The two common cleaning agents can produce a dangerous gas when mixed.

You likely have a collection of householdcleaners under your kitchen sink.

Bleach may be your go-to cleaner for home disinfecting orwhiter laundry.

Two open plastic bottles of cleaning agent on wooden surface

But you’d be wrong: It’s dangerous to mix bleach and vinegar.

Here’s what to know about these household cleaners.

When mixed, they create harmful chlorine gas.

Other acids such as those in toilet bowl cleaners will also cause the release of chlorine gas.

Check the label for the wordbleachas well as for other names, such assodium hypochloriteorchlorine bleach.

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Don’t reenter the room until the bleach smell dissipates.

If you use them together, you could be exposed to toxic chlorine gas.

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