Skip to contentHydrogen peroxide and bleach are widely used and highly effective cleaning agents. Does mixing them render them more effective, and is it safe to do so?Mixing hydrogen peroxide and bleach leads to a violent chemical reaction that could cause injuries to people and damage to property. It’s not advisable to mix these two. While they’re both effective cleaning products when used on their own, their effectiveness decreases markedly when mixed.The active ingredient in household bleach is hypochlorite (ClO-), a highly reactive oxidant ion. In chorine-based household bleach,...…Skip to contentHydrogen peroxide and bleach are widely used and highly effective cleaning agents. Does mixing them render them more effective, and is it safe to do so?Mixing hydrogen peroxide and bleach leads to a violent chemical reaction that could cause injuries to people and damage to property. It’s not advisable to mix these two. While they’re both effective cleaning products when used on their own, their effectiveness decreases markedly when mixed.The active ingredient in household bleach is hypochlorite (ClO-), a highly reactive oxidant ion. In chorine-based household bleach,...WW…