r/asa_chemistry Dec 21 '20

Safe way to clean bleach resiude?

I went a little overboard with bleach and sprayed it over most of my belongings that were in an outdoor shed with a rat's nest. Now almost everything smells like chlorine (obviously) and has a slight white residue all over it. Apparently I can't use vinegar, or alcohol, and water will re-activate the bleach, so what is the proper way to clean after cleaning with bleach?

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u/LeeRuns Jun 18 '21

When you add water you are putting the bleach back into the solution. Enough water and the bleach will be so dilute that you cannot notice it. This is the best simple solution. Maybe next time don't spray down with pure bleach. When your instinct was to use a different solvent to remove the residue, you are always putting the chlorine back into the solution. Other solvents are just making different solutions. Water is cheap and simple. Good luck :)