Does Diet Tonic Water Work Like Bleach?

[April20]

Random question, I know. I googled it but came up empty.

Here's what spurned this question. I opened a bottle of diet tonic water tonight and it exploded all over me. It was probably an hour ago. I just looked in the mirror and realized that my teal shirt has splotches all over the front that are now a much light shade of teal- like light bleach hit it. It's where the tonic water hit. I think I just ruined a tshirt with tonic! Who the heck would have thunk that??

At any rate, I know there are lots of "alternative" cleaning agents out there, but diet tonic water wasn't one I'd heard of. Has anyone ever heard of using it?

 

[stone-cold11]

What tonic, brand is that?

Maybe just salt deposit?

 

[April20]

It was the Kroger (store) brand.....

 

[stone-cold11]

Have you tried soaking it and see if it goes away?

 

[PinkTower]

How interesting. You know, they say quinine is negligible in tonic nowadays, but I'm not so sure.
Here's why:
I have Crohn's disease. I went to a renowned specialist last year,(from Cleveland Clinic) and see him periodically. We discussed some of my hip pain, which results from effects of a medication.

He told me to drink 12 oz of tonic water a day!!!! He said he even has his preteen daughter do this for "growing pains." (Perhaps it was Osgood-Slatters, I cannot recall right now; it doesn't matter.)

So, I drink it now. Obviously, there are some things about tonic water that cannot be found in a Google search!!!

 

[lulu]

I drink it everyday for the Crohn's and for restless legs. So I hope it isn't bleachy.

 

[Bliss]

I wonder if it's the quinine? That's what gives tonic water that bitter flavor...and some brands have more than others. They used to put it on kids' thumbs back in the day to keep them from sucking their thumbs. LOL - I remember it only because that's what the busy body lady told Rhett Butler to put on Bonnie's thumb in Gone With the Wind!

I think quinine is a bleach alternative, so maybe that did it?