In my hometown, it has been so cold that frost pillars appear every morning, but daily cleaning cannot be skipped even in winter. In this season when you don't want to touch water as much as possible, why not try "leaving it alone" and simply soaking it in water?

This time, we will show you how to use oxygen-based detergent, which has been attracting attention as a natural cleaning method, to clean places you don't usually do much to clean surprisingly well.


We prepared "oxygen bleach" and "laundry tub cleaner" from additive-free soap maker Shabondama Soap. The bleaching power is mild compared to chlorine bleach, but it does not have a distinctive smell and is gentle on hands and the environment because it does not use synthetic surfactants (use gloves if you have sensitive skin). The author often drops chlorine bleach on patterned fabrics and gets white stains on them, but there is no need to worry about this.

The stainless steel bottle that had been aged for years is now in new condition!

The first thing I tried was a stainless steel tumbler that has been used in my office for about 3 years. Since chlorine bleach could not be used and only dish detergent was used to wash it, the inside has turned a beautiful brown color.



Fill the tumbler just barely to the brim with 30-50 degree water, add about 10 grams of oxygen bleach, and leave it on for 15-30 minutes. Watch closely and you will see the oxygen bubbles come out.


After discarding the water, I scrubbed the surface with a sponge and...wow! It has a beautiful silver shine! The smell is gone and it really looks like new. I am impressed that the color was originally like this, and I am sure I will be storing up dirt for a while again because I want to do this again...


I heard that oxygen bleach can be used for various purposes, from bleaching clothes to removing tea stains to cleaning the bathtub, so I'm going to try to clean every one of them every week.


I'm going to try to clean it every week!

Next, let's look at the laundry tub. The detergent, protein, and water stains build up on the underside of the tank during daily washing, and it tends to become a breeding ground for black mold and bacteria. ...Do you wash it properly?

Incidentally, the author's house was just cleaned with chlorine-based detergent a month ago. I wonder if it might be a waste of time. I'll give it a try, thinking it might be a waste of time.


First, fill the water supply to the high water level in the washing tank (30-40 degrees is the best temperature), add all the washing tank cleaner, and run it for 3-4 minutes to dissolve it. Then, turn off the power switch and let it stand for 3 to 4 hours. After that, run the "standard course" at high water level for one cycle.

If you take a peek at it while it is left to stand, you will see... ah, you can see it between the bubbling bubbles. It looks like black garbage. Needless to say, this is dirt such as black mold.


And when you start to drive it further...aaaaah! Dirty! Please note the following! Personally, the sensation of being able to remove the dirt feels good, almost like using an earpick. It's a good idea to wash your clothes once every month or two!


By the way, the "oxygen" ingredient is sodium percarbonate. When dissolved in water, it breaks down into hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate, and this process produces oxygen, which has a bleaching effect. The bubbles are like dirt being peeled off.

Although we were able to freshen up for spring, it is important to clean frequently, regardless of the season.