Comments on: Clorox: Making a Stink about Scents http://www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/12/clorox-making-a-stink-about-scents/ Exposing the strings and catches in advertising fine print. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:01:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NANCY http://www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/12/clorox-making-a-stink-about-scents/comment-page-1/#comment-198488 NANCY Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:32:43 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=204#comment-198488 Have you noticed that on the label of a regular clorox bottle it does not mention or list the word "disinfectant". What gives? Have you noticed that on the label of a regular clorox bottle it does not mention or list the word “disinfectant”. What gives?

]]> By: Kathi http://www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/12/clorox-making-a-stink-about-scents/comment-page-1/#comment-175742 Kathi Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:55:17 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=204#comment-175742 I just found out yesterday regarding the non-disinfecting quality of Clorox scented bleaches. While I am disappointed that there is not a disclaimer on the scented bottles (at least not where it's noticible, if indeed there is one at all and I am not going to check cuz I'm stubborn) regarding the fact that they do not DISINFECT, only DEODORIZE, I don't feel I was 'duped', only a little dumb for not reading the backside of the label. Nowhere on the instructions does it mention 'disinfecting' instructions, only 'deodorize' instructions. So, the good news is that I believe that, by an un-intentional 2-year experiment with first, Mountain Fresh and then Fresh Linen Clorox, that I have PROVEN that we will not die if we don't disinfect our counter tops after we cut up chicken or repot plants on it, or if the toilet bowl gets cleaned but not disinfected, and if the cat box only smells like it got disinfected, etc. I think that while there is no doubt that we must use good cleaning procedures, soap and hot water are as good as they were in my grandma's days, and we can all back off a bit on the germ-scare tactics the advertisements use to entice us to purchase all those chemical products that kill germs and make it hard to breath because of the fumes. I will switch back to regular bleach for the whites and the bathroom. I like the way Fresh Linen smells - so I think I will keep using it to 'deodorize' my kitchen. It's much better than all the sprays made that claim to do the same and don't, at least for very long - they just overpower my lungs when I try to breath following the least little spray. Thank you clorox for giving me a choice - but it would have been nice if you would included a courtesy warning on the labels NOT to use for disinfecting or whitening laundry. I just found out yesterday regarding the non-disinfecting quality of Clorox scented bleaches. While I am disappointed that there is not a disclaimer on the scented bottles (at least not where it’s noticible, if indeed there is one at all and I am not going to check cuz I’m stubborn) regarding the fact that they do not DISINFECT, only DEODORIZE, I don’t feel I was ‘duped’, only a little dumb for not reading the backside of the label. Nowhere on the instructions does it mention ‘disinfecting’ instructions, only ‘deodorize’ instructions. So, the good news is that I believe that, by an un-intentional 2-year experiment with first, Mountain Fresh and then Fresh Linen Clorox, that I have PROVEN that we will not die if we don’t disinfect our counter tops after we cut up chicken or repot plants on it, or if the toilet bowl gets cleaned but not disinfected, and if the cat box only smells like it got disinfected, etc. I think that while there is no doubt that we must use good cleaning procedures, soap and hot water are as good as they were in my grandma’s days, and we can all back off a bit on the germ-scare tactics the advertisements use to entice us to purchase all those chemical products that kill germs and make it hard to breath because of the fumes. I will switch back to regular bleach for the whites and the bathroom. I like the way Fresh Linen smells – so I think I will keep using it to ‘deodorize’ my kitchen. It’s much better than all the sprays made that claim to do the same and don’t, at least for very long – they just overpower my lungs when I try to breath following the least little spray. Thank you clorox for giving me a choice – but it would have been nice if you would included a courtesy warning on the labels NOT to use for disinfecting or whitening laundry.

]]> By: Alex http://www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/12/clorox-making-a-stink-about-scents/comment-page-1/#comment-50525 Alex Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:08:10 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=204#comment-50525 If it doesn't clean clothes as well, and it doesn't disinfect, then WTF are you supposed to use it for? @ VICTORIA: Most people don't take bottles of bleach and let children inhale the vapor. Also, I was unable to locate any scholarly papers on your aforementioned study. If it doesn’t clean clothes as well, and it doesn’t disinfect, then WTF are you supposed to use it for?

@ VICTORIA: Most people don’t take bottles of bleach and let children inhale the vapor. Also, I was unable to locate any scholarly papers on your aforementioned study.

]]> By: alf http://www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/12/clorox-making-a-stink-about-scents/comment-page-1/#comment-35822 alf Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:52:01 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=204#comment-35822 I was in the business of making and selling Bleach years ago, sold business, 5%bleach & 95%water was all you needed for mix,more burns clothes. anything else or less is a rip off. fantastic profits.... I was in the business of making and selling Bleach years ago, sold business, 5%bleach & 95%water was all you needed for mix,more burns clothes.
anything else or less is a rip off. fantastic profits….

]]> By: DavidF http://www.mouseprint.org/2007/02/12/clorox-making-a-stink-about-scents/comment-page-1/#comment-19525 DavidF Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:57:24 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=204#comment-19525 The comments by people who "can't stand" regular bleach remind me for some reason of the line, "Reality is a crutch for people who can't stand drugs." The comments by people who “can’t stand” regular bleach remind
me for some reason of the line, “Reality is a crutch for people who
can’t stand drugs.”

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