Milton Sterilising fluid

MrsE wrote: »

So how can you use Milton to make suspect water safe to drink, but you couldn't use bleach?

scroogemcbuck wrote: »

you have that completely backwards. peroxide is not bleach. milton is bleach. and they both are antiviral antibacterial and antifungal. hydrogen peroxide will degrade into water and oxegen, and sodium hypochloride will break down into toxic residues, only a few so quite safe to use on bottles for babies, but still you are creating a toxic residue, toilet bleach uses the same stuff only in higher percentage so it is not safe to use, and is not food grade, ie can contain other toxic crap in it that you dont want your baby to drink the residue of. watering down household toilet bleach is not a subsititute for food grade milton or other brands of food safe hypochloride. but dont mistake it is indeed bleach. household food grade less strong, but still bleach. peroxide is not bleach and it will kill all the same things leaving only water and oxygen as a byproduct.

Milton contains sodium hypochlorite (confusingly this is actual chemical "bleach". Household bleach is a different chemical composition)

Milton (http://www.milton-tm.com/en/consumer/faqs) contains 2% sodium hypochlorite & 16% NaCl (known commonly as table salt)

Household bleach contains 8% sodium hypochlorite & about 0.5% sodium hydroxide de (http://www.vabchem.com/Files/Other/Cosh/Domestos.pdf - domestos COSHH sheet)

Slight difference in chemical composition makes it unsuitable for a few of the same uses - baby bottles, water sterilisation etc. But for cleaning of general things like surfaces, it makes no difference which you use. Just dilute household bleach as directed on the bottle for general cleaning.

Milton, apart from for use on baby bottles, for general cleaning is a complete branding con and a total waste of money. Makes me :rotfl: how MIL swears by it for everything yet won't use bleach for the same jobs like cleaning washing up cloths and wiping down the counter tops when it's so expensive and cheap bleach will do (& leaves the same horrid chlorine gas smell b/c that's how you know it's working just like in a swimming pool!)

Milton's? I had never thought to use it around the house, although I did know about its use in sterilising baby's bottles. Thanks to whoever said that they use it for sterilising their jam jars. That was a big lightbulb moment for me, because it is something that I have worried about. Does anyone use Miltons on the seals/lids?

One thing to note - Miltons may be more dilute than standard bleach but it can still burn. We used to use it to debride wounds back in the 1980's. (I.e. chemically burn off dead tissue, primarily on leg ulcers or burns. You'd pack the wound with gauze soaked in Miltons, and change it every 4 hours.)

As part of Lidl's "baby" promotion this week, they're selling litre bottles of "sterilising liquid" for 99p. It looks and smells like Miltons. (Be careful transporting it - I don't believe the lids are 100% liquid tight. Ours leaked a few drops.)

I have two questions for you Miltons devotees:-

1. I want to use it to bleach my Belfast sink (the bottom is all scratched/stained). What dilution would you suggest? I'm planning to leave it overnight.
2. Is it safe for use on my slate-tile floor and/or granite worktops?

Thanks.

Judi wrote: »

Isnt Milton just diluted bleach? I can dilute it myself, i dont need to pay for the privilege.

I use diluted bleach for cleaning my bone china mugs, spoons and toothbrushes. Obviously they need a good rinsing afterwards.

Yes, the main ingredient is exactly the same, but bleach is a slightly different formula and some have added soaps and pefumes, making it unsuitable for baby bottles. Beyond that bleach will do everything else just as well, probably even better, than Milton.

It's just a marketing ploy, make watered down bleach and tell the world it's a wonder product. People fall for it.