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Household ingredients you should NEVER mix are often overlooked in popular green cleaning methods and DIY concoctions found on Pinterest. While many blogs offer natural solutions for your chore list, not all ingredients are safe for your home and health. When frustrated with your cleaning routine, avoid experimenting with different mixtures, as some can lead to highly hazardous reactions.
Here is a list of common household ingredients you should NEVER be mix:
1. Baking Soda + Vinegar: Skip any DIY cleaner that tells you to add these two together…it’s a waste of ingredients. Baking soda is a base and vinegar is acidic, so when combined the solution turns into mostly water. In addition, baking soda causes vinegar to foam up and can explode when stored in a closed container.
2. Hydrogen Peroxide + Vinegar: Combining these two can create acid which is potential toxic and can be irritating to the eyes, skin and respiratory system.
3. Bleach + Vinegar: When combined these two produce chlorine gas, which even at low levels can cause burning eyes, coughing, breathing problems and watery eyes.
4. Bleach + Ammonia: These two chemicals produce a toxic gas called chloramine which cause chest pain and shortness of breath.
5. Bleach + Rubbing Alcohol: You’ve probably heard of chloroform, but never actually been around it. Mixing these two create chloroform which can be irritating and cause breathing problems.
Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com