Can I mix Sal Suds Biodegradable Cleaner with bleach?Updated 22 days ago

While you can mix many things with our Sal Suds Biodegradable Cleaner*, we don't recommend combining it with bleach as bleach is a highly reactive substance. Lisa Bronner puts it best in her blog post "What Can You Mix with Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds?."

Bleach reacts with Sal Suds and forms a white precipitate (solid). Bleach in general is highly reactive. Unless you are very well-versed in chemistry, never mix bleach with anything except pure water. Because sodium hypochlorite poses such a great risk to people, pets, and planet, we always recommend finding another option.

Instead, to make an all-purpose spray cleaner with an added antibacterial boost, fill a spray bottle with 16 oz. (500 mL) of water. Then add either 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) of our Tea Tree Pure-Castile Liquid Soap or 1 ½ tsp. (7.5 mL) Sal Suds Biodegradable Cleaner and 10 drops of tea tree essential oil. Swirl this mixture gently to combine everything and you are ready to go!

You can find a full breakdown of how to make an all-purpose spray also on Lisa Bronner's blog, Going Green with Lisa Bronner. 

*Sal Suds cleaner shows >60% biodegradation after 28 days per ISO 14593.