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Household ingredient · Bleach / disinfectant

Sodium hypochlorite (chlorine bleach)

CAS
7681-52-9

Chlorine bleach. Effective disinfectant; never mix it with ammonia, acids or other cleaners.

  • Antimicrobial agent
  • Chlorine bleach
  • Expert review pending
Moderate concern Level 2 of 4 How concern levels work

Strong evidence of harm at high intake, emerging evidence of harm, or a common allergen or irritant. The concern level sets how many points sodium hypochlorite (chlorine bleach) costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Never mix with other cleanersStrong evidence

    The CDC advises never mixing bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Rules around the world

WhereStatusDetailsDateSource
European Union Permitted Detergents must list chlorine-based bleaching agents by weight band (Annex VII A). — [2]

“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (15)
  • bleach
  • chlorine
  • hypochlorite
  • liquid bleach
  • chlorine bleach
  • sodium hypochlorite
  • calcium hypochlorite
  • trichloroisocyanuric acid
  • sodium dichloroisocyanurate
  • sodium hypochlorite solution
  • chlorinated trisodium phosphate
  • chlorine based bleaching agents
  • sodium dichloro s triazinetrione
  • 5 chlorine based bleaching agents
  • sodium hypochlorite chlorine bleach

Sources

  1. Mold Clean Up Guidelines and Recommendations

    U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Feb 16, 2024 · Regulator

    “You should never mix bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser.”

    cdc.gov

  2. Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents

    European Union (Official Journal) · Mar 31, 2004 · Law

    “The following classes of constituent, if added, shall be listed irrespective of their concentration: - enzymes, - disinfectants, - optical brighteners, - perfumes.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu