laundry+bleach

**Bleach** refers to a number of chemicals that remove color, whiten, or disinfect, often via__[|oxidation] __. The main targets of bleaches are of vegetable origin and include, chlorophyll, anthocyanin dyes, tannins, humic acid, and carotenoid pigments. Most of the bleaches in laundry detergent are oxidizers, like sodium perborate and sodium hypochlorite. Common chemical bleaches include **household chlorine bleach** (a solution of approximately 3–6% [|sodium hypochlorite] ), [|lye], [|oxygen bleach] (which contains either[|hydrogen peroxide] or a peroxide-releasing compound), and **bleaching powder** ([|calcium hypochlorite] ).

Also see Personal Cleaning Products.