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Posted by cajunmommy (My Page) on Fri, Nov 13, 09 at 11:07
| Saw this on the shelf for the 1st time this week. What's the difference from regular store brand? |
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RE: HE bleach
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| I believe only original Clorox bleach is labeled for disinfection...from the Clorox web site:
Clorox® Regular-Bleach helps reduce the spread of germs around your home by killing common viruses, bacteria and fungi that can make your family sick.
The other types of bleach don't have this statement.
Basically, it's marketing to take up shelf space so Clorox brand is made more predominate on store shelves. |
RE: HE bleach
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Oh yeah the HE type has thickeners:
"Thicker formula for better control in HE dispensers" (from the Clorox web site).
But not labled for disinfection. |
RE: HE bleach
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| Thanks! I hadn't seen any advertisements, so I was confused about the HE branding. I'll have to take a closer look at the label next time I'm in the store to see if it's worth the extra $$. |
RE: HE bleach
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| I bought it one time. I like bleach without thickeners better. Yeah the thickeners help prevent splashing when filling the dispenser, but I don't feel they get flushed as well as the standard non thickened bleach. BTW, you can use the HE bleach for disenfection. You can use the Clorax Ultimate Care for disenfection too, it just has some mild sudsing agents in it so you have to rinse it. If it is some type of cholorinated bleach and it has clorox on the label, it will disenfect if that info helps. |
RE: HE bleach
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| I'm not sure why the "thicker formula [gives] better control in HE dispensers". (Thans for posting that statement, georgect). It seems to me that a thinner formula would be preferable -- that it would flush out of the dispenser better. I haven't used the thicker HE formula, and I haven't had any problems at all using the thinner regular formula. |
RE: HE bleach
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| I think it has to do with splashing and pouring. With mine, it is very possible to spill/splash when filling the little bleach dispenser from the bottle. This splash can go on the floor or directly into the machine. A thicker liquid would provide more control when pouring. |
RE: HE bleach
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| That's understandable, weedmeister, particularly if one pours bleach directly from its container. I buy bleach in huge warehouse-sized containers, but usually only use 1/2 cup per full load. So I pour it into a measuring cup which has a pouring spout (I keep in the laundry room for that purpose) before I pour it into the dispenser. Also, my Bravos washer has a very wide bleach dispenser -- much wider than any I've seen in other washers. This is true of the other dispensers, as well. They are not in a pull-out drawer, but are in the interior corners of the washer. |
To clarify
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| After I posted, I realized I may have given the impression I buy bleach in huge barrels such as you would see in a warehouse. Actually, I buy very large containers of bleach at a local warehouse store. One container lasts for months, usually about a year. |
RE: HE bleach
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| According to Clorox,I called them today and asked, the only bleach that disinfects is the regular bleach 6% sodium hypochlorite. She said that the other formulas contain other surfactants that change the disinfecting properties,this would be the HE,Cold Water,and Splashless formulas. The others have less sodium hypochlorite meaning they are weaker so no disinfecting there. Sodium Hypo. content: Regular--6%
Cold Water--6%
HE--6%
Splashless--6% Allergen Formula--2.75%
Ultimate Care--2.4% All the "scented" versions--2.75% She said they made the HE formula thicker because people complained about splashing the regular all over trying to fill the dispenser. I put mine in a cup, then pour it in the dispenser. |
RE: HE bleach
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| From your list, the regular, cold water, HE and Splashless have the same amount of NaOCl. Hence the same disenfecting power. My LG can't hold 1/2 cup of bleach. It's more like 1/8th. I use the gallon jugs and it is a pain. |
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