This is a sponsored post with Clorox, but all opinions are my own.
During the month of August, Clorox asked me to take the #BleachinYourBest challenge, a chance to test their new Clorox® Control Bleach Crystals™,Clorox® Bleach in a solid, crystalized form that is water activated, and Bleach Packs™ ,pre-measured, water-activated single use pouches that dissolve completely in water with no measuring or pouring. Both feature the same power of Clorox without the spills! Once I discovered I could bleach without ruining my clothing, as I am bad about splashing it everywhere, I discovered so many uses for bleach around the house! Here are five of the best.
1. Getting mold and mildew off of the shower curtain. Let’s face it, no one wants to have guests over and have them see the mold and mildew that can accumulate on the bottom of a shower curtain. I place the shower curtain into the washing machine, along with a capful of Clorox Control Bleach Crystals and a capful of laundry detergent, then wash in warm water. I let my shower curtain air dry.
2. Cleaning cement patios, benches and picnic tables. I am honestly not sure what sort of stains the kids and pets have gotten onto the patio, but they needed to go! I used one Clorox bleach tablet in three gallons water and scrubbed the patio with a wire brush to remove the pesky stains. Be sure to rinse thoroughly after scrubbing!
3. Cleaning garbage cans. Our outdoor garbage can developed a pungent odor as the summer went on. To clean it, I used one Clorox bleach tablet in three gallons of water. I allowed the bleach mixture to set inside the can for an hour and then rinsed it with a water hose. No more bad odors when I dump a bag of trash!
4. Killing weeds on my sidewalk and porch steps. I didn’t want to use pesticide around my front door, but I was getting tired of pulling weeds that were growing up on the crack in my porch steps and on my sidewalk. I mixed a capful of Clorox bleach crystals into a spray bottle of water and sprayed it on the weeds. Now it is a weed free zone! Important note: Don’t accidentally spray it onto grass or flowers. It will kill them too!
5. Eliminate mosquitoes. In the South we are swamped with mosquitoes each spring and summer! It seems like there is standing water all over our yards. I mixed one capful of bleach crystals and a gallon of water together and added one capful to the standing water around our home. This kills the mosquito larva, making me a happy camper!
Of course, I still use Clorox in my washing, but I was happy to discover it’s a cost effective way to clean around the house! Do you have any alternative uses for bleach?
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This is a great list of uses for bleach! Thanks for sharing these ideas!
I love finding new uses for household items! We’ve use bleach on our pumpkins to keep them from rotting!
These are good tips. I would not have thought to use bleach to control misquittos.
I just recently found these and while they’re a good idea they’re not that great for me since I have a front loader. The instructions aren’t easy for those who do have one.
These are some great tips & it is pretty new for me as well that bleach could kill weeds & mosquitoes. I think it is going to be perfect to use it regularly.
We use bleach to disinfect in our home since we have a dog. These are some other great uses for bleach.
I have always been scared to use bleach because it can splatter. This looks like something even I can use.
I had no idea you could kill weeds with bleach. I love the idea of the crystals.
My mom used bleach to clean everything! I could definitely use some spring cleaning (well, fall) of my outdoor spaces.
Had no idea you could use it for mosquitoes! We have tons of standing water here
These are great tips./ I need to pick up some of this to try. My kids are always staining their clothes.
Oh yea, I use clorox all over the house. Very helpful for keeping things clean
I haven’t used bleach in years now. I need to pick some up for my kids uniform shirts though. So this is great to know that there are other uses for it too!
I never thought of using bleach for killing weeds before but I can see why it would work. I need to remember that one. I love using bleach. Everything is so much cleaner.
I’ve never heard of bleach crystals. I’ll have to look for them!
I learned something new today. I will have to try the mosquito thing
I don’t use bleach very often, so thank you for all of these suggestions. I’ll have to try them!
Ohhhh I haven’t seen the bleach crystals. I want them!! Love your tips here, especially about the weeds. Is that long-term, or you don’t know yet? I want to try that one.
Thanks for the great ideas. I will have to try this next time.
Oh I should totally be getting more use out of my bleach. Great ideas! I have to remember these.
I have to definitely use it to kill tons of weeds growing through my pavers. Never knew that trick.
I heard about the killing weeds but never about the mosquito’s. Great list. Love to learn something new.
What some great ideas, I have to admit I don’t use that much bleach as I just manage to get it on myself which is never good.
I need to get out there and clean the picnic bench – great idea to get all the outdoor “gunk” off.
This is great information. I didn’t know that it would kill weeds and eliminate mosquitos.
Oh great tips Pam! I had no idea about using it for mosquitos! I will be giving this a try very soon!
I have heard the tip about bleach killing weeds but as I am an apartment dweller with no garden I haven’t been able to test this one out yet personally, good to know it actually works!
These are good to know. I didn’t know about the mosquitoes. I will try it.
This is really interesting. I had no idea you could use bleach to kill weeds. Thanks for sharing these!
So many “how did I not know that?” feelings about this post. I didn’t know bleach killed weeds or kept mosquitos away!
I didn’t know it about mosquitoes, either. I want to try it next summer.
Bleach kills weeds like a charm. I love that little trick!
This is great information. I didn’t know bleach would kill weeds. I will have to tell my husband about this he does the yard work.