"David Harmon" wrote
> sf wrote:
>>
>>>bleach (is bleach is bleach...)
>>
>>I thought there was "color safe" bleach too.
>
> I'd consider that a completely separate product.
>
> If you are buying straight chlorine bleach, with no perfumes or
> detergents in it, and the percentage of Sodium Hypochlorite listed on
> the label is the same (often 5.25% for household strength) then all
> brands are the same thing.
>
That's a big "If"... typically the store/generic bleach is not full
strength, it's usually about a full percentage point lower... which is okay
for laundry as most folks tend to add too much bleach anyway. The same with
vinegar, the name brands are a full 5% acidity but the store/generics are
often diluted to 4%... with pickling full 5% vinegar is important.