Huge difference in prices for the various Dawn products. Dawn original 13¢ per oz. - Dawn Platinum 18¢ per oz. - Dawn Powerwash 26¢ per oz. Literally double the price for watered down original plus a bit of alcohol.
I feel like this recipe uses far less soap. She's going from the bottom of the p to the middle of the d with the dawn, that's way more than 1oz of soap.
I've been doing this for ages years but I get the ratio wrong more than I do right - gonna try this next time! (I have replaced the sprayer once, it broke eventually but it lasted for like 3-4 years.)
I get a bunch of different products to a refillery near me. It costs me about 150% of the cost of buying them new but ... *gestures at the environment*
They keep changing Dawn and it pisses me off. OG Dawn had enzymes, which is part of the reason why it was so effective. Then they removed them to reduce their manufacturing cost because of course they did. Years and years later they introduce Dawn Platinum where they put the enzymes back and it was super good. But several years later removed them AGAIN. Current Platinum has no enzymes anymore, check the label.
I've been refilling an old spray bottle with a mixture of dish washing liquid and water for years and using it as a general purpose countertop cleaning spray for years. It's really effective.
No. If anything, it's an anti-ad. Dawn would much rather you buy more bottles directly, since the power wash is really just diluted Dawn with a foaming sprayer.
And that people are buying a new one every few weeks/months. This is what infuriates me about so many cleaning products that only ever come in pump/spray dispensers. If there's ever a "refill" version it's often more expensive.
A lot of fancy cleaning chemicals really are just simple. Glass cleaner is basically just isopropyl alcohol, and some blue dye to make it look like more than that. Nail polish remover is acetone. I'm not surprised that even the stuff that's not just one chemical, is still easy enough to make by mixing a few off the shelf.
No, glass cleaner is NOT just isopropyl. You can tell because it doesn't smell like isopropyl in any way shape or form.Also never use glass cleaner on a modern TV. That one is unrelated to this but it might save someone's TV from slow screen damage.
Glass cleaner is not IPA and dye, it's mostly water with some AMMONIA, soap (SLS), a tiny bit of blue dye. You can buy the big bottles of concentrated cleaning ammonia (ammonia concentrate with soap already added) and dilute it down with water and put in a spray bottle to make your own. For around $2, not counting the cost of the spray bottle, you can make the equivalent of like 200 bottles of Windex.
My life has been markedly better ever since I realized everything is alcohol. Lens cleaner? Alcohol. Screen cleaner? Alcohol. Window cleaner? Alcohol. I just keep isopropyl nearby and pour a bit onto damp paper towel as needed. Also really great for wiping down the mouse and keyboard to get rid of oils, etc. Really anything that collects human detritus.
FYI my optometrist says the best way to really clean your glasses, besides an ultrasonic cleaning machine, is dish soap with running warm water. You can even use your fingers to clean the lenses or a clean paper towel. They said the alcohol based lens cleaners just smoosh dirt around on the lenses and often lead to scratches.
Window cleaner is not alcohol. It's water, ammonia, soap, and blue dye (for Windex/knock-offs.) Lens cleaner is also not straight alcohol. It's mostly water with a small percentage of alcohol and some soap. Using straight IPA on lenses can and will degrade their coatings.
Yeah but you gotta be careful mixing cleaners off the shelves, cause if you don't know what you're doing and fuck up... "whoopsie-doodle I just created nerve gas/a very strong acid/a very strong base (which can burn you just the same as acid)/a bomb". Or worse "haha mixing these two cleaning ingredients will certainly make them more powerful! *mixes vinegar and baking soda* (now you've neutralized both chemicals and are basically cleaning with water)"
Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent, most commonly a mixture of sodium bicarbonate NaHCO₃ (baking soda) and one or more acid salts like monocalcium phosphate Ca(H₂PO₄)₂ or cream of tartar KC₄H₅O₆. Mixing it with water (or vinegar) will cause it to bubble and release CO₂ just like the soda + vinegar reaction does. — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder
I assume you are talking about lime scale? That typically comes from minerals in your tap water, and can be removed with acidic washing agents like vinegar. Baking soda would neutralize the acidity, so perhaps not recommended for this.
fknbastard
I was waiting to see video of her power washing the kitchen
Trimule
Huge difference in prices for the various Dawn products. Dawn original 13¢ per oz. - Dawn Platinum 18¢
per oz. - Dawn Powerwash 26¢ per oz. Literally double the price for watered down original plus a bit of alcohol.
teacupsquid
Use a similar ratio for foaming soap dispensers.
kaoticone
Same, but I'm a bit more loose in my measurements.
theyallwenttoMexico
Can confirm 😊: /gallery/dawn-powerwash-recipe-MBFsMis
dextarrogue
I feel like this recipe uses far less soap. She's going from the bottom of the p to the middle of the d with the dawn, that's way more than 1oz of soap.
JesusofMethlehem
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Colopty
The true pro tip is to shove all the mess where the camera can't see it to pretend like you keep a clean house.
509tigerfish
Exactly - the best advice especially for IG and my whole life
RuricOrhlandis
May try that
bokodasu
I've been doing this for ages years but I get the ratio wrong more than I do right - gonna try this next time! (I have replaced the sprayer once, it broke eventually but it lasted for like 3-4 years.)
57rescraft9
I remember newspapers gave the best 'wipe-off' when cleaning windows in your car. No mo newspapers no mo. :((
IslaNublar
Microfiber cloths. Reusable and cheap, and I'm not talking about the tiny ones used for eyeglasses, but full-sized washcloth ones.
Cholf
And the powerwash formula smells absolutely awful.
HappyMardiGras
The holiday pine tree scent was pretty nice.
GorillaFLicks
She’s half-way to meth. Why’d she stop?
legsdaylegsnight
She got distracted
beoff
I get a bunch of different products to a refillery near me. It costs me about 150% of the cost of buying them new but ... *gestures at the environment*
Toodamagedtocare
The alcohol in it dries out my hands 😕 thanks for the recipe though. 👍
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
So just wondering, anyone with a scale able to get the ml measurement of alcohol/dawn soap portions?
IslaNublar
They keep changing Dawn and it pisses me off. OG Dawn had enzymes, which is part of the reason why it was so effective. Then they removed them to reduce their manufacturing cost because of course they did. Years and years later they introduce Dawn Platinum where they put the enzymes back and it was super good. But several years later removed them AGAIN. Current Platinum has no enzymes anymore, check the label.
LittlePinkAnimal
I've been refilling an old spray bottle with a mixture of dish washing liquid and water for years and using it as a general purpose countertop cleaning spray for years. It's really effective.
terajack2048
I use an old foaming hand soap pump, 1/4 original dawn , rest water…..works fine on counter and dishes…..platinum and concentrate is overkill
RavingIrradiator213
@NancyReaganSchoolOfGawk
DoakMD
Is this jsut a Dawn ad?
ArktheDude
No. If anything, it's an anti-ad. Dawn would much rather you buy more bottles directly, since the power wash is really just diluted Dawn with a foaming sprayer.
Sipulikeitto
What is the biggest mind boggler in here, is how the trigger / pump mechanism has lasted all that time!
Banana369
And that people are buying a new one every few weeks/months. This is what infuriates me about so many cleaning products that only ever come in pump/spray dispensers. If there's ever a "refill" version it's often more expensive.
warpfactor1
That bottle isnt pressurized so how does the bottle spray like that?
Einbrecher
The "trigger" works like any other spray bottle.
IslaNublar
The spray Dawn isn't pressurized either. It's the pump that does the magic.
ArthurT
The pump.
Djkb6718
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gman003
A lot of fancy cleaning chemicals really are just simple. Glass cleaner is basically just isopropyl alcohol, and some blue dye to make it look like more than that. Nail polish remover is acetone. I'm not surprised that even the stuff that's not just one chemical, is still easy enough to make by mixing a few off the shelf.
qwertdeep
This guy is quite good for the diy home cleaning solutions https://youtube.com/shorts/IA67HAN93XQ?si=WGA5V3V_DepGtY0j
fubizdaddie
No, glass cleaner is NOT just isopropyl. You can tell because it doesn't smell like isopropyl in any way shape or form.Also never use glass cleaner on a modern TV. That one is unrelated to this but it might save someone's TV from slow screen damage.
IslaNublar
Glass cleaner is not IPA and dye, it's mostly water with some AMMONIA, soap (SLS), a tiny bit of blue dye. You can buy the big bottles of concentrated cleaning ammonia (ammonia concentrate with soap already added) and dilute it down with water and put in a spray bottle to make your own. For around $2, not counting the cost of the spray bottle, you can make the equivalent of like 200 bottles of Windex.
NaughtButOne
My life has been markedly better ever since I realized everything is alcohol. Lens cleaner? Alcohol. Screen cleaner? Alcohol. Window cleaner? Alcohol. I just keep isopropyl nearby and pour a bit onto damp paper towel as needed. Also really great for wiping down the mouse and keyboard to get rid of oils, etc. Really anything that collects human detritus.
kittykat
FYI my optometrist says the best way to really clean your glasses, besides an ultrasonic cleaning machine, is dish soap with running warm water. You can even use your fingers to clean the lenses or a clean paper towel. They said the alcohol based lens cleaners just smoosh dirt around on the lenses and often lead to scratches.
IslaNublar
Window cleaner is not alcohol. It's water, ammonia, soap, and blue dye (for Windex/knock-offs.) Lens cleaner is also not straight alcohol. It's mostly water with a small percentage of alcohol and some soap. Using straight IPA on lenses can and will degrade their coatings.
CatatonicCowMoo
Yeah but you gotta be careful mixing cleaners off the shelves, cause if you don't know what you're doing and fuck up... "whoopsie-doodle I just created nerve gas/a very strong acid/a very strong base (which can burn you just the same as acid)/a bomb". Or worse "haha mixing these two cleaning ingredients will certainly make them more powerful! *mixes vinegar and baking soda* (now you've neutralized both chemicals and are basically cleaning with water)"
qwertdeep
Vinegar and baking soda does help clean a lot of the time, the fizzing helps lift the grime and dirt from the surface making it easier to clean. This guy uses it a lot https://youtube.com/shorts/IA67HAN93XQ?si=WGA5V3V_DepGtY0j
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
What does baking powder and vinegar do? What do you do instead? Please and thank you
ExTechOp
Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent, most commonly a mixture of sodium bicarbonate NaHCO₃ (baking soda) and one or more acid salts like monocalcium phosphate Ca(H₂PO₄)₂ or cream of tartar KC₄H₅O₆. Mixing it with water (or vinegar) will cause it to bubble and release CO₂ just like the soda + vinegar reaction does.
— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
Yeah so I'm with you so far, so should you just use only vinegar on timescale? Or only baking soda? Thank you
ExTechOp
I assume you are talking about lime scale? That typically comes from minerals in your tap water, and can be removed with acidic washing agents like vinegar. Baking soda would neutralize the acidity, so perhaps not recommended for this.
OrkenMork
So, alcohol, Dawn platinum dish detergent and water... got it!
MrPengy
Instructions unclear. Now I'm drunk and in a bubble bath
Neurisko
And write the lifehack formula on the bottle so you can't forget it.
CallMeBaconLord
Sounds like a fantastic cocktail. Gimme a Powertini!
spiderzim
91% rubbing alcohol.
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OrkenMork
I don't think that matters really...because in the end, it will be FAR from 91% anything...
spiderzim
Yeah but you don’t want more than 9% of the alcohol mixture to be anything else. Ever take a chemistry course?
OrkenMork
Yeah...but I probably slept through most of that class.
CyberHexx
Ethel or Isoprophyl?
countbassy
African or European?
spiderzim
Well, you have to know these things when you're a king.
halosk8ingking
70% is just has a little extra of the 3rd ingredient but I wouldn't be surprised if using a higher concentration technically cheaper
SirenBrick
Anything below 90% usually has thickeners that gum up things once they dry. And the difference is what 10 cents?
halosk8ingking
Fair point, I want advocating for the the reasons to go with 90 just a thought on why