here's an idea for anyone afraid of ruining clothes with bleach solution. wear white clothes or old clothes that you don't care about ruining the first few times you use it. i've never had problems every using bleach for anything. i'm just careful not to splash it all around or wipe my hands on my clothes or get my sleeves in it, etc. it really isn't that big a deal.
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By: sophie
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By: Concerned Mom
I used to work for Clorox. The Anywhere Spray is not just water with a small amount of bleach in it. If you really want to have something that is safe and sanitizes, stick with the real stuff.
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By: Concerned Mom
I used to work for Clorox. The Anywhere Spray is not just water with a small amount of bleach in it. If you really want to have something that is safe and sanitizes, stick with the real stuff.
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By: Copper
I would have to agree with the naysayers. The recipe you created while it can be an effective sanitizer is the not same as the Clorox product by one critical criteria - shelf stability. Bleach when mixed with water will rapidly begin to degrade and lose efficacy, even quicker in the presence of heat and light. The solution recipe would need to be mixed on a daily basis to ensure efficacy. The clorox product is stable for 1 year through careful manipulation of the pH of the solution.
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By: Copper
I would have to agree with the naysayers. The recipe you created while it can be an effective sanitizer is the not same as the Clorox product by one critical criteria - shelf stability. Bleach when mixed with water will rapidly begin to degrade and lose efficacy, even quicker in the presence of heat and light. The solution recipe would need to be mixed on a daily basis to ensure efficacy. The clorox product is stable for 1 year through careful manipulation of the pH of the solution.
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By: Carol
If you look at the clorox website, it gives you the recipe for a watered down version for sanitizing baby bottles and sippy cups. About the same thing except it says to soak the item 2-5 mins. I'm just going to make 8 ozs and add 5/8 clorox or a little more in a bottle, for wiping of counters and high chairs and such.
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By: Carol
If you look at the clorox website, it gives you the recipe for a watered down version for sanitizing baby bottles and sippy cups. About the same thing except it says to soak the item 2-5 mins. I'm just going to make 8 ozs and add 5/8 clorox or a little more in a bottle, for wiping of counters and high chairs and such.
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By: Coupon Queen
I just went to Walmart where I usually buy "Anywhere Spray" for $2.79, and they didn't have any. So now I'm in search of making it myself just like you all. After reading all the comments I'm going to try the professor's version in a small 4 oz bottle just to clean the kitchen counters for now. But if I was in charge of product development at Clorox, I'd simply sell a (96oz) bottle which is equal to about Qty. 4 (22oz) bottles that I buy currently for $2.79 and I'd sell the large bottle for $6.00. This would be like paying half price for the 22oz bottle. Clorox still makes a huge profit, consumers still buy it instead of making their own, and the environment has less plastic bottles in landfills. Seems like a good "Go Green" campaign for them, and they'd probably increase sales of the product by building awareness....Geez!
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By: Timm
Making a small batch when you are ready to clean is not a big deal - I keep a light proof glass bottle (4 OZ) with a rubber eyedropper of bleach next to the sink. Just a squirt in a spray bottle and I am good to go - net time to make a spray bottle full - about 1 minute.
BTW this stuff doesn't remove soil - use a cleaners for that - this is a spray and leave on final step. Clean your toilet first and then disinfect. Spraying this stuff on soiled surfaces and then wiping is useless.
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By: jeanne
I am doing some mold abatement. Does anyone know how to thicken bleach, or make it into a gel?
Thank you!
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By: boda deepak
how to mack home made clorax please tell me
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By: Bev
Sadly, I'm disapointed in this post. As someone who uses only 100% natural cleaners in my home, I was under the impression that this was going to be a substitute recipe for bleach.
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By: Lex
The title of this post is "Make Your Own Clorox Anywhere Recipe," not "Make Your Own Clorox Anywhere Alternative Recipe." I'm not sure how you would misinterpret that.
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By: SunnieGe
I didn't notice anyone mentioning that distilled water, not sink water, should be used when making a Clorox mix
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By: Aesculapius
If I recall correctly, the base of Clorox Anywhere is benzalkonium chloride. If it is, note that it is sold as a pool disinfectant at very high concentrations. It may be economical to dilute, but perhaps impractical. The MSDS for it looks about the same for household bleach, but I would caution against bathtub chemistry as a solution. Silver dihydrogen citrate, however, looks promising and is very potent despite its innocuous MSDS profile. You could drink it.
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By: Tamara
Wouldn't vinegar and water w/ baking soda and lemon juice work just a well and be safer around food and kids?
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By: sh
Tamara, Did you mean baking powder? I never heard baking soda can kill the bacteria.
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By: Daycare Lady
well, being a daycare provider for 10+ years I can say there is no substitute for bleach for certain needs, ie, cooking/prep surfaces and eating surfaces, as well as toys that have been in mouths. When multiple families or children are exposed to shared environments, and yes our states requires us to make fresh bleach water as well because of breakdowns, and uncertainty. however, i love clorox naturals for all of my other cleaning, and i do use white vinegar alot as well. i mop with vinegar and clean anything with mineral build up ( shower heads, coffee pot, faucets, etc) because it works miracles. but when i want the house to smell good i use lysol for mopping. I love clorox anywhere spray for fridge and food areas, but it is not strong enough for bathroom/changing table areas. Proven to not efficiently kill fecal or urinary bateria well enough for multiple children/families. Therefore not usable in daycares, but for a regular one or two family home, i love it! Thanks foryour posts deal seeking mom!!! Love it!!!!
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By: salreem
I found this on the Clorox website... it explains why it has a shelf life of about 1 year, unlike a regular bleach and water mix you do yourself.
http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-anywhere-hard-surface-daily-sanitizing-spray/faq/#faq0
Q: "What is in Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface daily sanitizing spray?"
A: "Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface daily sanitizing spray starts with very pure water and refined bleach. The product is then pH balanced so that it remains both gentle and effective for a full year. The concentration of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) in Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface daily sanitizing spray is 0.0095%. The result is a product that is gentle as water, but strong enough to kill 99.9% of common household bacteria on hard, nonporous surfaces. This means it is gentle enough to use on surfaces around kids, pets and food"
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By: Nick
Walmart has a new regular bleach at a great price...White Cloud!
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