Dish detergent...
#71
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 211
I like Ajax lemon and some of the Palmolive scents. Yes they cost less, a bit watery, but I only use a couple drops to wash up sharp knives and counter tops. I keep blue dawn for tough jobs and household chores, really don't care for the fragrance.
#73
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,132
A friend turned me on to blue dawn for removing grease spatters in clothing, said her husband did the laundry and he swears by it. I have it in a pointy tip bottle from a perm and give each squirt a quick swipe with an old toothbrush. I seldom see a bottle of dawn listed as blue, but often see the ones that say platinum. The color I see is blue. I even water it down and put in a pump bottle for hand washing in bath and kitchen. I think all of the liquid soaps are drying to hands. I do miss the clean smell of good old Ivory Soap.
#74
usually whatever is on sale, but I have learned it's not worth it to get really cheap brands. So whatever major brand name is on sale. I am usually doing just one person/one meal worth of dishes at a time, so I don't care if the suds last or not.
I haven't see Octagon in years, that was the best of the cheapo brands.
On a side note, I have resisted buying scouring powder - I have used Ajax and Comet and I know one of them has a smell that I really can't stand, but I can't remember which it is!! So I have been making do with Brillo pads, green scrubbies, and baking soda.
I haven't see Octagon in years, that was the best of the cheapo brands.
On a side note, I have resisted buying scouring powder - I have used Ajax and Comet and I know one of them has a smell that I really can't stand, but I can't remember which it is!! So I have been making do with Brillo pads, green scrubbies, and baking soda.
#75
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Europe
Posts: 221
For the holidays I order different/seasonal new grocery items from a german online grocery shop that delivers to other EU countries, so my dishwashing liquid newly arrived today Fit Naturals almond flower and pomegranate smells real nice. Previous holiday season I had the same brand different scent last year. My regular is Fairy. I handwash dishes. I always use handcream after dishwashing.
Dishwashing liquid in german spulmittel www.allyouneedfresh.de if you want to see groceries there.
Dishwashing liquid in german spulmittel www.allyouneedfresh.de if you want to see groceries there.
#76
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Vancouver Island, Beautiful BC
Posts: 2,090
I am odd woman out. I use whatever is on sale. When I was growing up Mum bought Sunlight. The last two bottles I bought were store brand. It works, the dishes are clean and I am happy to pay 1/3 as much as full price 'brand' names.
I use whatever brand of dishwasher pucks are on sale when I need to buy more. I am pretty brand agnostic.
I use whatever brand of dishwasher pucks are on sale when I need to buy more. I am pretty brand agnostic.
#80
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
Blue dawn...just a drop or two will do the job on a grimy pot/pan...so lasts longer than the watered down brands-dishes go into dishwasher. I have also used blue dawn on cat hairball stain on bed quilt..gone in an instant!
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