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stilernin

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

Sorry, I haven't had time to read all the thread but I have a question....if I water down washing up liquid will it separate in the bottle and give me away? I know I could put it in a non clear pump bottle which wouldn't show it but I don't have anything and I don't want to go and buy anything at the moment.

Thanks!

I dilute Fairy Liquid approx 50/50, then agitate the bottle until it it all evenly mixed and I haven't ever had it separate.

salski

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

Sorry, I haven't had time to read all the thread but I have a question....if I water down washing up liquid will it separate in the bottle and give me away? I know I could put it in a non clear pump bottle which wouldn't show it but I don't have anything and I don't want to go and buy anything at the moment.

Thanks!

stilernin wrote: »

I dilute Fairy Liquid approx 50/50, then agitate the bottle until it it all evenly mixed and I haven't ever had it separate.

I agree that I always water down fairy liquid at least 50/50 and once shaken it never seperates x

salski

circlestarsquare wrote: »

Hair conditioner can also be used as fabric conditioner if you have got some hair conditioner that doesn't suit your hair for example (like, if you've just dyed it).

I have also been known to use bubble bath or shower gel as washing liquid substitute, with some soda crystals as usual.

How much hair conditioner do you use as fabric conditioner? Fab idea as I have had my hair ALL cut off and dont need the 3 bottles of conditioner I have

GreyQueen

I've used a teaspoon of hair conditioner as fab con substitute in a bowl of handwashing (it's particularly good if you're washing natural fibres like silk or wool). Perhaps experiment with the teaspoon size as a starting point in washing machine and share the results? You can definately use hair conditioner as a subsitute for showergel or bubblebath; if you look at the ingredients they're broadly the same thing. As they're essentially detergents with perfume, colours and preservatives, I can't see why you can't wash the vinyl floor with them, either. It works down at the Shoebox.

PinkPeach

Not sure if this has been posted before but instead of buying floor cleaner just add a squirt of washing up liquid and a squirt of bleach to the water. These are things you have in the home anyway so saves buying a third product and does the job just as well.

Also instead of buying cleaners for to wipe down the kitchen worktop after preparing a meal I just use hot soapy water.

Pitlanepiglet

Thanks for the washing up liquid tips. I'm off to try them now. I've given up buying Fairy as my Dad tends to stick vast amounts of WUL in at a time, Hubby is better but still a bit prone to overusing and we're going through loads of the stuff.

Shhhhhhh

7roland8

I find I can even water down the cheap stuff from Tesco - its surprising how little you need -and I hate too many suds anyway - no one has noticed.

Nicifer_noonoo

With regards to the hair conditioner, it makes a great shaving foam substitute for legs and underarms

Pitlanepiglet

7roland8 wrote: »

I find I can even water down the cheap stuff from Tesco - its surprising how little you need -and I hate too many suds anyway - no one has noticed.

Done, it looks fine

Now on to shampoo, conditioner, hand soap and shower gel...

I'm after some containers to decant into but ideally I want them labelled so that there is no confusion about what is shower gel and what is MY BEST hair conditioner.

Any suggestions?

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salski wrote: »

How much hair conditioner do you use as fabric conditioner? Fab idea as I have had my hair ALL cut off and dont need the 3 bottles of conditioner I have

Cool; I decant the hair conditioner into an old fabric conditioner bottle and add some warm water to make it a bit thinner (otherwise it can be too gloopy to put into your machine). I love all this decanting, it makes me feel like a chemist! When it is about the same consistency as normal fabric conditioner, I just use the same amount as I normally would, all the while gleefully laughing. :beer: