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Standing order
Never mix
The pairings that put people in ambulances are ordinary: bleach and vinegar, shock and oil, lye and a cheap aluminum pan. Store them apart. Do not invent a stronger cleaner.
Tap a code to isolate that jar. A filled cell means those two do not share a shelf. Green is a pass. Codes: BL Bleach · CH Pool shock · VN White vinegar · CA Citric acid · LY Lye · GL Glycerin · PM Permanganate · PN Saltpeter · S Sulfur · PX Peroxide · IPA IPA · PJ Petrolatum. This chart is safety, not a mixing guide.
Named reactions
Household bleach + White vinegar. Chlorine gas. Eyes, lungs, and anyone downwind.
Household bleach + Citric acid. Chlorine gas.
Calcium hypochlorite + White vinegar. Chlorine gas. Worse in a closed room.
Calcium hypochlorite + Citric acid. Chlorine gas.
Calcium hypochlorite + Glycerin. Fire. Oxidizer plus fuel.
Calcium hypochlorite + Petroleum jelly. Fire.
Calcium hypochlorite + Camphor. Fire.
Calcium hypochlorite + Beeswax. Fire.
Calcium hypochlorite + Paraffin wax. Fire.
Calcium hypochlorite + Household bleach. Unstable chlorine soup. Store them apart; do not combine concentrates.
Potassium permanganate + Glycerin. Can self-ignite at room temperature. Famous, and still a surprise to the unlucky.
Potassium permanganate + Petroleum jelly. Fire.
Potassium permanganate + Camphor. Fire.
Potassium permanganate + Beeswax. Fire.
Potassium permanganate + Paraffin wax. Fire.
Lye + White vinegar. Violent heat, splash, and a ruined batch. The acid and the alkali spend each other the hard way.
Lye + Citric acid. Violent heat and splash.
Lye + Household bleach. Heat plus extra caustic fumes. Do not.
Sulfur + Potassium nitrate. Classic oxidizer-plus-fuel fire. There is no household reason to combine them.
Potassium nitrate + Paraffin wax. Oxidizer plus fuel.
Potassium nitrate + Beeswax. Oxidizer plus fuel.
Household bleach + Hydrogen peroxide 3%. Oxygen off-gassing and heat. Wastes both.
Household bleach + Isopropyl alcohol 70%. Chloroform-adjacent nastiness and fumes. Never mix cleaning products.
White vinegar + Hydrogen peroxide 3%. Peracetic acid in a closed bottle is not a home project.