Detergent you should not mix

When faced with a difficult task cleaning it is easy to get frustrated - and try to get creative with how they fight, to be. But before we get us all cleaners under your sink and play the chemical, please do not come.

"People often think that if a product works, mixing with the other, it will be even better," says Carolyn Forte, head of the laboratory for clean Good Housekeeping Institute .

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But here is the really scary: "Some products are safe when used alone, can sometimes cause dangerous gases or other chemical reactions when mixed with other products," Nancy Bock, vice president of Education at the American Institute for cleaning .

And even if their own ad hoc Combo is not dangerous or toxic, you can never be sure what impact the two products can have on a surface or fabric, when combined. Always read warnings and ingredients of detergents - and never mix:

1. Empty own drain cleaners +

"I never recommend mixing two different drain cleaners or even with one after another," says Forte. "These are powerful formulas, and could even explode when they are combined."

To pack using a product according to the instructions (usually requires only half a bottle per treatment). If this does not work, try another product. Instead, call a plumber, Forte said.

2. vinegar baking soda +

We ask options: Although these pantry staples are on your own (both of baking soda and vinegar can help clean the whole house), spend their own DIY recipe that not so dynamic duo includes.

"The baking soda is basic and the vinegar is acidic," Bock said, "If you together, made mostly of water and sodium, but in fact almost all of the water.." In addition, vinegar baking sodium because of the foam; when stored in a closed container, the mixture may explode.

Vinegar + hydrogen peroxide. 3

You may have heard that you spray to fruit or to hydrogen peroxide mist and alternative vinegar, wipe the surface of aerosols. Experts say that this process safely - but not mixed both products in the same container. In combination creates peracetic acid, which is potentially toxic and can cause the skin, eyes and respiratory irritation.

Vinegar 4. Bleach +

The combination appears to be a powerful disinfectant, but the two never mix. "Together, chlorine gas, which is also at a low level, can cause coughing, shortness of breath, and burning to produce watery eyes," says Forte.

5. Bleach + ammonia

Bleach and ammonia produces chloramines called a poisonous gas. "It causes the same symptoms as bleach and vinegar -. When breathing is difficult and pain in the chest," Forte said. Lots of windows and glass cleaner with ammonia, so that those who never mix bleach.

6. Bleach Alcohol +

Perhaps you have heard of chloroform? You know, the kidnappers of things set in films rags to stun their victims? While it may not make you weak, this combination can be irritating and toxic.

Make it a rule to never mix bleach with pure water than anything else. "Also, windows and other products, such as toilet bowl cleaners may ingredients such as acid or ammonia, which should not be mixed with bleach," says Forte.

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