primitives discuss dishwashing soap

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

Paper Roses  (132 posts)      Fri Oct-09-09 09:00 AM
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No dishwasher? What do you use for dish soap?

I seem to be one of the few people around without a dishwasher and I have "dishpan hands".

I used Palmolive for years but for the past few months have been using eco-friendly dish soap. I have not been pleased with any brands that I tried because they don't seem to have the grease cutting capabilities of regular soaps and the suds die in a few minutes. They also cost a lot more.

I will admit that my hands were in better shape with the eco-friendly soaps. I went back to Palmolive a few days ago and now my cuticles are ragged and my hands are once again dry and red. Do any of you fine cooks who wash by hand use a regular brand of soap that does not wreck your hands?

Grandma:

hippywife  (1000+ posts)        Fri Oct-09-09 09:51 AM
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1. I use Seventh Generation.

http://www.seventhgeneration.com /

I bought a little portable dishwasher off craigslist after years of doing dishes by hand and I don't like the way it cleans so I went back to doing them by hand.

I won't buy any other kind of dish soap. They just don't talk the talk, this company. They are excellent all the way around.
 
after which one of those smileys showing Grandma waving to franksolich

buzzycrumbhunger  (714 posts)      Fri Oct-09-09 10:42 AM
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2. Mrs. Meyer's

For some reason, the lavender scent makes me skip the dishwasher a lot of the time. Of course, I don't have my hands in it for long, but it's organic and seems gentle enough. (Ooooh--they've got pine-scented stuff now. . .)

Or have you tried Dr. Bronner's Sal-Suds? That's good for everything. Someone posted a great price here.

Otherwise, someone in GD turned me on to Charlie's Soap, which I use for damned near everything and it's amazing. I got the big jug of laundry soap (one pump per load and no fabric softener needed) and another jug of the all-purpose cleaner (use straight or dilute hugely for spray bottles). It worked okay in the DW, but I suspect it would be better to use the powdered for that. They say you can use it for everything from greasy shop rags to the family pet and after six months, I have to say it's proven true.

The imperious primitive, who has a lot of money:

The empressof all   (1000+ posts)        Fri Oct-09-09 10:59 AM
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4. I love the lemon verbana!

Mrs. Meyers is a great brand!

The warped primitive, for whom it was too bad pharmaceuticals meant for patients, and not for her, didn't give her dishpan hands:

Warpy  (1000+ posts)        Fri Oct-09-09 10:52 AM
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3. Ivory gave me the worst case of contact dermatitis in the world but I found I could use Palmolive. I'm trying out some all natural stuff, but I'm not particularly happy with it, it just doesn't have the staying power of the Palmolive.

Neither one gave me dishpan hands. The soap in the hospital did, though.

The reaction to Ivory had me washing dishes in Dr. Bronner's for about a year. If I wanted to get through a crowd, all I had to do was hold up my hands and yell "SKOAD!" and they'd part like the Red Sea.

If you're finding you're getting dry, cracked hands from dishwashing, there's a marvelous invention that will stop it: household gloves.

You'll find those great for nasty cleaning jobs, too.

The empressof all   (1000+ posts)        Fri Oct-09-09 11:06 AM
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5. Caldera---OMG

Expensive Cleaning Products is a major weakness of mine. When I want to absolutely splurge I buy Caldera. I routinely use their general cleaning solution. Diluted and kept in spray bottles the cost is actually well within limits. A bottle lasts a long time. The Basil Blue Sage is practically Orgasmic!

elleng  (1000+ posts)        Fri Oct-09-09 12:12 PM
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6. I use Ivory, but AND ALWAYS use Lubriderm lotion after.

The wired gassy primitive, from that farmette up over there in Wisconsin:

grasswire  (1000+ posts)      Fri Oct-09-09 12:21 PM
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7. I love lubriderm lotion with the oat extract

It smells vaguely forest-y, and works better than anything I've ever used. (And I'm a big lotion fan.) I particularly like not smelling like a dessert pastry (vanilla cream??!!) or fruit. I can't stomach kiwi-raspberry and that ilk.

I dunno.  franksolich just buys whichever bottle of dish soap's on sale.

[thundley4]

We always buy some brand of Dawn since it cuts grease pretty good. I keep a small bottle of it in the bathroom for washing my hands after car work or other greasy work.  The key is to use hand lotion after using any type of degreasing cleanser.

[Celtic Rose]

The best way to avoid dish pan hands is to wear gloves when washing dishes. 

[Karin]

"Expensive cleaning products is a weakness of mine?"  "OMG Orgasmic?"    What a loon.  And look at all the moonbatty brands they're pushing. 

Foaming Dawn ultra is the best. 

[BEG]

What is this washing dishes by hand that they speak of? 

[WMD Owl]

Didn't Madge the Manicurist use Palmolive on her client's hands while she cut the nails?

[Chris_]

The best way to avoid dish pan hands is to wear gloves when washing dishes. 

We've always found the best way to avoid dishpan hands, is to do the dishes immediately following the meal in which they are used.  Less than 10 minutes worth of work - even with the 5-year old drying them - and the "washer's" hands aren't wet long enough to generate problems.

[PatriotGame]

I used Palmolive for years but for the past few months have been using eco-friendly dish soap. I have not been pleased with any brands that I tried because they don't seem to have the grease cutting capabilities of regular soaps and the suds die in a few minutes. They also cost a lot more.

No shit DUmmy?
Welcome to the Owl Gore/Obama/Democrat/Marxist brands of soap, energy, fuel, clothes, food, cars, and most importantly - HEALTH CARE!

You voted for it, you can suffer from it. May you get "dishpan hands" in your soup, car, hemp under wear, and crotch.

[thundley4]

No shit DUmmy?
Welcome to the Owl Gore/Obama/Democrat/Marxist brands of soap, energy, fuel, clothes, food, cars, and most importantly - HEALTH CARE!

You voted for it, you can suffer from it. May you get "dishpan hands" in your soup, car, hemp under wear, and crotch.

We do have a soy based hand cleaner , at work, that is all natural , and does a good job, but it would never work for dishes.  Does pretty good on the hands, though.

[NHSparky]

I just buy the 55-gallon drum/12-pack of whatever happens to be handy at Sam's Club when I'm there and need it.

[Odin's Hand]

What is this washing dishes by hand that they speak of? 

You can get a cheap electric dishwasher for about $300. But, OTOH, that does buy a lot of buds and Cheetos in DUmmyland.

[JohnnyReb]

Buy a dump truck load of sand. It's environmentally safe, cuts grease and cleans 4 day old pizza off of anything....and it's reuseable. ..of course if some enviro-nut had ever caught me by a mountain stream cleaning pots and pans on a sand bank, they would have probably gone nuts.

Some people need to do some primative camping and long distance backpacking (like the Marines used to do) and then they might enjoy the comforts of modern life more.

[debk]

I use Dawn Anti-bacterial with Power Scrubbers....it's in the pump for washing hands too...it's $2 at Big Lots.

I don't have bad cuticles or dishpan hands....

it's not rocket science.


Have used Cascade for the dw for 25 years....

[Chris_]

I use Dawn Anti-bacterial with Power Scrubbers....it's in the pump for washing hands too...it's $2 at Big Lots.

I don't have bad cuticles or dishpan hands....

it's not rocket science...

It doesn't have to be rocket science to be over the heads of most DUmmies.  Snake feces is over the head of most DUmmies.

[GOBUCKS]

Wash dishes?

By hand?

I thought that happened only in old sitcoms, when they went to a restaurant and didn't have
enough money to pay the check.

[thundley4]

Wash dishes?

By hand?

I thought that happened only in old sitcoms, when they went to a restaurant and didn't have
enough money to pay the check.

We had one many years ago, and my wife decided that it was just as quick and easy to wash them right away after a meal by hand.

[RobJohnson]

We always buy some brand of Dawn since it cuts grease pretty good. I keep a small bottle of it in the bathroom for washing my hands after car work or other greasy work.  The key is to use hand lotion after using any type of degreasing cleanser.

In the resturant business we would often use Dawn in place of the industrial dishwashing soaps.

It was great for soaking filters in overnight, etc.

[crockspot]

What is this washing dishes by hand that they speak of? 

Isn't that what you do before you put them in the dishwasher?

[The Village Idiot]

We've always found the best way to avoid dishpan hands, is to do the dishes immediately following the meal in which they are used.  Less than 10 minutes worth of work - even with the 5-year old drying them - and the "washer's" hands aren't wet long enough to generate problems.

yep. washing them immediately makes it easier.

[Chris_]

yep. washing them immediately makes it easier.

It's also beyond the scope of comprehension for your typical lazy-assed DUmmy.  The one who has a nest of empty Cheetos and Hot Pocket wrappers, and bong water stains in the carpet marking where in it's mother's basement the idiot can always be found.