A friend of mine tried to use bleach to remove mildew stains off her daughter's shirt, and she has washed the shirt twice now and the shirt has holes all over it.
2006-12-15 09:09:50 · 16 answers · asked by deserena 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Yes.
2006-12-15 09:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read this and decide if you still ever want to use chlorine bleach:
"CHLORINE is a greenish-yellow gas which combines with nearly all elements. It is a respiratory irritant to the mucous membranes and lungs. Chlorinated liquids burn the skin and many fabrics. As little as 3.5 ppm can be detected as an odour. 1000 ppm is likely to be fatal after a few breaths which is why it was used by the Nazis as war gas in 1915.
The April 1987 issue of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine contains a 31 page report that is frightening to anyone concerned with health: "We are in the midst of a chemical revolution in which some 65,000 commercial compounds enter our environment each year. Some are proven carcinogens - cancer causing substances - and many more are suspected of being so. Yet, only 8 chemicals are listed as hazardous......and regulated at their source by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."
Dr. Roy E. Albert, chairman of the EPS Carcinogen Assessment Group quoted: "The record of EPA regulation is abysmal. But, the research is expensive and funding we are now getting is inadequate." The story ends with a sobering viewpoint: "We are our own guinea pigs."
If you normally use bleach to 'kill germs' I would suggest that you try a pure, unadulterated essential oil instead. Not only will it do the trick (and also kill mildew and NOT adversely affect either your lungs or your water supply) but it will fill your whole house with the most delightful imaginable fragrance that will lift your spirits while it amps up your resistance to the usual seasonal bugs...imagine!
For your Christmas laundry I suggest you might want to try 20 drops of Thieves (a blend that includes Cinnamon Bark, Cloves and Rosemary), Lemon Essential Oil (actually, any of the citrus oils); and Purification. Add a few more drops to a cloth in the dryer and just enjoy! Check out the essential oils at http://tinyurl.com/ykxyuk
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2006-12-15 17:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend put too much bleach in the laundry load. Generally you're only supposed to put about a half of a cup of bleach per laundry load. And be sure to do this before adding the clothes or else some clothes will be hit with pure bleach, which can and probably will cause damage. Warm water also boosts the ability for the bleach to remove stains.
2006-12-15 17:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it sure does! Not good to pour bleach directly onto clothes as it will eat right through. Best to dissolves in whole tub of water and then add the clothes.
Could be the mildew so weakened the threads, the bleach just finished it off.
2006-12-15 17:13:00 · answer #4 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used too much on a work shirt and the fabric became weakened.
I now limit my bleach use for that very reason.
There's a type of bleach that's more expensive than the regualr brands that's oxygenated. It might be easier on your clothes but I don't know, never tried it, only seen it in the store.
2006-12-15 17:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by kidlet_animal_luv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleach eats through almost anything organic. Probably time for a new shirt. Incidentally, a cup of bleach each month will keep a kitchen sink drain clear. IMHO, it is even better albeit equally hazardous so be careful of splattering than drain cleaners.
2006-12-15 17:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by Rusty W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bleach can eat your cotton clothes if it to strong! What i use instead of bleach is Oxy Clean. It takes mildew out of clothes with one or two washes.
2006-12-15 17:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Samantha B 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use a wonderful new product called LaundryPure...it is a machine that hooks to my washer and cleans without any detergents, bleach or chemicals of any kind. It is gentler on clothes and good for me since I am allergic to EVERYTHING! Clothes come out softer and fluffier too. I bought it from Environmetal Planning Solutions: webbwiz.com
2006-12-16 01:03:34 · answer #8 · answered by Izzie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep... Bleach is very caustic. Concentrated, it will eat through just about anything given enough time.
2006-12-15 17:13:36 · answer #9 · answered by f0nt of wisd0m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bleach will eat through just about any kind of fabric. It's nasty stuff.
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2006-12-15 17:17:14 · answer #10 · answered by truthhandl3r 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋