Instead of buying spray disinfectant all the time. . . I usually just mix 1 teaspoon into a spray bottle with water and use that. My wife thinks it goes bad and loses it's disinfecting power. Does it?
posted by patrad
on Mar 13, 2013 -
19 answers
For 9 or so months, I've been dying my usually light brown hair pink and blue after bleaching it. I bleach it every 3 months or so, and use manic panic every month or so. How can I keep my hair as strong and healthy as possible?
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posted by kpht
on Feb 15, 2013 -
22 answers
How should I clean up after finding mouse droppings in my kitchen drawers? And is this mouse fighting strategy sound?
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posted by Bibliogeek
on Feb 12, 2012 -
15 answers
I have some white T-shirts (standard Fruit of the Loom/Hanes/shrink-wrapped supermarket cotton T's) that have gone yellow around the folds after being stored folded in a closet for too long. I'd like to bring them back to their original shade. Some I've actually never worn! The tools I have are a bucket, gloves, collar cleaner, and bleach. I'd like to rinse the bleach out before I put them in the machine. I've never done anything like pre-soaking or treating stains before.
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posted by saysthis
on Dec 12, 2011 -
9 answers
I left a red sock in my white laundry and now everything is pastel pink. How can I safely and simply make everything white again?
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posted by dontjumplarry
on Dec 5, 2011 -
9 answers
I'm going to bleach my hair and dye part of it silver tomorrow, and I've got a couple of questions.
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posted by daisyk
on Dec 2, 2011 -
11 answers
My all-leather combat boots stink. Probably colonized by fungus. Looking to disinfect and wash without murdering the old, already mildly damaged leather.
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posted by wires
on Mar 27, 2011 -
6 answers
I've got a bum tooth up front, and want to get a crown -- do I need to bother trying to bleach/whiten my teeth ahead of time, or just go with whatever shade I am now as a match?
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posted by liquado
on Nov 18, 2010 -
9 answers
Does anyone have experience with "Splat" hair dye? Specifically "Lusty Lavender". How does it compare to Manic Panic?
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posted by Carlotta Bananas
on Nov 10, 2010 -
11 answers
Emergency Laundry Question: I had some bad laundry experiences over the weekend. A dry cleaner left this awful kerosene smell in a jacket, which they tried to cover with perfume. Another laundromat over-bleached my dress shirts. How would I go about removing the odors -- of inept dry cleaning and bleach -- from these clothes tonight?
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posted by jason's_planet
on Nov 8, 2010 -
4 answers
Na
2CO
3·1.5H
2O
2 + NaClO + H
2O --> ??? Or, what actually happens when you mix bleach and oxyclean?
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posted by sentient
on May 12, 2010 -
4 answers
I have a
reverse tie-dying question, for lack of a better description.
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posted by Witty
on Jan 7, 2010 -
9 answers
[Cat-Sanitary, NOT-Pee Filter]: What is the best way to disinfect a pet water fountain thoroughly, without poisoning the fountain itself? We want to be more through than just a dishwasher, but not disinfect the cat's innards...
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posted by GJSchaller
on Jun 1, 2009 -
18 answers
Please suggest products that I should and should not use to clean different parts of the kitchen, such as a laminate counter top, stainless steel sink, or metal stove top. I am particularly interested in products that won't generate fumes that will send me out of the kitchen.
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posted by grouse
on Oct 25, 2008 -
21 answers
HairFilter: How do I get back closer to my natural light brown after going from bleach to red to dark without my hair falling out?
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posted by fructose
on Sep 21, 2008 -
13 answers
Nontoxic, non burning fur lightener for cats? Is there way to painlessly, stinklessly give Ms. Black Kitty a light skunklike stripe for her own protection? She lurks in dark, high traffic areas on dark carpet and consequently gets tripped over occasionally at night.
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posted by fish tick
on Jan 11, 2008 -
23 answers
Peroxide Mishap - Is it possible to get my bleached hair back to its natural color without resorting to boxed hair dye?
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posted by zippity
on Dec 10, 2007 -
12 answers
I just mixed bleach / vinegar / salt / and liquid dish detergent in hopes of created a super weed killer. I mixed the stuff in a fairly well-ventilated room, and then sprayed it on some weeds outside. Now I just read about chlorine gas resulting from the mixture of bleach and chlorine, and I'm suddenly feeling light-headed (hypochondriac). Am I going to die?
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posted by (bb|[^b]{2})
on Jul 17, 2007 -
33 answers
Khaki pants— $50 or less solution to fix girlfriend's khaki pants. Went through laundry with detergent on top; got orangish bleach stains. Dye? Some sort of hot soak with other khakis?
posted by klangklangston
on Jun 30, 2007 -
10 answers
Is there a substitute for bleach? I am neurotic and don't feel like things (showers, floors, sheets) have been sanitized if I don't use bleach, but bleach bothers my asthma. What can I use that will satisfy both my health and OCD issues?
posted by birdlady
on Jun 8, 2007 -
8 answers
I am moving into a house that has a (currently unmaintained) pool. I would like to use it, but I don't want to use chlorine or bleach to keep the pool clean. What are my options?
posted by Jairus
on May 21, 2007 -
28 answers
Good lord I'm in trouble! Last night I soaked a few white shirts in Clorox, rinsed them, and then hung them up over the tub to drip dry. One of the shirts had a little black design, and when I got up in the morning I found
this hideous stain in the enamel of my tub which looks like was caused by the bleach/ black dye combination drip dripping all night, and which my landlord will *freak out about* when he sees it! Any ideas?
posted by forallmankind
on Mar 31, 2007 -
24 answers
