Bleach

[A580Hojas]

Today I had rare moment of cleaning enthusiasm and tackled some mould on the bathroom grout and walls.

Because I cannot STAND bleach, I used a large washing up bowl full of hot water and washing up liquid with about 2 tsps of bleach added, and scrubbed with the green side of a scrubby sponge. With the window wide open. That's as much bleach as I can tolerate. All came up lovely.

DH has just got in from work and says "I can smell gas in the house!!". I realised he could smell the bleach, a tiny amount, all rinsed off 6 hours ago. We're obviously similar in that respect, or he's just not used to the smell of bleach in the house lol.

My last bottle of bleach lasted me from Sept 2019 to Oct 2022, more than 3 years.

Bleach fans who go through bottles of the stuff every week - how can you tolerate it? It's utterly disgusting. It smells dirty instead of clean?

I don't think I have ever had a moment of cleaning enthusiasm in my life and am definitely not a "bleach fan" 😆 - however I quite like the smell of it and I do associate it with something being clean.

The only bleach that I can tolerate the smell of is Sainsbury's own brand as it smells quite salty.
Every other brand of bleach makes me heave though I used to not mind Domestos but even that smells a bit 🤢 now.

I love the smell of bleach 🤣 associate it with clean

Love bleach!

Can't stand it makes me feel ill. Hate having it in the house.

You shouldn't mix bleach with other cleaning fluids as it can become quite toxic. Look it up.

Yes very dangerous.

Oh FFS! I’ve been meaning to buy some bleach for weeks, the mildew in my kitchen’s taking over. I feel ashamed an unwomanly now, I will have to purchase some tomorrow and sort it out 😖

Hate the smell of bleach, it smells like someone's had D&V or something. Never buy it.
There are bleach fans on MN, getting through gallons of the stuff. <heave>

Mixing bleach with a detergent, like washing up liquid is fine, as long as it's rinsed thoroughly.

NEVER EVER mix bleach with acidic solutions designed to get rid of limescale - toilet cleaners, LimeLite, Viakal, most of the Mr Muscle types and most shower cleaners - all of these have a 'little something' in them for the limescale.

Most black mould and mildew sprays have bleach as their active ingredients.

I couldn't care less about the smell! I know it has a smell but I don't like it or dislike it...it's just there.

I use it on the grouting each week and just open the windows so I don't get a headache.

Love the smell of bleach where it as aftershave if I could

on the other hand struggle with disinfectant like detol smell like someone’s clean up after someone’s been sick

Yes I know not to mix bleach with cleaners other than washing up liquid.

I only use it in extreme circumstances where the situation demands it (hence 1 bottle in over 3 years) and yet there are people who go through it bottlefuls per week! But why??

If you keep bleach very long it degrades and has very little available chlorine to clean.

Love the smell of bleach where it as aftershave if I could

Weirdest post of the evening so far. That's revolting.

Really?!! That is very odd to me.

Hot water and bleach makes chlorine gas and it reduces the effectiveness of bleach. Use cold water and rinse well.

Maybe it’s stronger because you mixed it in hot water… I always have to rinse off bleach with cold water otherwise the steam from the bleach goes for my lungs.

Bleach is a lovely smell! Also chlorine, I remember sniffing away at my arm when I was small after swimming lessons

My previous neighbour deep cleaned her house every Friday. She'd finish by swilling down the front yard with bleach.
Bleurg.

Our local wax melts lady on the local fb page advertises bleach scent melts!

I LOVE bleach and use a lot. But not even i would buy wax melts bleach scent

I think that bleach smells like sperm. On the rare occasions I use bleach to get the stains off my loo seats, I manage to ruin any item of clothing that I am wearing.

@Incacat2

I've been saying this for years!!!! Smells exactly like sperm 🤮

Mmmm aftershave that smells like sperm. @rwalker will be fighting them off. 😆

I agree wholeheartedly with BOTH of your comments!