterwards 😂

[quote BigButtons]@SarahAndQuack I do wash them up afterwards 😂[/quote]
Obviously! I wasn't accusing you of drinking bleach residue.

I mean, you haven't actually cleaned off the stains either. If you only drink black tea it's fine really, it's just a stain from the colour of the tea, but if you drink (eg) tea with milk, what you're doing is bleaching all the manky old-milk residue that's on your cup, and then drinking out of it again.

Can you bleach a cup with thick bleach?

B&m do a cheap version of milton £1.50 i think- huge bottle. Tesco have an own brand version of milton tablets for like 75p