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Washing Up Liquid In The Bathroom

I've started using washing up liquid to clean the bath and sink! I use the anti bacteria one with a bathroom sponge just a little amount and it cleans as well, if not better than flash or cif and is a lot cheaper. We trust it to clean our dishes, so why not the bath or sink!!

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  • donna73
    donna73 Posts: 540 Forumite
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    i use a squirt of washing up liquid mixed with some bicarb to make a paste, rub it on and then rinse. that works well, because the bicarb is slightly abrasive.only need tiny amount so its cheap too
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  • OddjobKIA
    OddjobKIA Posts: 6,380 Forumite
    I have put a squirt of antibacterial fairy washing up liquid into an old Mr muscle spray for the last 10 years...Use it everywhere..

    90% of dirt is grease based and the best thing for gettign rid of grease is washingup liquid..using the antibacterial type just helps with the germies

    have used same bottle for a very long time....
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  • H_R_Smudger
    H_R_Smudger Posts: 7 Forumite
    I've started using washing up liquid to clean the bath and sink! I use the anti bacteria one with a bathroom sponge just a little amount and it cleans as well, if not better than flash or cif and is a lot cheaper. We trust it to clean our dishes, so why not the bath or sink!!
    Good idea about the bottle!
    I used bicarb on my front door to get rid of dirty fingerprints works like cif cream!
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    Don't use it in the loo!!! A guy who I worked with got his name 'bubbles' from doing just that, it took us ages to get the mess cleared up.
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
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  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,034 Forumite
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    donna73 wrote: »
    i use a squirt of washing up liquid mixed with some bicarb to make a paste, rub it on and then rinse. that works well, because the bicarb is slightly abrasive.only need tiny amount so its cheap too

    Abrasive on plastic = bad news. Slightly abrasive only means it will take longer to ruin your bath.
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    Try a third each of Stardrops, white vinegar & water in an old sprayer bottle.
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  • H_R_Smudger
    H_R_Smudger Posts: 7 Forumite
    Try a third each of Stardrops, white vinegar & water in an old sprayer bottle.
    Whats stardrops?
  • sadiedoll
    sadiedoll Posts: 136 Forumite
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    Whats stardrops?

    You've never heard of Stardrops???????:eek:

    It is the Holy Grail of cleaning products.
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    sadiedoll wrote: »
    You've never heard of Stardrops???????:eek:

    It is the Holy Grail of cleaning products.

    That makes it sound as if it is difficult to find. All good supermarkets do it (if they don't, they're not a good supermarket). It could shift Staines from Surrey, though. At the time of writing, I have some beige chinos soaking in some, after I got Swedish lingonberry preserve on them!

    See this thread ...

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=354039
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
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