Do NOT use chlorine bleach when doing laundry! #laundry

This is a dry cleaners explanation of chlorine bleach vs. oxygen bleach. Long story short, you should never use chlorine bleach in the laundry room unless it’s a last ditch effort!
In this demo I stained two green cotton swatches with mustard stains and then treated one with chlorine bleach and the second with oxygen bleach; I believe the results speak for themselves.
Chlorine bleach is AMAZING at removing color, but it does not know how to differentiate between ‘good’ color and ‘bad’. Whereas oxygen bleach only targets the color of stains. That’s because while both reactions use oxidation, oxygen bleaches use a much much milder form.
To use powdered oxygen bleaches, like @OxiClean, fill a bucket with hot water, add some powder, and let it soak overnight, then wash. Oxygen bleaches require high water temperatures and lots of time to work.
Don’t want to do all that? Spray 3% hydrogen peroxide on your stain and let it air dry and check the results the next morning. This is less efficient but much easier and less time consuming.
Happy cleaning!!! 😊

[@oreoluwabello1329]

Bleach is for white clothes isn't it?

[@gzus1482]

There you go. Who TF uses bleach on colors? 😂😂😂

[@erik7647]

It's the same for whites too, chlorine is very damaging to the fibers in textiles and isn't as good for lifting stains. He used the colour as it's a more dramatic visual that shows better on camera. Plus, I definitely saw my friends as teenagers absolutely destroying their clothing trying to bleach everything. Not everyone has attentive parents to show them how to do chores correctly. Videos like this legitimately probably save so many young people from ruining their favorite outfits

[@aunt_b3365]

YES! ... but don't over measure or under measure it. In my experience works better than the oxy- clean. Cant beat bleach!! Or Borax.

[@aunt_b3365]

​​@@gzus1482 Any reason you have to be mean ?? To answer your question... I know several people who do. BUT, they know how without bleaching out the colors or jeans and I'm one of them., thank you have a beautiful day. 😊 Ps: if your a young person with no experience i would not use bleach on colors. Colorsafe products are best to use like Biz or Borax with the later used sparingly as direction on box tells.. Read directions on the labels for whites. Wisdom comes with practice. Get to know your fabrics.

[@turtlefromthenorth]

@@erik7647 It is harsh on fibers. Chlorine bleach is generally replaced by percarbonates (and perborates might still be used). I can`t remember bleach ever being used much. Since the 1980s powders contain activators that makes the oxygen more efficient on lower temperatures. Along with enzymes and various additives they have made detergents very efficient on their own. Similar improvements have been done on liquid detergents as well. It is not as new as commercials might want us to believe. Stain removal should generally not be that difficult on temperatures from 86F to 104F. On cold wash it is more challenging. The best detergents were always good. Chlorine bleach still works on whites, but the general advice was always to limit time of exposure to maximum 30 min., even 10 to 15 will often do the job. I don`t like bleach on fabrics either, but done right and only when in need, it should not do too much damage. These days we hardly need to use it.

[@CornOnMacabre69]

Alternatively, if the only thing you have on hand is chlorine bleach, you could just completely submerge your fabric in mustard and then let'r rip with the Cl

[@melody3741]

Yeah bro the mustard seems to have protected the fabric

[@Hilman_Faiz]

big brain move

[@annam7857]

I would love to see more laundry detergent rankings! Specifically on powder detergents such as Ariel :)

[@savannahcarlon7033]

Who is out here using chlorine bleach on color loads? We use it on white loads.

[@DinSC]

Loads. 😅

[@phantomkate6]

Sodium percarbonate will also fade colours, though to a much lesser degree. In other words, only use when you really need it and never use it on blacks/darks.

[@iamamandamyrick]

Is there ever a time that you would want to use chlorine bleach, like for sanitizing towels? Or is there something different you'd recommend? Love this channel, btw! It's already helped me with my laundry game!

[@erik7647]

Most laundry chlorine bleach is not strong enough to sanitize anything. Sanitization bleach is stronger and will have directions specifically for that on the back but will destroy textiles, the stuff in the laundry department of shops instead of the disinfecting and bathroom area usually say somewhere on the back not suitable for sanitization. A lot of people make this mistake because the labels are nearly identical for both kinds on the front of the bottle

[@erik7647]

Washing the laundry alone in a properly maintained machine should wash the germs away anyway so no additional sanitization for regular home use isn't really needed in the vast majority of situations. Even my boyfriend who has a severe autoimmune condition causing him to at times avoid germs as much as possible to avoid infection just uses regular detergent with the pre wash and extra rinse modes on to be extra safe.

[@futasupastah]

It’s great for white fabrics and sanitizing. But it should be diluted a lot if you’re using it with colored fabrics

[@JazzyFizzleDrummers]

There are dedicated laundry sanatizers, but erik is right, you shouldn't really need them unless you work in a hospital or something.

[@littlestbroccoli]

But y'all the washing machine smells and the towels come out smelly unless I use bleach. Not excessively. But it's a communal machine and I can't clean it myself without paying. Clothes don't get clean enough in that one.

[@user1153]

If dry cleaning liquid cannot go down the drain then where does it go ?

[@jeevesny]

It is filtered by the dry cleaning machine and then reused. 'Muck' or dirt and soil is removed from the machine weekly

[@tiyas5378]

​@@jeevesnysustainability where you'd never expect it! Fascinating

[@kristen3829]

What happens to your clothes long term if they are washed with color safe bleach for every wash load? Does color safe bleach have an effect when used with cold water? Love the videos!

[@delphinatempel218]

What’s your thoughts on using Dawn, laundry booster and 1 tablespoon detergent for stains/whites?

[@jeevesny]

I think that is a great recipe

[@roygbiv9038]

Never used chlorine bleach to remove stains unless its white fabric.

[@hannahfarr3384]

So I should use hot water with oxyclean? Also, for all the people with small children, what gets out blood, poo, and pee the best?

[@Bee..]

Hydrogen peroxide for blood! Idk about the rest though

[@georgenaratadam3803]

Great content

[@amorfranco5551]

And what do i use the clorine bleach for?

[@luvmyjujuntootie]

But y would someone use bleach on colored clothing??

[@Lauren-13255]

To get bacteria out that is only really susceptible to the bleaches ingredients 🙃

[@sweetsweatypeaches1328]

I would never use bleach on colors tho?

[@ARMAN25]

Do you have a video of how to clean a pillow case and sheets with dark sweat and drool stains?

[@rebecabcz]

What about the yellowing stains when something is stored too long? Especially in lighter color fabrics

[@astarisborn9820]

The only time I will use bleach is when I am washing white bed sheets/socks at the laundromat. When washing all other laundry at home NO!

[@michaeleverett103]

The whole world knows not to put bleach on colors

[@TabbieStJean]

What do I use to get blood stains out of white sheets

[@shells4donna]

Hydrogen peroxide with a drop of blue dawn dish soap on.the spot

[@Raynorhunter]

I've been washing all my clothes on cold regardless off what is labeled. Is that a bad idea?

[@phantomkate6]

Are they looking and smelling clean? If yes then it's working just fine.

[@melody3741]

Oxygen bleach is h202

[@kjoness]

Well someone is using chlorine bleach on colored fabric they need to learn the lesson.

[@Easy_name_green_screen]

Oh come on dawg😂

[@jaynesbitt7183]

Do people need to be told not to use regular bleach on color fabrics? People have become dumb

[@ThePinkPanth3r]

Im getting, get the stain on 100% of the garment, then bleach

[@Aromatic.Bleach]

When I worked at waffle house (back in 2015 but that isn't even relevant so idk why I even wrote this part lmao) they told us not to pour our bleach into hot water when we were wiping down/cleaning surfaces. Manager said bleach only works in cold water...

[@littlestbroccoli]

They were telling you that because bleach in hot water releases far more noxious chemicals into the air than with cold, and especially if you were using it to clean and breathing right above it, your exposure would be much higher if using hot water.

[@vanevarnel7131]

Sodium percarbonate