Whoever it was...........

BarryH

BarryH

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.......that suggested using a 50/50 mix of Milton and water to remove mildew stains, Thanks. Just finished cleaning the kids lifejakets. Came up as good as new. Just got to remember to make sure they're really dry next time before I put them away.

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Just remember...

...that Milton is only household bleach, greatly diluted. You can save money by using ordinary bleach. Your money; your choice.

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Re: No it\'s NOT!!!!!!!

Can we do away with this forum myth once and for all.

If you'd like to dilute down Domestos, clean a babies bottles and teats in it, then feed your child on the teat, I'll be the first to sue you! and you'll deserve it.

Milton is Sodium Hypochlorite. chemists found out how to stabilise sodium hypochlorite. One draw back to hypochlorites was that they are unstable, breaking down on their own into Sodium Chlorate, a chemical used today as a weed killer. Responsible for this were the impurities in the form of heavy metal ions. Once the impurities were removed the liquid was so stable that provided it was kept under the correct conditions it would not break down. When this fluid came in contact with protein, instead of breaking down into sodium chlorate, it converted into water and sodium chloride, common salt. This made it a non-toxic fluid.

Bleaches such as Domestos, or any of the supermarket branded bleaches ARE NOT suitable for cleaning babies feeding things

Modern bleaches are a blend of many chemicals. Yes they include Sodium Hypochlorite, but also a multitude of non-ionic surfactants and soaps

They are not the same thing. They contain one chemical constituent in common, but that's about it.



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Forum myth??

This isn't a forum myth. Milton is only a very dilute (1%)solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) with some added salt (as in common salt). That's all it is, although it has been skillfully marketed for many years.

The original post concerned removing mildew stains, and for this purpose there's little point in paying for an expensive branded product such as Milton. Whilst some "designer" bleaches may have added surfactants, colouring, etc, ordinary household bleach doesn't and - in the correct concentration - is completely safe for use in the boat.

As an example, you can use ordinary household bleach to help keep bugs at bay in the water tank. Adding 1ml (15 drops) of household bleach to every 100 litres of water will provide this protection and the water is perfectly safe to drink - even for babies!

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Re: Forum myth??

I agree that using bleach is fine on boats is fine. That's not the point I was making.


Anything that you buy in a supermarket these days is highely unlikely to be a pure sodium hypochlorite solution. Even the supermarket own brands are mixtures of surfactants and other chemicals. If you look at the bleaching effectiveness of these 'bleaches' under controlled conditions, you will see they differ markedly compared to sodium hypochlorite solution, suggesting they contain other bleaching agents, or enhancers

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Re: Forum myth??

The trouble is, it's so easy to say Milton is "just" a bit of bleach and a bit of salt. Fact is that the salt transforms a chemical that is potentially harmful to one that isn't. For 80 years Milton has been recommended by virtually every medical organisation. Just do a search on "Milton sterilising" to see the organisations. The fact is that none of them says "If you like you can use a drop of Domestos instead". Seems pretty clear to me.

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OK OK, I only posted it to say thanks thats all. My wife has used milton for years and then bought shares in the stuff when the first sprog came along. Milton in a 2 litre bottle is actually the same price as Asda bleech. So its infact the same price and we had some anyway!

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Yes, we know that. We only come here for an argument. This is one that goes back a few months now.

Just for everybody's education and enlightenment, Milton is not sold in Holland - too dangerous. We have to bring ours over in hidden compartments inside the car chassis. Thank goodness sniffer dogs have yet to be taught to recognise the stuff.

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I read what people post on this forum and then I make up my own mind as to what I am going to do.
I agree that milton is excellent for many purposes and have a bottle in the cleaning box even though the kids are now 15+.
I would not use bleach anywhere near water I was going to drink or cook with no matter what someone told me.
I remember years ago refuseing to have an endourement mortgage even though they seemed to be the fashion.
You have stand by your own decisions in this life and respect others for doing the same.

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Reason for the salt...

Sodium hypochlorite is naturally hypertonic. The reason for adding common salt to the solution is to make it isotonic, which is kinder to human tissue. Diluted Milton is sometimes used as a wound irrigant for this reason.

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Re: A mortgage?

You needed a mortgage to buy a bottle of Milton. I didn't know it was that expensive

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