Re: philosophy and methods of washing dishes

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:

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.

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.
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.

I also have eczema, and I can't tolerate any kind of hand sanitizer. Sometimes I really had to fight people off pushing sanitizer during COVID.  No, I'm not going to trash my already painful skin by applying alcohol to it multiple times daily.
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Do you have a problem wearing rubber dish washing gloves?

I don't wear rubber gloves, I find them clunky and difficult to work in.   Either way, I don't put bleach in my dishwater, so it's not an issue for me.  I only use a little bit of Dawn soap, which is one of the only things I won't buy off-brand.  It's easy on the skin and, and apparently the baby ducks too, heh.