Comments on: Shame on you Clorox: Bleach Doesn’t Belong in our Homes

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:51:12 +0000

Anything not naturally chemically based is a health hazard. This is why there are some many more people dying from cancer and other major health problems. There are tons of safer ways to clean. I use Melaleuca products. They’re a wellness company that only produces environmentally save products. Everything they make is from nature. Find out the great benefits from them at http://www.melaleuca.com. Take the tour. Find out for yourself what you are missing out on.

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:35:58 +0000

If you had any idea on how to use it you would not have a problem. Bleach can save more lives then kill. The bacterium and/or Eukarotic organisms that it destroys cause more problems if not cleaned out properly. Like certain amoebas if not taken out of, say, a properly cleaned bottle could be ingested and it in turn could eat its way to the brain, and having an amoeba in the child’s brain will probably not help its growth. That is only one of thousands of possibilities.

By: kala

kala — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:18:17 +0000

clorox is the worse thing you can wuse

By: Jamie Ervin

Jamie Ervin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:44:42 +0000

Kurt-

Personally, my children only swim in chlorine free pools. Since we are “crazy hippies” and proud of it, we also prefer to spend our time outside in rivers and lakes.

My children also do not drink city tap water… chlorine in all forms is not good inside mine or my children’s body.

That said, I can’t speak for everyone.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:24:32 +0000

So bleach is a bad chemical. That’s interesting. Do you people that are against the use of bleach have a pool or allow your children to swim in others pools?
Clorox is Chlorine…..same base for pool Chlorine. Do you drink city water? That has Chlorine in it too. Another poster hit the nail on the head…Just because one person got hurt by not following label directions…………

By: Corporations, Products, and a Giant Greenwash

Corporations, Products, and a Giant Greenwash — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:56:02 +0000

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By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:39:37 +0000

I run a diaper service and I have to laugh whenever someone asks us if we use bleach on our diapers. Um, yes, unless you feel comfortable that plain ole soapy water (or vinegar — Ha, that’s a good one!) can protect you and your baby against e. coli, strep bacteria, staph infections, tuberculosis, rotavirus, MRSA, swine flu, and God knows what else! Vinegar does not kill viruses. Some people argue back that we could wash each child’s diapers separately as some services do… to which I ask, How exactly are they disinfecting the MACHINE in between loads??

Honestly, the whole thing with bleach is a concern but it is WAY overblown and bleach does have its place. Maybe it’s not absolutely necessary in the home, but it’s absolutely a blessing when it comes to public services (including restaurants). If you don’t agree, do some research on what public sanitation conditions and disease used to be like.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:39:51 +0000

Last week my childrens school had a 20% absentee rate due to the various flu epidemics. 2 children out of 25 in one class were hospitalized. Lets quit using bleach so that your children can infect my children who come from a clean and bleach sanitized home. I am not a bleach freak-small diluted quantities can work quite well. As for septic tanks-asked our plumber-unless you dump gallons a week through your tank it is not harmful to the good bacteria.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:31:42 +0000

Let all the green people quit using bleach and lets see how bad the flu viruses get out of hand. I’ve worked in the restaraunt biz for many years and you better make sure you have diluted bleach around and ready for when the state department comes to inspect! If the state requires it, it must do the job. Our church has a bleach cycle in our commercial dishwasher-are people going to quit going to church food events? I should think they would feel more confident to use our dishes and utensils than if we were washing with merely dw soap and hot water!

By: Johnson

Johnson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:10:57 +0000

Bleach evaporates– that’s why you have to keep putting sanitizing chemicals into a swimming pool!

The directions to clean toys and bottles in bleach are to soak in a dilute solution (1:10 solution). This will sanitize surfaces after a short period of immersion, but the bleach will evaporate from the surface after being allowed to thoroughly dry.

Do some research before you take any one person’s blog entry as truth. People DO get paid to blog about specific products, you know! That’s why there are numerous advertisements on this page you’re reading.