Milton Sterilising fluid

Molly41 · 2 October 2010 at 5:38AM

I thought it had a life of 24 hours and then wasnt effective after that time - hence why you change the baby sterilising solution every 24 hours?

[Deleted User] · 2 October 2010 at 7:50AM

I have always used Milton to clean my microwave with as i read years ahgo how it was very good for getting rid of the 'nasties' that lurk in there.

Dippypud · 2 October 2010 at 2:56PM

Sylvan wrote: »

I haven't used Milton for decades. Used to use it all the time.
Went looking for it yesterday and neither the bottles nor the tablets give any instructions for using it to make water safe.
There's a warning on the bottle saying it's highly dangerous and should not be ingested.

Does anyone know?

Been looking on line, I think Milton have changed their recipe.

Camping shops sell Water Purification tabs, (iodine), some online sellers sell bleach type tabs, but I don't know much about them.

Hope this helps, Pud

MrsE_2 · 2 October 2010 at 3:42PM

student100 wrote: »

Milton is dilute Sodium Hypochlorite solution - otherwise known as BLEACH. If you buy THIN bleach in the supermarket it is exactly the same chemical composition as Milton, although a little more concentrated. (Bleach is usually a 4-5% sodium hypochlorite solution whereas Milton is about 1-2%). And bleach is a lot cheaper!

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

MrsEm · 3 October 2010 at 11:59AM

We use the supermarket version for our toothbrushes about once a month - even rinsed they taste vile the first time you use them afterwards but at least you know you've killed off any nasties living on them!

Cazzdevil · 7 January 2011 at 8:30PM

My bathroom towels were starting to get a bit on the smelly side and my boyfriend heard somewhere about putting a cap of sterilising fluid in the washer drawer so I tried it.

It's worked, they don't smell any more, but I can't find anything on the net anywhere which indicates this is safe to do. I'm assuming so as it's used for baby bottles and whatnot, but can anyone confirm or deny this?

Toodle · 7 January 2011 at 8:39PM

I use dettol diluted to the correct requirements for my kitchen and bathroom surfaces, as I have a seaky suspicion the !!!!! cats hop on and off when I'm not around (footprints on my drainer gave me an inkling!) Does this lose its' effectiveness over 24 hours as Milton/sterilising fluid does anyone know, or could I make a quantity up and pop it in a spray bottle to use over the week?

Thanks in advance

emiff6 · 8 January 2011 at 4:46PM

Toodle wrote: »

I use dettol diluted to the correct requirements for my kitchen and bathroom surfaces, as I have a seaky suspicion the !!!!! cats hop on and off when I'm not around (footprints on my drainer gave me an inkling!) Does this lose its' effectiveness over 24 hours as Milton/sterilising fluid does anyone know, or could I make a quantity up and pop it in a spray bottle to use over the week?

Thanks in advance

Isn't there a warning on the dettol bottle that it is not to be used around cats? (I could be wrong - it's a while since I looked at a bottle)

Toodle · 8 January 2011 at 6:06PM

emiff6 wrote: »

Isn't there a warning on the dettol bottle that it is not to be used around cats? (I could be wrong - it's a while since I looked at a bottle)

I just looked and yes, there is;

"Not recommended for use around cats"...

Hmm, I only use it on the tops, and it's never caused any problems, but I think I'll switch back to the Asda Little Angels Sterilising Tabs I always used when DD was younger. I'd never forgive myself if it caused them any problems. Thanks for pointing that out to me.

betony · 26 July 2013 at 4:10PM

I thought I'd revive this thread as I've just bought 4 packs of 64 tablets of Superdrug's own brand sterlising solution for 14p each - couldn't resist the bargain:p

Now, I used to use this stuff ages ago for making sure my kitchen surfaces were properly clean when I had 2 cats that had the run of the flat while I was at work. But what other uses are there for it, other than those listed already? I'm sure many people use it without giving a second thought to it being a multi-purpose product, as well as economical and useful.

Let us hear your thoughts.

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