Can I wash dishes with household soap?

Many years have passed since the first modern household cleaning products appeared on store shelves, but in every home you can always find a simple laundry soap. The purposes of its use are different - rubbing stains, washing clothes, but is it possible to wash dishes with household soap?

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To wash or not to wash?

Following the entry into the market of more and more seemingly perfect means for cleaning kitchen utensils, studies are being conducted to identify the degree of their environmental cleanliness. According to their results, it turns out that most of the freely available dishwashing detergents are by no means harmless to the human body. And even by choosing the most expensive, you can hurt yourself.

The thing is that almost any detergent is not completely washed out from household items when rinsing and, thus, gets into our food. We are not even talking about the harm caused to the environment by such use, because the remnants of detergents are not completely removed when filtering the water, but get into water.

So what to do? After all, washing the dishes is necessary.

Our predecessors, who worked on washing plates, cups, pots for longer, were definitely healthier. What did they use to wash the grease and food debris from the dishes? Throw away options such as sand and ash, because in modern apartments they are unlikely to be found. But laundry soap or soda - that’s it.

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Soap for washing dishes

Laundry soap to wash dishes is not only possible, but also quite advisable to make this process relatively safe.

The reasons for this are as follows:

1. It consists of sodium salts and fatty acids (usually the latter in soap 72%). This allows you to effectively clean the surface of kitchen items.
2. It lacks all sorts of perfumes, preservatives, dyes. The soap is completely hypoallergenic, harmless.
3. Even if you pour soapy water directly onto the ground, you will not harm the environment.

Thus, we can conclude that laundry soap is a universal remedy. It is ideal not only for washing clothes, but also for washing dishes. Soap perfectly relieves it of fat and is easily washed off in water. You can wash dishes with soap directly using a bar, soap chips or soapy water.

Interesting fact! Much earlier, when one could only dream of medical gloves, surgeons used laundry soap to create a protective film on their hands. They thoroughly washed their hands, waited for the foam to dry, and only then began the operation. Thus, they reduced the risk of infection during surgery.

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Soda for washing dishes

Soda is a natural substance that is also safe when cleaning surfaces. Washing dishes with soda is ideal. It is well washed off the surfaces of dishes, is a light abrasive substance, does not leave a smell, and even removes any third-party aromas.

Difficult contaminants such as tea brew marks, scale and burnt milk can be easily removed with soda.

Important! Do not wash aluminum utensils with soda. Dishes can darken from such washing, and will no longer look as before.

Another very useful and safe substance that will serve well in washing dishes is mustard powder.

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Safe Home Recipes

Here are a couple of proven recipes for soap-based products that you can easily and quickly do yourself.

Liquid dish cleaner:

Do not throw away small remnants that are already uncomfortable to use. Just they will be useful to you in order to prepare an environmentally friendly and safe product and wash dishes with soap conveniently and quickly.

Cooking method:

1. Collect them all in a bottle.
2. Pour boiling water over the bottle and let the soap dissolve.
3. Add a little soda to the soap solution.

You got an excellent liquid detergent, not only for cleaning dishes, but also for sinks, bathtubs and other surfaces.

Paste for washing heavily soiled dishes:

1. Grate a quarter of the bar of laundry soap (or use remnants).
2. Pour soap ½ cup hot water and place in a water bath until it is completely dissolved.
3. In the process add half a glass of water. You should get a consistency that looks like gel or sour cream.
4. After the soap has completely dissolved, allow the mixture to cool slightly and add 1.5 tablespoons of mustard and 1.5 tablespoons of soda to it. Mix well.
5. Add 2 tablespoons of ammonia.

Important! Before working with ammonia, put on gloves and provide good ventilation in the room, as its smell is very pungent.

6. Beat the whole mixture immediately with a mixer. The foam that is formed can be removed.
7. Put the resulting product in jars with a wide neck and close tightly with a lid.

Once the gel has thickened, it can be used. The results will surprise you, and the ease of use will please.

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As you can see, it is not necessary to resort to expensive detergents to easily clean the dishes. Use cheap, proven for centuries, and most importantly - safe means that you will find in your home. And you will not only do good to your body, but also contribute to the ecology of our planet.