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Regrettably, cleaning with bleach may be harmful to your health and can cause surfaces to experience corrosion.
Inhaling bleach, which is a solution of sodium hypochlorite, presents a number of health risks, including irritation to the skin and eyes, as well as toxicity when consumed.
A pH of around 12 indicates that bleach is a strong base. When bleach comes into contact with materials, particularly plastic, it causes corrosion due to the high pH of the bleach.
When it comes to eliminating stains from cutting boards with bleach, the majority of guides utilize undiluted bleach. This advise goes against the instructions made by the manufacturers (Clorox suggests using just one tablespoon of bleach combined with one gallon of water on surfaces that are used for food preparation).
Thank goodness, hydrogen peroxide may be used to safely and effectively remove stains from plastic cutting boards without causing any harm.
It is common practice to refer to hydrogen peroxide as "oxygen bleach." In addition to being an excellent stain remover, it also brightens surfaces and eliminates microorganisms.
Hydrogen peroxide, in contrast to chlorine bleach, does not cause surface corrosion and is not detrimental to the environment.
Hydrogen peroxide, after it has been used, transforms into oxygen and water via a natural process.
Prior to Once the stains on the plastic cutting board have been removed!
A GUIDE TO SANITIZING BOARDS USED FOR CUTTING PLASTIC INDIVIDUALLY:
Cutting boards made of plastic are composed of a material that is non-porous, which makes them safer to use while preparing certain foods. With that being said, there are some circumstances in which you could find it necessary to disinfect your plastic cutting board (for example, after you have sliced up meat).
In order to organically disinfect a plastic cutting board, you may use any one of the following methods:
While the dishwasher is set on the highest setting, run the cutting board through the machine. By heating the water to a temperature that is higher than what your skin can handle, the heating element in the dishwasher kills more germs than it would otherwise.
After washing the cutting board with soap and water, you may either wipe it off with white vinegar or spray it with it by spraying it. After that, hydrogen peroxide should be wiped or sprayed onto the chopping board. Rinse well. This two-pronged attack will eliminate any germs that may be present on the cutting board in a natural way. It produces the same results as bleach.
Instead of using bleach or cleansers purchased from the shop, you could use hydrogen peroxide to remove stains off cutting boards. Keeping your cutting boards looking beautiful and removing stains in a method that is both simple and environmentally friendly!
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