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Mixing cleaning products

10 combinations under cleaning products.

Combination Verdict Why
Bleach and ammonia Toxic gas No. This is the classic household poisoning and it produces chloramine gas.
Bleach and vinegar Toxic gas No. Any acid plus bleach releases chlorine gas.
Baking soda and vinegar Pointless Safe, dramatic, and it leaves you with salt water.
Bleach and toilet cleaner Toxic gas No. Most toilet cleaners are acidic, so this is the bleach-and-acid reaction.
Bleach and rubbing alcohol Toxic gas No. It produces chloroform and other chlorinated compounds.
Hydrogen peroxide and vinegar Do not No — mixed in a bottle it forms peracetic acid, which is corrosive.
One drain cleaner and a different drain cleaner Toxic gas No. Drain cleaners come in strongly acidic and strongly caustic types, and combining them is violent.
Bleach and hydrogen peroxide Do not No — it is exothermic and destroys both, and can spray hot liquid.
Vinegar and castile soap Pointless Safe, and it curdles into a white mess that is worse than either.
Vinegar and ammonia Pointless Not dangerous, and they cancel each other out.

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