Yeah I thought I was probably worrying about nothing. When my daughter was a baby I remember getting really strict warnings from the health visitor about not washing any of her stuff with bleach like her high chair or walker. Every since then I've been really paranoid when I clean the bathroom or kitchen. Making sure I've rinsed the bath properly before she gets in it and not letting any of her stuff come into contact with it.
You can wash those with beach as long as you rinse the bleach solution off after they say don't use it because some people will have wiped bleach over a high chair, not washed it off and then wondered why their baby got ill. All advice these days seems to be given with the less intelligent members of society in mind.
Isn't it that kind of OCD cleaning regime which had led to the explosion in allergy illnesses such as asthma amongst today's children as their immune systems never get a chance to learn and develop?
Isn't it that kind of OCD cleaning regime which had led to the explosion in allergy illnesses such as asthma amongst today's children as their immune systems never get a chance to learn and develop?
You can wash those with beach as long as you rinse the bleach solution off after they say don't use it because some people will have wiped bleach over a high chair, not washed it off and then wondered why their baby got ill. All advice these days seems to be given with the less intelligent members of society in mind.
Yeah I guessed that, I wouldn't have washed that sort of stuff with bleach in the first place but I just remember how stern the health visitor was about it. A friend got an absolute bollocking from her HV for washing her baby's cot with bleach. So ever since that I've always treated bleach with caution but I'll relax a bit now.
I meant the use of bleach on everything a baby or young child might touch.
Only if it's done constantly, when we buy second hand stuff we often give it a once over with bleach, after that normal washing is enough but never know what other people have done with items.
Bleach does not remove scale as it is a strong alkali where you need a strong acid i.e. the opposite of bleach. The most obvious example of this is in a toilet where bleach just removes the colour from the scale and people should be using limescale remover instead if they want a clean toilet.
Bleach may work on tea stains but that is because the tea stains are not scale like some here have described them.
Bleach. Put a splodge in and fill with cold water. Leave for a bit til you can see that the scaling has gone, then thoroughly rinse with cold water. Effortless. It will take scaling off teaspoons as well if you put them in the cup of bleach/water solution.
Another vote for washing powder. Daz is my choice. It is also really good for getting rid of burnt on food from pans and the murkiness from the racks from the oven. Every now and again I soak all the teaspoons in it as well. They come up sparkling.
Another vote for washing powder. Daz is my choice. It is also really good for getting rid of burnt on food from pans and the murkiness from the racks from the oven. Every now and again I soak all the teaspoons in it as well. They come up sparkling.
I agree about burnt on food, if you make it into a paste it can be used to clean ovens too. Never tried it on tea staining will have to give it a try.
A drop of bleach on a damp cloth and wipe round then wash the cup, heavier the stain, more bleach and fill with water, leave to soak in then wash the cup.
I am the only tea drinker in my house, and I never experience this staining, maybe I use the wrong tea!
Brain damage drinks nothing but black coffee, likewise, no staining.
We usually rinse our cups out as soon as they are finished with, then stack them in the dishwasher.
It's more than I dare do to put bleach on anything, he CAN'T stand the smell of it, if he smells it on anything it goes straight into the garbage can, it wouldn't matter if it was a Royal Doulton dinner service, (which we don't have.)
Should he accidentally touch a dishcloth that had had bleach on it at sometime, and still retained a slight smell, he'd throw the cloth in the garbage, then fill the sink with water as hot as he could stand it, infused with Fairy Liquid, and immerse his hands for as long as it took to lift the bleach smell.
Iv been a cleaner over the years and some of the cups Ive seen have been disgusting how anyone could drink out of them I will never know.
So I get the old bleach out couple of drops in the bottom fill with water leave to soak for a bit then rinse them out. The only thing Ive used that worked.
No argument molliepops, but the tablets neither smell of bleach, nor leave the utensils smelling of it.
No they wouldn't because it's all rinsed off not left on the cups. When you bleach cups and cutlery with neat bleach they don't smell afterwards either if they are washed properly.
You can get a granular/powder bleach that doesn't smell of bleach too I would guess they use that in the tablets.
Iv been a cleaner over the years and some of the cups Ive seen have been disgusting how anyone could drink out of them I will never know.
So I get the old bleach out couple of drops in the bottom fill with water leave to soak for a bit then rinse them out. The only thing Ive used that worked.
Being another office cleaner I agree some cups only come to be washed very rarely or I would get them clean every day when they do arrive after a few months of use they really need bleaching and fumigating and the user to have their legs smacked
I never had a problem till I moved to a really hard water area. Now even oodles of washing up liquid and hot water doesn't seem to clean cups (or glasses) effectively. I give cups a quick spray of flash with bleach then soak with glasses in water with bio soap powder
I always use Milton, or the stores own stuff, which is cheaper and just as effective.
If it's safe to use on baby bottles, it's safe for adults, just rinse them well afterwards.
Milton IS bleach
I seem to remember, from baby days, that they advised NOT rinsing them after soaking as it would desterilise the bottles
I put some bicarbonate of soda in the bottom of the cup, add some lemon juice - the bottled sort will do - then top up with hot water (it froths up quite a bit). Leave it for a while and then wash up as normal. Works for me.
Bleach. Put a splodge in and fill with cold water. Leave for a bit til you can see that the scaling has gone, then thoroughly rinse with cold water. Effortless. It will take scaling off teaspoons as well if you put them in the cup of bleach/water solution.
I use bleach too but I pour boiling water into the cups also put my stainless steel teaspoons in at the same time, job done in 10 mins Rinse thoroughly afterwards.
I pour neat bleach into my tea mugs to clean them. Fill them to the brim and leave for a couple of hours. After that the bleach can be poured back into the bottle for future use down a sink or loo.
Been using this method for years and I'm still alive today! I do give the mugs a thorough wash afterwards, though, including with boiling water.
Get some of them washing up sponges with the plastic rough side and scrub the cup clean. Bit of washing up liquid and put your back into giving the cup a good scrub. You really should not need anything else just a bit of hard work.
On the subject of the stain that is caused by Tannin in the tea which is an acid so yes bleach will work. You should use a small amount filling the cup with water and wash the cup out afterwards.
Also some other useful advice buy some more cups so you dont have to keep drinking out of the same one all day.
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You can wash those with beach as long as you rinse the bleach solution off after they say don't use it because some people will have wiped bleach over a high chair, not washed it off and then wondered why their baby got ill. All advice these days seems to be given with the less intelligent members of society in mind.
No it's removing staining, not germs.
Yeah I guessed that, I wouldn't have washed that sort of stuff with bleach in the first place but I just remember how stern the health visitor was about it. A friend got an absolute bollocking from her HV for washing her baby's cot with bleach. So ever since that I've always treated bleach with caution but I'll relax a bit now.
Only if it's done constantly, when we buy second hand stuff we often give it a once over with bleach, after that normal washing is enough but never know what other people have done with items.
Bleach may work on tea stains but that is because the tea stains are not scale like some here have described them.
This is what I do.
I agree about burnt on food, if you make it into a paste it can be used to clean ovens too. Never tried it on tea staining will have to give it a try.
I am the only tea drinker in my house, and I never experience this staining, maybe I use the wrong tea!
Brain damage drinks nothing but black coffee, likewise, no staining.
We usually rinse our cups out as soon as they are finished with, then stack them in the dishwasher.
It's more than I dare do to put bleach on anything, he CAN'T stand the smell of it, if he smells it on anything it goes straight into the garbage can, it wouldn't matter if it was a Royal Doulton dinner service, (which we don't have.)
Should he accidentally touch a dishcloth that had had bleach on it at sometime, and still retained a slight smell, he'd throw the cloth in the garbage, then fill the sink with water as hot as he could stand it, infused with Fairy Liquid, and immerse his hands for as long as it took to lift the bleach smell.
So I get the old bleach out couple of drops in the bottom fill with water leave to soak for a bit then rinse them out. The only thing Ive used that worked.
Wash them up as usual, then fill the cup with cold water & a small amount of bleach & leave it for a couple of hours.
No argument molliepops, but the tablets neither smell of bleach, nor leave the utensils smelling of it.
No they wouldn't because it's all rinsed off not left on the cups. When you bleach cups and cutlery with neat bleach they don't smell afterwards either if they are washed properly.
You can get a granular/powder bleach that doesn't smell of bleach too I would guess they use that in the tablets.
Being another office cleaner I agree some cups only come to be washed very rarely or I would get them clean every day when they do arrive after a few months of use they really need bleaching and fumigating and the user to have their legs smacked
Milton IS bleach
I seem to remember, from baby days, that they advised NOT rinsing them after soaking as it would desterilise the bottles
I wash my teapot up in white vinegar.
I use bleach too but I pour boiling water into the cups also put my stainless steel teaspoons in at the same time, job done in 10 mins Rinse thoroughly afterwards.
Been using this method for years and I'm still alive today! I do give the mugs a thorough wash afterwards, though, including with boiling water.
Get some of them washing up sponges with the plastic rough side and scrub the cup clean. Bit of washing up liquid and put your back into giving the cup a good scrub. You really should not need anything else just a bit of hard work.
On the subject of the stain that is caused by Tannin in the tea which is an acid so yes bleach will work. You should use a small amount filling the cup with water and wash the cup out afterwards.
Also some other useful advice buy some more cups so you dont have to keep drinking out of the same one all day.
I prefer washing up liquid, powder is even better, dissolved in hot water and left to soak.
But if cups are washed up straight away, I find the tea staining problem never happens.