It removes tough kitchen and bath stains, grime and dirt on contact, while killing 99.9% of germs. This household cleaner can be used on multiple hard, nonporous surfaces throughout your home, including kitchen sinks, counters, refrigerators, appliances, tubs, toilets, fiberglass, floors, showers and tiles.

The answer: Household Clorox and Clorox Clean-Up contain detergents and lesser amounts of bleach than straight Clorox.

Can I safely use Clorox® Clean-Up® Cleaner + Bleach in my child's room or pet area? Yes. Clorox® Clean-Up® Cleaner + Bleach is effective for use on highchairs, diaper pails, diaper changing tables, and hard crib surfaces. Always read and follow precautions and usage directions before using cleaning products.

Ingredients. Active Ingredient: Sodium Hypochlorite (1.84%). Other Ingredients: (98.16%).

Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically to a dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, also called "liquid bleach".

If you choose to disinfect surfaces and household disinfectants are not available, you can make a bleach solution to use on many surfaces in your home. This solution will be effective at killing germs when properly diluted.

Clorox is considering higher shelf prices for its cleaning products as the company confronts inflationary costs. In an appearance on CNBC Friday, CEO Linda Rendle told Jim Cramer the bleach producer, whose sales accelerated amid the ongoing health crisis, is facing higher costs in inputs like resin and transportation.

The new Clorox® Disinfecting Bleach formula contains 7.5% sodium hypochlorite, compared to 6.0% in the previous formulation. Concentrating our formula allows us to make smaller, more easily poured bottles, reduces plastic packaging and cuts down on water waste in manufacturing.

Consumer product companies over the past year have been bumping up prices to protect profit margins from a stronger U.S. dollar, rising labor, raw materials, and supply chain costs.

Known Ingredients

• Ingredient.
• SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE.
• DIMETHICONE/SILICA/PEG DISTEARATE ANTIFOAM.
• Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, biodegradation; Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient.
• LAURAMINE OXIDE.
• SODIUM SILICATE.

In addition to sodium hypochlorite and water, small amounts of sodium chloride, sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide are included for product stability and to maintain pH. Sodium chlorate is naturally present in small amounts as an intermediate molecule during the natural breakdown of bleach to saltwater.

How is bleach made? Bleach production begins with salt and water. Electrolysis of the saltwater produces caustic and chlorine gas. When bubbled through the solution, chlorine gas reacts with caustic to produce the sodium hypochlorite active, NaOCl.