Do you add bleach to your dish soap?I think its unsafe to use it on eating utensils. What do you think?

Answer 1

yes /when u rinse/ bleach is gone/

Answer 2

Actually, I use bleach in my dishwater nearly every time that I wash dishes. I have also used it in my dishwasher in the past, just as a extra boost, even though most dishwasher detergents say that they contain bleach. It doesn't take much and doesn't absorb into dishes any more than detergent. As you always should, rinse your dishes well. Some people prefer using a rinse water and adding bleach to it. Plastics, including Tupperware, should always be given a final rinse in cold water to close the "pores" of the plastic. Using bleach not only kills any germs that may escape the detergent but provides extra cleaning power to many surfaces when it comes to stains, such as coffee cups and pots. Why do you think restaurants are required to use bleach on their dishes? It can kill anything from mold spores to HIV to salmonella. If you don't like the smell that it leaves on your hands and you just can't stand wearing rubber gloves, rub a little lemon juice on your hands after washing the dishes. It neutralizes the smell. (My mother had a home daycare for over 30 years and never had contamination issues. It's also great for wiping down "kid" surfaces.)

Answer 3

I wouldn't mix the soap and the bleach. But what you can do is use hot soapy water for the wash, then have a sink full of hot water with about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of bleach added. Then rinse with running fresh water.
Most restaurants have a triple sink washing system in place, with the middle sink being for bleach. As long as you don't over do it, and then rinse well, you should be fine, and your dishes will be very clean.

Answer 4

It can be dangerous to mix bleach with many detergents if they have any ammonia in them, because that mixes to form a toxic gas. Check the label of the detergent that you use. However, it is perfectly safe to add a little to rinse water. In fact, many restaurants do this to satisfy health department requirements for saniziting the dishes. You don't need much to sanitize the dishes.

Answer 5

Mixing it with the dishsoap probably isn't good, but adding a little to the dishwasher won't hurt in the least. Or, if you don't use a dishwasher, adding it to the water you wash the dishes in won't hurt. I worked in a home for mentally handicapped, and we were required to use bleach along with regular soap when washing dishes. Just make sure they are rinsed thoroughly.

Answer 6

I always add dish soap to bleach and hot water to whiten and sanitize my dish towels and sponge and brush, but my latest favorite dish soap, the pink palmolive, says not to add bleach. I was wondering if it was because of a toxic result, or because they just don't recommend it. If it is a recommendation for dish washing purposes, then I can still use it to wash dish towels, but I don't want to risk it if it will produce toxic gas.

Answer 7

When i was younger and any of our family was sick, my mother religiously added a capful of bleach to the dishwater to kill germs on the dishes. We are all fine, and before I had a dishwasher, I did the same thing when my son was young. A capful of bleach to a whole sink of hot soapy water is not going to hurt anyone. As a matter of fact, to make poor quality drinking water safe, bleach is added (don't know amounts per gallon), so that fact alone makes me believe a small amount for dishes is surely safe! :)

Answer 8

No. Bleach is not that great for the dishes or the water system. It also depends what you think you need it for. A good splash of a citrus-based cleaner will freshen your dishes. Dish soap and hot water are all you should realy need.

Answer 9

I don't know if it's recommended but, my ex wife did it all the time and we are all alive abd well.
As long as you rinse well there should be no residual effects.
I don't think I would use it on anything that's going to absorb the water.
But flatware should be fine.
You might want to make sure the bleach won't react with the chemicals in the dish soap.

Answer 10

Put your dish soap in the hot water then add about a teaspoon of bleach to sanitize. (Most tap water has chlorine added to sanitize the water.) You could rinse your dishes in bleach and let air dry then eat off of them without harming yourself. Bleach is harder on your skin. If you ever need water and your water supply is shut off, put bleach in rain water and let set for an hour, then drink. (I think the ratio is 100 parts water to one part bleach for drinking.)

Answer 11

Do not ever use bleach with dish detergent, it says so right on the bottles of both products...it creates a caustic gas which can be very dangerous if you breath it in...

I like Palmolive Ultra with bleach alternative, not strictly necessary but I like the price point and I also use it to pretreat laundry...