Dish soap,,,Can it be used to clean the bathroom tub and tiled floors effectively?
Hand soap-- if it is used to clean dishes because we ran out of dish soap,,, should I eat off of those plates?
I prefer to use pine sol for my tiled floors,,
I prefer to use hand soap for hands,
I prefer to use dish soap for dishes ONLY
and I prefer to use comet for bathtubs (although I know you guys are going to tall flip that I dont use Method or some green type I like to know its sanitized properly, if I could get medical grade sanitizer in the tub with me you KNOW I would.!)
I know you can use vinegar and hot water, but vinegar makes me want to vomit.
Thoughts?
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I dunno, soap is soap, the only purpose of soap is to bind grease (hydrophobic particles). Is true, if your water is acidic different types of soap might work for you (http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa081301a.htm) , but in general they'll all clean. It's interesting but a lot of the soaps we have today as here by acident and then for marketing purposes (http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsoap.htm).
But if you want to save money on something, do it on your laundry soap, I've made it and it's really easy... and since I used to spend hundreds of dollars in laundry soap, and now I don't, I can afford to use some fancy green cleaning products... recipe here: http://www.duggarfamily.com/recipes.html
(oh and you can customize this to smell whatever the heck you want).
Lucy your so great, doing research and citing locations for my blog, I love you! My question is, if all soap is the same, then why are there medical grade soaps to remove bacterias in the hospitals? I want that stuff in my tub cuz tubs are gross. Not that I think myself or Kevin are especially bacterially infested but better safe right?
I saw the laundry soap on the 18 and counting show, very innovative and cost effective. However our washer that we got about 6 mon ago now (which we adore) is high-efficiency so I have to use HE detergents or I can ruin it and also void my warrenty, two things I'm not interested in doing. The detergent is not to expensive and it lasts forever, cuz we use so little of it!
hugs!
D
I never read anything about it, but I'm guessing regular soap's goal is to remove the grease/dirt and the medical soap main goal is to kill everything (bacteria, etc)... which I don't think should be used on a regular basis around your body unless you want to kill the natural flora of your skin???
You've got to bleach your tub a couple times a month. Fill the tub with hot water, pour a little bleach on it (I use at least a cup, but I don't know if this is too much). Let it stand for a couple hours, then get your favorite scrub device and scrub it with all your mighty heart. The first time I had to clean the tub at the old "audiology house" apartment (remember?) I used a bleach=gel (I used the whole tub actually), but the previous owners had it really nasty. Once you get rid of the nasty stuff in the tub you just have to maintain it but bleaching it ocasionally...you should have it clean and sanitized, I believe. hope this helps.
ohh thats a great idea! I love the idea of filling the tub with stuff and letting it sit for awhile (dont forget to open windows so you don't hurt yourself!),, and scrubbing like mad.
I suppose your right about the medical grade stuff, but I wouldnt be cleaning it daily... but when i do clean it id like some medical grade cleaners. hmmm
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Hi D! Here is a great website for finding alternative cleaning solutions for pretty much everything - even carpets stains:
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm
Borax and lemon juice combined might be a solution that works for you. Lemon juice is a super anti-bacterial and borax will make you feel like you're using comet - that stuff can SCRUB! Your bathroom will look and feel fresh and clean and it will smell fantastic! :)
ohhh love laura, I like the idea of lemon juice. Where do you find borax? what is borax?
how often do you have to clean with the eartheasy stuff have you noticed? more? less?
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You're great D - love you too :)
You can find Borax at any grocery store in the household cleaner aisle (I had never seen it either until I started looking...and voila...it appeared seemingly out of thin air lol).
I have found that the eartheasy cleaners do require that I keep up with the cleaning a bit more (but I am TERRIBLE at keeping up with cleaning - and even being terrible, they still work well - I just have to work harder when I do clean - if I did it just a bit more, it would honestly be easier). And I am able to clean and not have a headache after and not having chemical smells seemingly stuck in my nose for hours after. It's wonderful!
Happy cleaning! Please let me know how it goes!
Thanks Laura, I will definitely try it next time around Borax.. huh.
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