Chlorine, a powerful oxidizer, is the active agent in many household bleaches. Bleaches generally react with many other organic substances, so they can weaken or damage natural materials like fibers, cloth, and leather.
See also: Bleach (manga), List of Bleach episodes, Bleach (TV series), Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Bleach (Nirvana album), and Bleach (disambiguation).