Disinfexol is not even close to a diluted form of bleach. While hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and bleach (sodium hyochlorite, or NaCIO) are both types of chlorine, they are vastly different. Chlorine in water splits into two forms, hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and Hypochlorite (OCl-). At the high pH, which is the chlorine solution provided by bleach, chlorine in the hypochlorite OCl- form. As pH rises, less hypochlorous acid and more hypochlorite is in the solution, which means less germ killing power is available. According to a University of Illinois study, HOCl is 120 times more effective as a sanitizer than the -OCl ion. Even at dilutions as low as 1 ounce of bleach to a gallon of water, the pH of the solution is 10.25 and all of chlorine is in the hypochlorite form (OCl-) ion.HOCl has a different chemical composition than bleach. It is produced in the 5 to 6 pH range and is the molecule that kills microbes. HOCl is the same substance your white blood cells produce to fight infection. It’s also the active ingredient commonly used in wound, eye and veterinary care products because it’s so gentle and effective.The chlorine provided by Disinfexol is in the Hypochlorous (HOCl) form. It contains no lye or any other toxins and it is stable – lasting 1 year in our ready-to-use bottles.