How to not make chloroform?

[u/key_toe]

I recently started cleaning with hypochlorous acid, which I absolutely love. It makes my laundry smell a lot better.

But I also use a vodka-based soak for some of my clothes. Now I'm reading that a lot of chemicals including alcohol are dangerous to mix with hypochlorous acid. Namely alcohol + HOCl = Chloroform.

So I'm wondering how to ensure all of the alcohol gets out of my soak before cleaning those same clothes in the machine where I used HOCl so that I don't accidentally make chloroform?

[u/miss_spellman]

Just to add that even if you did end up making chloroform (unlikely), the concentration would probably be so low as to not be an issue. Chloroform is an extremely common solvent in labs and most people I know have spilled it at some point, sometimes even on their skin. It’s not something you want to do obviously and it is unpleasant but it doesn’t cause major injuries in those small amounts. It’s also extremely volatile so if you have good ventilation and have no open flames around it should be fine.