So, now that we have sized up your opponent, you receive a call for a C.diff cleanup so all you need to do is go to the CDC website, grab a gallon of bleach to clean and disinfect a client’s home to get paid. That is a myth.

Bleach can expire. The active ingredient in bleach is sodium hypochlorite which breaks down into salt and water over time. This breakdown starts after bleach has sat on the shelf for six months. The breakdown is more rapid in extreme hot or cold storage conditions. So, when you finally get the bottle off that store shelf or from the laundry room in the garage, what is its true usefulness? In all likelihood, it may not function as bleach anymore. When bleach is broken down into the 1:9 ratio, its shelf life is only good for about a day and bleach becomes more unstable when it is diluted.