Review of Clorox Ultimate Care for All Fabrics

I have used Clorox bleach for years, and 24 years ago when my daughter was in cloth diapers it was used several times a week to wash them. I wish Clorox Ultimate Care had been available to me then! A few months ago I decided to give Clorox UltimateCare Premium Bleach a try. I admit I was skeptical so I purchased the smaller bottle, 30 oz. in size.

What Clorox Claims about UltimateCare

* It is a gentle bleach
* Can be poured directly onto clothing to pretreat stains
* Contains buffering agents to whiten while being gentle
* Has a soft cotton scent
* Some colored fabrics can be washed with it

Comparisons to Regular Clorox Bleach

The first thing I noticed was a much milder scent. It does indeed smell a little like cotton, but I still detect a slight hint of chlorine - almost like the highschool swimming pool. It definitely has a nicer smell than regular Clorox bleach.

Regular Clorox bleach contains 6% hypochlorite bleach, while the UltimateCare Bleach contains 2.45%.

Ultimate care contains a fragrance that is not added to regular bleach.

UntimateCare contains other ingredients to help whiten clothes - these are listed as nonionic and anionic surfactants.

It has a drain back pour spout with measuring cap, like many liquid laundry detergents have, which makes it quite easy to pour directly onto one spot without splashing. I can't say that about my regular Clorox bottle, which pours like a jug of milk and sometimes splashes where I don't want it to.

UltimateCare even looks different. The formula is much thicker (think consistency of a thick laundry detergent), and it has a pearly white color to it.

UltimateCare has a nice handle on the side that makes holding the bottle much easier.

UltimateCare is little more expensive. At WalMart my 30 ounce bottle was $1.84, compared to 99 cents for the 24 ounce bottle of regular Clorox bleach.

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