I regularly prefer the large Belfast sink with the view for my personal washing but having a big bar of soap there is not handy.
So I thought, what about a dispenser? Really handy and takes little room, so I ordered one from the big A (no @Franglais that isn’t an Atki) and it has arrived. But then I had to turn my thoughts to liquid soap but as Jules licks all my plates before washing, they need only a rinse with a brush and I use very little washing up liquid so I tipped the current bottle full into the dispenser.
Works a treat but very soapy so I wondered if there was specialist stuff for such things.
Ah. I hadn’t realised that its one of those automatic ones specifically designed to use up the liquid at a faster rate. Probably made by a consortium of washing up liquid manufacturers. A bit like those mayonnaise bottles that seem to be specifically designed to prevent the extraction of the last 3 teaspoonfuls.
Oh you mean the upside down plastic ones, I have banned them here, If I can’t scrape around for the last globule I am not interested. I tried to chop the last ketchup bottle in half and nearly had my finger off.
I declined to eat ketchup for a week just to teach them a lesson. that showed 'em.
I keep them until I need to make a sauce or gravy and rinse them round with water so the contents never go to waste. Don’t buy mayonnaise in bottles or tubes any more, always glass jars and you can see if it’s gone off too. Washing up liquid for me is always the anti-bacterial type as there are items I do not put in the dishwasher and like to give them a good soak and scrub in the sink. I have a thing about clean cutlery and crockery and won’t use anything unless its properly washed in hot water and is not chipped nor stained, my Mrs Bouquet mode.
Just checked my discarded washing up liquid bottle and it says it has vinaigre and scent of pommes in it. So does that mean I will now go about trailing the delicious combination of vinegar and apples behind me?
Antibacterial products should only be used in cases of confirmed bacterial infection. Most bacteria are beneficial, and constantly disinfecting everything disrupts the natural balance. Washing dishes with soapy water (without artificial fragrances!) and a little white vinegar on the dish towel, is economical and safe!
Why do they sell it so freely on the shelves then if it’s bad for you? Been using it for over 35 years now in France and no problems, certainly no health problems of any sort. Can’t be bothered to faff around with vinegar etc plus the smell is horrible, reminds me of chip shops when I was a kid. 95% of my washing up goes in the dishwasher anyway, its the fragile and old stuff I do by hand
That is definitely my mantra, a ‘mucky house is a healthy house’
Having said that, I did spend the morning sweeping and then mopping the kitchen and bathroom. All squeaky clean now, and not a bacteria was harmed in the making of this achievement.
For the same reason that the sale of tobacco and the use of asbestos—to name just a few examples—were long encouraged: ignorance on the part of decision-makers and lobbying by manufacturers.
The sharp increase in the number of people with allergies is a result of this, but environmental medicine is still in its infancy.
The regulations are poorly drafted. They are limited to mandatory information that manufacturers are careful not to print in large print on the front of the packaging…but turn the product over and read the legal notices and pictograms printed in very small print at the bottom, that no one reads…
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Ordinary soap in a bar - if it’s proper soap - should be enough. I think it’s either 10 or 15 seconds to leave the soap lather on your hands before rinsing if you want to be really sure.
Use of a nail brush with soap in the case of washing something particularly dirty helps too.
A lot cheaper and less likely to one day result in skin allergies or irritations that can be caused by detergent-type modern.liquid washing solutions.
Savon de Marseille or savon d’Alep. I’ve just finished some lovely Indian soap full of rose and neem oil, and some clove soap I bought in Vietnam, should have bought more but you never know if you’re going to like it until you’ve used it for a bit. You can make savon de Marseille quite easily at home and the results are fabulous.
