Is Iyashi Mizu a type of bleach?

People sometimes confuse HOCl with bleach, since HOCl works as well as bleach. But although they are equally effective at killing pathogens, that's where the similarities really end.

Your body naturally produces HOCl, but it certainly never produces bleach. HOCl is a much more gentle formula -- one that your body is already familiar with.

And, even though bleach is a powerful cleaning agent, it actually takes a lot more of it to work as well as HOCl. But we must never forget that bleach is also a very toxic and corrosive agent that can cause severe health issues. So, in that sense, HOCl is actually a better antimicrobial agent than bleach is.

You might be wondering why you've never heard of HOCl, since it's so powerful and effective. The main reason: It's far more expensive and difficult to make than bleach. It also has a far shorter shelf life than bleach. So, although it works better, HOCl hasn't enjoyed the same popularity that bleach has.