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The back label of Dawn is pretty clear about warning not to use with bleach, and here's why: Dawn contains ammonia, and when ammonia comes into contact with bleach or other cleaners containing chlorine--chlorine gas occurs.
Don't be fooled by that nice, clean smell; you can do serious damage to your lungs, eyes, throat and nasal passages by mixing the two.
I am so sorry to rain on your parade but I was horrified by this tip and glad that Puppermom wrote what I was going to say! The chemical reaction causing this chlorine gas is the same gas that was used in World War I and killed or disabled thousands upon thousands of soldiers ( It was called Mustard Gas).
I've mentioned this so many times on different posts here and my heart sinks every time I see it suggested :-( There have been a couple of times that I was belittled for giving this information because 'nothing had ever happened to them, their mom, children, etc. so they were going to keep using it' but the damage is cumulative even if it's not immediate, there is no way to repair it :-(
Patioelf, please just use soap to clean and distilled white vinegar for disinfecting! And I also want to tell you to not give up sharing tips just because this one happened to be an unknowing boo boo, okay?
Use the Dawn with Bleach alternative, Since the bleach is so very diluted, along with the Dawn, this solution is far milder (yet effective) than the chemical offenders on supermarket shelves.
Sweetie, even mixing a very small amount of bleach with Dawn with Bleach Alternative is still doing the same thing, just in smaller dangerous doses :-( It's not worth the risk.
I can't say it better but I can reinforce what has been said. Do not mix Dawn and bleach. If you must bleach just use the bleach and water.
Also ( while we're on the chlorine gas subject);beyond the area of mixing home cleaners, also PLEASE be careful when storing pool chemicals and lawn fertilizers in your garage or shed.
Quite a few years back, I worked for a home improvement chain with a garden center. One of the new stock guys accidentally spilled pool chlorinator on a bag of lawn fertilizer ( containing urea= natural ammonia).
Long story short, he and another stockman ended up in the ER and the whole store had to be evacuated and closed for the rest of the day until OSHA declared it safe for employees and customers.
Again, bleach/chlorine and ammonia is nothing to mess with.
I reiterate: Do not mix any cleanser, liquid or dry, that contains an ammonia ingredient in it with chlorine bleach! And Dawn is only one of dozens of dish soap brands that contain an ammonia ingredient.
Puppermom, you bring up a great point about fertilizer too! Some even contain ingredients used in making home made bombs :-o The only reason the car bomb didn't go off last week in Times Square is because, thankfully, the guy had not used the right kind of fertilizer needed!
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This is just the best homemade cleaner ever! For use on bench tops, stainless steel appliances, oven cleaning; in the bathroom for vanities, shower doors . . .
This is my favorite home made cleaner is way cheaper and more powerful than any store bought I've tried (including the very expensive ones.)...
