Surprising Uses for Clorox

A simple tip to fight flower water funkiness.

Advice from our experts •
05/26/15 • 162408

How do you preserve flowers with bleach? This is a great question, and a lot more fun than dealing with mold removal! You can absolutely use Clorox® Regular Bleach2 to preserve fresh cut flowers so they stay beautiful longer. Here’s how: add ¼ teaspo...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
07/31/13 • 23756

Keep your Jack o' Lantern from getting moldy & falling apart with this easy tip from Clorox!

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05/26/15 • 64038

Another surprising use for Clorox® Regular Bleach₂ — who knew?!

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05/26/15 • 76850

Can I use bleach to help fresh cut flowers stay fresh longer? My favorite way to help a beautiful bouquet of flowers stay fresh longer is to add a very small amount of Clorox® Regular Bleach2 to the water in the vase before putting in the flowers. A...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
09/23/13 • 20234

Bleach: a defender of plants, wildlife and backyard spaces. My garden of ‘eatin As an avid gardener, my favorite meals come from my backyard. I have raised beds where I rotate vegetables such as kale, beets and radishes, and my herbs are scatte...

Guest post: Linda Ly •
03/26/18 • 436

There’s a lot of patriotic clothing and accessories filling store shelves as summer begins, just in time for the 4th of July! Of course there’s no need to buy something new if you can re-purpose what you already have (and what you already know fits!)...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
05/16/16 • 64835

With Halloween just around the corner and pumpkins piled up in bins in every grocery store, are you looking forward to carving a jack o’ lantern? It’s a favorite holiday activity that’s just as much fun as an adult as it was as a kid. Lots of...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
10/28/16 • 198257

This is such a fun project!  In addition to being an easy last minute Valentine’s Day gift, it’s also a great way to perk up an older pair of shoes. To do it yourself, here’s how! Materials Clorox® Bleach Pen Gel Cotton canvas shoes* Hydrogen Pero...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
02/11/13 • 431