Re: philosophy and methods of washing dishes

Michael Trew wrote:

On 12/10/2024 8:19 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:

On 12/10/2024 10:40 AM, Michael Trew wrote:

On 12/9/2024 8:34 PM, Carol wrote:

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I now have to be very careful with any scented products and all sorts
of odd things.  Raw chicken!  I have to wear gloves or it burns.  LOL,
just a wierd thing to have happen.  Under control now but still there
and once woken, the allergy never really goes away.

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Scented products are hard on me, also.  There are few I can use.  Most
laundry soaps and scents are a no-go.  The only soap that's worked well
for me is a budged Mexican brand of powder soap, called "Foca".  It
comes in a blue bag with a baby seal on it.  Our water is soft, so a
little bit of soap goes a long way.

  yep, we use that too.  it's about the only laundry
detergent we can tolerate.

Funny, raw meats don't bother my hands, but potatoes are the *worse*.
My hands are so painfully itchy after dicing up potatoes if I'm not
rather careful.

  potatoes have some toxins in them.  i can't eat
raw potatoes, it would be a bad day...

  raw meats don't bother my hands, but i don't like
the smell of meat or grease.  if you've been vegetarian
for any length of time you do notice smells that other
people won't.

  a little bleach in some water will deodorise plastics
which often have smells clinging to them.  i prefer to
cook, eat and store foods in/on glass or enamelled things
which don't have that problem.  once you wash them well
enough with dish soap (we dilute that too) they don't
have any smell clinging to them.


  songbird