Sugar soap!!! just discovered how fab it is!

jemcat

Try a teaspoonfull with soap powder in washing machine it removes all grease marks etc from clothes:j

aliasojo

I've used sugar soap for years, it works well on so many things.

We have mould on certain areas in our rental property, bleach cleans it off but it returns quickly. Sugar soap cleans it off and it stays mould free for much longer.

mogwai

how do you use sugar soap powder? do you make it up in water then stick some in a spray bottle?

aliasojo

There are proper instructions on the back of the pack but I couldn't tell you what they say as I've always ignored them.

I've always just had a bucket of warm/hot water and chucked a load of sugar soap in, stirred to dissolve then used straight away like that with a sponge or cloth.

mogwai

Thanks, may come in handy for when we move out, give all the grimy kitchen walls a scrub..!

amazingly

I have used sugar soap before, there is an American equivalent called trisodium phosphate, this contains paint stripping properties if used on thinly painted doors, so our British sugar soap should have powerful abrasive chemicals to at least remove nicotine from painted furniture.

Using sugar soap only on walls does remove nicotine stains, though I am not so sure on white painted gloss doors - I have been trying a variety of products including washing powder and bicarbonate of soda all to no dramatic effect. I am now stripping the paint off the doors instead and will repaint them, yet a nightmare to remove even the paint that has several years of several layers! - heat guns only do some of the work, so mostly physical effort with a paint scraper!.

After I repaint the doors, it is then that I will need a product that will get rid of nicotine, and where I am not so sure that sugar soap will do the job???.

speedqueen

Hi

Has anyone used sugar soap on grout, I'm wondering if it would be too strong & damage it?
Especially as it's grainy - does it not scratch enamel?

Thanks in advance

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I would use a paste made from bicarb on grout ,but sugar soap is brilliant for almost anything elseI sand down and renovate old bits and pieces of furniture at times and its great for getting really old, hard to shift stuff off. I prefer the powder as you can make it as strong or weak as you like but I always wear gloves as it can really make your hands sting,especially if you have sensitive skin My skin reacts even to getting a splash of bleach on it.So out come the Marigolds I always use it on skirting boards as its really good at getting scuff marks off.Do shop around for prices though as it can be expensive in some of the big DIY superstores

Queen81

Sorry - this thread is so old but I am reviving it



My cooker is mucky - will it be ok to use on it?

sabretoothtigger

go for it :money: