Cleaning products that you should NOT mix for health reasons

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, people felt the need to keep the spaces they moved around clean, whether at home or at work, for fear of becoming infected. At that time, it was thought important to keep all contact areas disinfected, and to achieve this, people resorted to mixing all available cleaning products to ensure health .

However, sometimes recourse was made to mixtures that are dangerous, since when combined they can produce harmful results for people, due to a lack of knowledge of what the products contain. Regarding this, in 2023, the Mexican government published articles on its health portals informing about what should and shouldn't be mixed together.

For example, I mentioned that chlorine is one of the substances that causes the most damage when mixed with others. I mentioned that this product is frequently used in household cleaning, and when combined with hydrogen peroxide, multipurpose cleaners, degreasers, glass cleaners, lemon juice, alcohol, baking soda, vinegar, or acid, it generates components such as chlorine gas, chloroform, and highly explosive substances, in addition to health complications such as cardiorespiratory arrest, lung and liver problems, rhinitis, pharyngeal irritation, cough, dyspnea, and skin irritation.

Other dangerous combinations are, according to the article:

• Chlorine + vinegar
• Chlorine + ammonia
• Chlorine + alcohol gel
• Chlorine + Isopropanol
• Chlorine + hydrogen peroxide
• Vinegar + hydrogen peroxide
• Baking soda + vinegar
• Hydrogen peroxide + vinegar

The combination of these substances, the text indicates, forms peracetic acids, unstable substances that can cause a violent reaction or irritate and damage the skin, throat, eyes, nose, and lungs.

He indicated that to avoid damage to health, It is recommended to use chlorine in pure form when disinfecting floors, walls and surfaces. He pointed out that it is necessary to pour 20 milliliters of chlorine into one liter of water, then ventilate the disinfected area and wait for it to dry before using any other cleaner.

Why can mixing cleaning products be harmful to your health?

According to the article, chemicals are very helpful in disinfecting spaces, but you have to know how to handle them, so it's important to use the products responsibly, following the manufacturer's instructions, which usually appear on the label.

He said that each product has a series of risks depending on its use, and that it is not necessary to combine them with other compounds, since they fulfill their function on their own.

He claimed that if a person has been exposed to toxic combinations, You may be suffering from food poisoning and experience symptoms such as:

• Abdominal pain
• Nausea / vomiting
• Purple lips
• Confusion
• Cough
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty breathing
• Double vision
• Sleepiness
• Headache
• Heart palpitations
• Irritability

And I asked that in case you might be intoxicated by these mixtures, it is important go to a doctor quickly.

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