Old style things that 'only you' do...

rainbowrisin

carefulspender wrote:

Yes it does work fine and most of the time you don't need to dilute the showergels. About handwashes being expensive- Have just discovered that Tesco is selling own brand anti-bacterial handwash (bright blue stuff) for 34p for a 500ml bottle.Works fine and costs 68p per litre !

Ahem....should circumstances and conscience permit, it is possible to carry in one's bag a small, plastic bottle with a wide mouth...when visiting public conveniences or similar it is also possible to squirt a few extra blasts of soap into aforementioned receptacle for use at a later date;)

rainbowrisin

full-time-mum wrote:

Be very careful with this - you are likely to end up with soil that won't grow weeds or anything useful/nice either!!!

If you have a largish weedy area, drag a bit of old carpet or similar over it for a few weeks and the weeds will all die due to lack of light.

I agree that salt should be used with caution in the garden, as even a small amount can make the ground infertile, except for seaside plants:D

EagerLearner

rainbowrisin wrote:

Ahem....should circumstances and conscience permit, it is possible to carry in one's bag a small, plastic bottle with a wide mouth...when visiting public conveniences or similar it is also possible to squirt a few extra blasts of soap into aforementioned receptacle for use at a later date;)

He he - now that goes a bit too far! Thing is, I like the handwash to be really moisturising and smell nice, hence my query about being able to use bath/shower bottle & decant into handwash... I prefer something like coconut or shea butter, rather than antibacterial (unless I have been gardening and really going for it with the dirt).

rainbowrisin

EagerLearner wrote:

He he - now that goes a bit too far! Thing is, I like the handwash to be really moisturising and smell nice, hence my query about being able to use bath/shower bottle & decant into handwash... I prefer something like coconut or shea butter, rather than antibacterial (unless I have been gardening and really going for it with the dirt).

I recently tried some of the Radox Heavenly bubble bath (as it was TMF), and it was really moisturising and smelled lovely. I would think that would work well as handwash, and as it's still TMF you could experiment at no cost?

Chipps

The handwash bottle by our downstairs handbasin is a mixture of Radox bubble bath and the original handwash. It is quite creamy - from the handwash - in fact it looks kind of pearly as the handwash was very creamy and opaque, but the bubble bath was transparent. It has a nice scent, too. I am always being given bubble bath - don't know why, as I mostly use the shower - so it is nice to be able to use it for something!

EagerLearner

rainbowrisin wrote:

I recently tried some of the Radox Heavenly bubble bath (as it was TMF), and it was really moisturising and smelled lovely. I would think that would work well as handwash, and as it's still TMF you could experiment at no cost?

Sounds like I will give it a go - what's TMF by the way?

poorbutrich

Just while I'm waiting for someone to explain TMF, I've done something so disgusting, I've shamed even myself....my housemate throws food away if it's past the sell-by date, even if it's absolutely fine. It breaks my heart, so today, I might have removed a packet of crisps from the bin and taken them to work with me.......

Linda32

When I'm cooking say veggies and potatoes, I save the dead match and relight the other end from the already alight gas ring, which the potatoes are cooking on. Then light the other ring for the veggies.

Only used one match. Is that taking things a tad to far

poorbutrich

Linda32 wrote:

When I'm cooking say veggies and potatoes, I save the dead match and relight the other end from the already alight gas ring, which the potatoes are cooking on. Then light the other ring for the veggies.

Only used one match. Is that taking things a tad to far

No! :j That's :money: and has made me feel better about doing it too!!

msmicawber

Oh, thank god, I'm not alone in my madness!

Something I haven't seen on here yet is adding few drops of vinegar in the ketchup bottle then shake to help get the dregs out (after it's been upside down and is getting difficult to shift).