What is this mystery gunk that bleached my pants? [more inside]
posted by lalalana on Nov 8, 2009 - 11 answers

Curtains are expensive! But I have some old ones -- can I bleach them white? [more inside]
posted by jenmakes on Sep 5, 2009 - 8 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... [more inside]
posted by GJSchaller on Jun 1, 2009 - 18 answers

What to do with my scrap clothing in Seattle? [more inside]
posted by gc on Dec 16, 2008 - 4 answers

Quotidian-question-filter: I seek a high-quality antiperspirant that won't stain clothing. [more inside]
posted by Captain Rayford Steele, Tribulation Force on Oct 26, 2008 - 8 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. [more inside]
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? [more inside]
posted by fructose on Sep 21, 2008 - 13 answers

Mold and bleach? How much to kill it, but not me? (And I guess not my roommate, too.) [more inside]
posted by fillsthepews on May 6, 2008 - 21 answers

What is the correct phonetic pronunciation for Tite Kubo (creator of Bleach)? Thanks! [more inside]
posted by dirtmonster on Mar 7, 2008 - 3 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. [more inside]
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? [more inside]
posted by zippity on Dec 10, 2007 - 12 answers

I got some bleach on my mattress and it stinks. How can I de-stinkify it? [more inside]
posted by jourman2 on Sep 24, 2007 - 3 answers

What is baking soda doing to my hair? [more inside]
posted by puffin on Sep 12, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I de-funkify stinky towels & clothing items? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 28, 2007 - 26 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? [more inside]
posted by (bb|[^b]{2}) on Jul 17, 2007 - 33 answers

I sat in bleach. Why didn't it turn my chair white? [more inside]
posted by rossmik on Jul 12, 2007 - 4 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

Why did the hot tub turn my white t-shirt blue? [more inside]
posted by iguanapolitico on May 21, 2007 - 14 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

How do I get rid of the brown stain that bleach left on my old porcelain tub? [more inside]
posted by Ookseer on Mar 21, 2007 - 10 answers

Can you help me salvage my carpet until I can get a new floor put in? [more inside]
posted by stormygrey on Jan 28, 2007 - 18 answers

I need help on bleaching a cotton shirt [more inside]
posted by punch_the_mayor on Oct 31, 2006 - 5 answers

How can I get my white sheets, er, white again? [more inside]
posted by autojack on Oct 17, 2006 - 12 answers

PoisonousGasFilter: So, I was cleaning my bathroom at school, and I noticed some really nasty blood stains from the previous occupant. I tried using a bleach/water solution to get them out, and when that didn't work, I tried pure bleach. Too much pure bleach. Like enough to make the whole floor smell like the pool. I've already dried it up, and the windows and fans are open and on... but the smell persists, and I feel dizzy. What else can I do to neutralize the smell of bleach? What is the health risk from inhaling this quantity of bleach fumes? Does anyone have suggestions for getting this blood out that don't involve me getting out as well?
posted by fvox13 on Sep 26, 2006 - 12 answers

Help me figure out what’s bleaching my towels and possibly causing health problems. Hint: I don't think it's my facewash. [more inside]
posted by funkiwan on Sep 18, 2006 - 15 answers

A treasured white T-shirt (with logo) has gone from bright white to dull blue thanks to an errant blue T-shirt... [more inside]
posted by badlydubbedboy on Aug 8, 2006 - 6 answers

HaircareFilter: I just had my hair bleached and dyed. It was in pretty good condition to start with, but now it's somewhat dry and tangles more easily. [more inside]
posted by blueskiesinside on Jul 10, 2006 - 8 answers

My facewash bleached and ruined my new washcloth! [more inside]
posted by saucy on Jun 8, 2006 - 9 answers

Is vinegar really effective as a household cleaner? [more inside]
posted by catfood on Apr 12, 2006 - 33 answers

Screw-up filter: help me camouflage peroxide marks on a favorite greyish brown cotton tank top [more inside]
posted by junkbox on Mar 3, 2006 - 10 answers

I just moved into a new apartment, and the water (from the sink, shower, etc.) smells a bit like chlorine/bleach. Should I be worried? [more inside]
posted by rorycberger on Feb 2, 2006 - 10 answers

Last week my wife put one of those toilet cleaning puck things - 2 discs, one blue and one white (a type of chlorine bleach, I think) in the toilet tank. Apparently one of us or our houseguest left the toilet open and one of our two cats - the stupid one - drank a quantity of the water, even though he had a big bowl of fresh water by his food (yes, we're now being very careful to leave it closed). My questions: 1) did he drink it because it tasted good, the way some animals will eat antifreeze, and 2) is he gonna be OK? He's acting a little odd - staring at his own shadow and attacking invisible things, growling at nothing, but then again he's kind of brain-damaged anyway (flea anemia as a feral kitten). He's 9 yrs old and otherwise in good health.
posted by luriete on Oct 25, 2005 - 15 answers

Does bleach need to be neutralized after the mildew is cleaned, and before painting? Bad mildew in the tenant's bathroom. Scrubbed with 1:2 bleach:water to great success. After it is rinsed, then dries thoroughly, can it be primed and painted, or does it have to be neutralized, or ??
posted by theora55 on Jul 19, 2005 - 6 answers

Have I hopelessly stained my white formica kitchen counter? [more inside]
posted by CunningLinguist on May 12, 2005 - 18 answers

My wife and I threw away all our multi-colored towels and replaced them with white ones. We did this so that we could throw them in the wash with some bleach and get them really really clean. The new towels are 100% cotton. When we looked at the tags, we were surprised to see a "DO NOT USE BLEACH" warning. Why can't we use bleach? That's the whole reason we bought them. I've never heard of that warning before on white cotton items. If it makes any difference, they come from The Company Store.
posted by grumblebee on Feb 3, 2005 - 32 answers

My watchband is starting to stink. This happens to all of my watches. I've tried many, many things including soaking them in bleach (I usually only wear metal-banded watches. Largely because they last longer before stinking). Nothing has managed to stop the stinking. I like this watch. What can I do?
posted by willpie on Aug 25, 2004 - 11 answers

Upholstory: a new sofa my girlfriend and I bought about three weeks ago seems to have gotten 'bleached' by small -- really, very, incredibly small -- quantities of water. Is this normal? Is there anything we can do about it? {MI} [more inside]
posted by josh on Aug 21, 2004 - 2 answers