I admit this post will be as, if not more exciting than the post i made about my black kidney shaped mug i bought at the RM5 store [here].
Apart from work stresses, my life now evolves predominantly around disposing of clusters of kitty litter presents from Satan's Spawn's depository hooded tray. Mmmm FUN! And whinging about how my clutter filled excuse of an apartment is forever in need of help.
So last night i thought, enough is enough i'm going to wash up!
After all it was only one saucepan, a sieve, 2 cups, a glass, a plate and a bunch of cutlery. Perhaps i had chosen to be a cheap arse and buy the cheapest dish washing soap on the shelf and that is the reason why the liquid soap refuses to create enough suds that convinces me that my dishes are free from grease/dirt.
And although i don't consider myself brand conscious, i still ripped the plastic wraparound off the bottle, simply because it looked ugly. And not because i expected it to be used as an art piece but i didn't want it to be the main focus the second i approached the sink and plus [see Above reason].
Then AnBloodyMumNohMore came up with this superb rationalization of How to Tell the Difference between a seriously soapy/sudsy liquid dish washing detergent.
And sure enough a trip down to the Village Grocer i was presented with shelves full of multi-coloured liquids ranging from RM2.99 to RM32! Yes this is liquid that will just end up down the drain the minute i pour out of the bottle.
I contemplated between Brand X which was a ridiculous RM18.90 versus BIOCARE: Dishes Concentrate. A biodegradeable and environmentally friendly dishing washing liquid soap which was RM5.99. And although i am not a VERY environmentally tree hugging kind of person, the fact that it's environmentally conscious did steer me towards it. PLUS the packaging is somewhat minimal and it's not like i have to wash after an army!
So being the bored yet easily amused being that i am, i came back to the office and tested it out with my dirty mug and whatever dishes was lying in the sink at the time.
CONCLUSION: It does create suds but no where near the lather that i am after. But then again, i blame the "...minimal impact on environment" sign off. And like typical detergents it has that lemony scent but it doesn't linger on your dishes post washing.
I haven't tested out the grease factor yet but i guess it'll do for now. Which reminds me, i still have to wash my dishes after i cooked dinner last night. ooOOoooer fun fun! Seriously, how sad is that!
Apart from work stresses, my life now evolves predominantly around disposing of clusters of kitty litter presents from Satan's Spawn's depository hooded tray. Mmmm FUN! And whinging about how my clutter filled excuse of an apartment is forever in need of help.
So last night i thought, enough is enough i'm going to wash up!
After all it was only one saucepan, a sieve, 2 cups, a glass, a plate and a bunch of cutlery. Perhaps i had chosen to be a cheap arse and buy the cheapest dish washing soap on the shelf and that is the reason why the liquid soap refuses to create enough suds that convinces me that my dishes are free from grease/dirt.
And although i don't consider myself brand conscious, i still ripped the plastic wraparound off the bottle, simply because it looked ugly. And not because i expected it to be used as an art piece but i didn't want it to be the main focus the second i approached the sink and plus [see Above reason].
Then AnBloodyMumNohMore came up with this superb rationalization of How to Tell the Difference between a seriously soapy/sudsy liquid dish washing detergent.
"The tall and skinny bottles are the cheap ones. But the short and fat ones are the good ones and are usually more expensive".Oddly it sort of makes sense.
And sure enough a trip down to the Village Grocer i was presented with shelves full of multi-coloured liquids ranging from RM2.99 to RM32! Yes this is liquid that will just end up down the drain the minute i pour out of the bottle.
I contemplated between Brand X which was a ridiculous RM18.90 versus BIOCARE: Dishes Concentrate. A biodegradeable and environmentally friendly dishing washing liquid soap which was RM5.99. And although i am not a VERY environmentally tree hugging kind of person, the fact that it's environmentally conscious did steer me towards it. PLUS the packaging is somewhat minimal and it's not like i have to wash after an army!
So being the bored yet easily amused being that i am, i came back to the office and tested it out with my dirty mug and whatever dishes was lying in the sink at the time.
CONCLUSION: It does create suds but no where near the lather that i am after. But then again, i blame the "...minimal impact on environment" sign off. And like typical detergents it has that lemony scent but it doesn't linger on your dishes post washing.
I haven't tested out the grease factor yet but i guess it'll do for now. Which reminds me, i still have to wash my dishes after i cooked dinner last night. ooOOoooer fun fun! Seriously, how sad is that!
1 comment:
ok apart from the level of concentration of the soap, KL has VERY VERY hard water. This means it takes a lot of ANY kind of soap liquid to become foamy. So technically, had KL soft water, the cheaper more thin dishsoaps would have worked.
I'm not sure how the water is hooked up in your building but you should look into perhaps getting a water ioniser or softener. Or just some sort of attachment that goes onto the tap. It's also better for your skin.
Ok doctor belinda is now off duty.
LOL
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