Thin or thick what's the difference

pogie2

Sorry if this is a silly question but what is the difference between thin and thick bleach, other than consistency obviously. As far as i can work out there is none.
I have always bought thick bleach but have no idea why. I have just got some thin bleach in sainsburys for 20pish and am now wondering why i ever bought thick for 4 times the price.
I have assumed in the past that thick bleach is stronger so i would need less but after checking the labelling it appears to be the same.

esmf73

Think thick bleach "clings" to the bowl!!!

Tryingagainandagain

Yes - the clinginess is really the only difference that I was aware of.

RAS

Thin bleach is good for burns, thick bleach is not (actually I think thick bleach has detergent/washing up liquid in it).

peachyprice

I use a lot less of the thick bleach and even less of Domestos, a bottle lasts a good month-6weeks, thin only a week or 2, for me the thin is false economy and it's a bloomin nuisance when I keep running out. It's one of the very few things that I will splash out for on branded.

I guess though it depends on what you use it for and where you use it.

TimBear

peachyprice wrote: »

I use a lot less of the thick bleach and even less of Domestos, a bottle lasts a good month-6weeks, thin only a week or 2, for me the thin is false economy and it's a bloomin nuisance when I keep running out. It's one of the very few things that I will splash out for on branded.

I guess though it depends on what you use it for and where you use it.

May I ask why branded and not just supermarket own thick bleach? I'm only curious!

peachyprice

I still don't find own brand is as thick or clingy as Domestos so I still end up using more of it.

I can really tell the difference on my bath, I have a spa bath and tend to get limescale below the jets where the water trickles out when you empty the bath, if I squirt own brand on it it runs just runs down an pools in the bath, whereas domestos stays where I put it and gets rid of the limescale.

I also find in the loo it lasts 3-4 flushes, own brand goes after 1-2 flushes.

Callie22

I was told that if you're using it to get rid of mould then you shouldn't use the thick stuff, as the thickeners can act as a food source for the mould and it won't help the problem. No idea if this is true though - I use the Dettol stuff as it's got added fungicides.

oldtractor

I find vinegar best for getting rid of limescale. it dissolves it.

Rainy-Days

I only use the big bottles of thin bleach (Value or Basics cheapo) for my drains and mainly in the summer months to keep the drains smelling nice.

I use thick bleach for down the loo and a squirt in a bucket of hot soapy water makes cleaning the hard floors a doddle. I tend to buy Sainsbury's own brand scented bleach (thick) and that does the job.

lkgreenwell

I was taught, (by a Blackpool landlady!), to add a small prtion of thin bleach to washing up, primarilly to keep tea cups clean. They appear to have stopped selling it locally, (Sunderland), and I've had to start using thick bleach instead. I am far from sure that this is safe, but am sick and fed up of greasy washing up