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    Posted: January 11 2000 at 1:30am

> Maybe I'm hallucinating, but I think remember hearing
> that combining Clorox and ammonia results in a
> poisionous gas! Any Chemistry majors out there??

Not a chemistry major but I believe it releases chlorine gas which can cause severe burns to mucous membranes (like your lungs) if inhaled.

Kids - don't try this at home.

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> Yeah, I got that you were being totally facetious!

Yeah, I got it too... but I have heard of people actually using the stuff on their hair (very diluted, of course). It's a great oxidizer, whitens up that dark hair in a jif. :-)

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Yeah, I got that you were being totally facetious!

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Maybe I'm hallucinating, but I think remember hearing that combining Clorox and ammonia results in a poisionous gas! Any Chemistry majors out there??

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Dave, I was TOTALLY kidding. I have to remember that sarcasm doesn't carry over well in this medium.

Please, NO ONE use Clorox on your hair! Bad Ally!

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> A little Clorox never hurt anyone. She must have
> neglected to deep-condition. ;)

> Ally

Here are excerpts from the warning label on Bleach bottles:

"... MAY IRRITATE SKIN... WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING... IF CONTACT WITH SKIN: IMMEDIATELY... WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH WATER... DO NOT USE OR MIX WITH OTHER HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, SUCH AS ... AMMONIA CONTAINING PRODUCTS. TO DO SO WILL RELEASE HAZARDOUS GASES."

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A little Clorox never hurt anyone. She must have neglected to deep-condition. ;)

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Hi, everyone,

It sounds like Jean Harlow went through hell to be a Platinum Blonde in the 1930's. I read that she dyed her hair using a concoction consisting of Clorox, Lux Flakes, ammonia, and some other equally "wonderful" ingredients. She had this put on her hair weekly for the roots. By age of 25, her scalp was fried, and she had to resort to wearing wigs, and her hair itself was completely damaged.

Makes me appreciate the sophistication we have in hair color today. Not that there is no risk of damage involved, but the idea of actually using Clorox on your hair sounds downright scary.

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