There is no need for bleach

[DyslexicScientist]

I never use it in my house as I just think there is no need, everything can be done with a bit of elbow grease IMO.

I know people who use toilet bleach to mop the floor, when washing whites, doing the dishes with coffee / tea stains, in a spray bottle for wiping down crumbs in the kitchen. It makes me feel unwell being in certain friends houses that have a bleach fetish.

Anyone else manage to survive without it?

It's really the only domestically available thing which kills norovirus and some other tummy bugs.
If you've ever had an outbreak. You'll know why bleach exists

I use it in the toilets. when both me and DS had an evil d&V bug recently I used gallons of it down my toilet every time either of us went. use general cleaner/steamer for other household stuff though. Bleach for the floor if particularly bad

My husband loves it. I do not.

I believe in a few germs building the immune system.

Plus it stinks! I don't like my house smelling like a hospital.

But why worry about greasy elbows when you can use beach?

A quick google says hydrogen peroxide kills norovirus. That is very safe in small weak solutions.

Why we shouldn't be using anti-bacterial anything round the home:

www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-reasons-why-you-should-probably-stop-using-antibacterial-soap-180948078/?no-ist

I don't use bleach to clean as such, but to disinfect. A bleach fetish is unhealthy, especially if you have little ones, but there is a need in my house for the stuff. I am glad I don't have to live without it!

I keep it for the loo.
I don't use it for general cleaning because of the clothes I've ruined with it.

I hate the smell of bleach, i dont use the stuff at all.

Would I be thrown off Mumsnet if I admitted to cleaning my toilet brush in bleach...?

A monthly scrub?

I don't use bleach unless they're a illness in the house but my toilets get done more regular than monthly.

Vinegar, bicarb and essential oils here. Wee bit of borax sometimes.

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And bleach is the only thing that comes close to killing noro HP you would need more than a weak solution.

Elbow grease is good but doesnt kill germs and you cant get into the drains with it. I use bleach in the loo and drains, and Pound Shop O2/Laundry bleach if its needed in the wash plus anywhere else. Its like hydrogen peroxide and as goof as chlorine bleach but without the smell.

I admit. I have a bleach addiction.

You might be suspected of witchcraft now Someday

What about its negative effects on the environment? A reason not to use bleach???

You only scrub your toilet monthly OP??

Or did I misunderstand?

Mine gets a wipe down daily with dettol wipes and about 3 proper cleans a week with a disinfectant solution.

I love bleach. I love the smell, it's comforting to me. I also am not good at 'elbow grease' as I have bad joints so a regular bleach makes me feel better

I only use bleach for the toilet & plug holes (if needed).

I can't stand the smell either. It makes me retch.

I love bleach. I use it for most of my cleaning and much prefer it to all that horrible fake perfumed flash and cleaners and air fresheners. Its better for the environment than all that perfumed stuff, in moderate quantities. Bleach seems really harmful as the bleaching effect is so dramatic but its really only chloride ions which are easily diluted away, rather than all kinds of complex chemicals in cleaners and detergents which are much harder to break down, if I remember my university Chemistry correctly.

Ooooo. I bleach.

Used in toilets
Down plug holes
To wash the kitchen bin once in a while
A drop put in hot water with a drop of washing up liquid gives all the kitchen cloths a uber good clean

Did you know you can also put a tiny bit in your flowers (especially roses) and prevents bacteria growth/ extends flower life

Like I said I likes my bleach.

DyslexicScientist mentions hydrogen peroxide. Just thought I'd mention that regular everyday household bleach is sodium hypochlorite, not hydrogen peroxide.

I put it in with cut flowers too