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Liquid Detergent Stuck On Fingers?
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Post# 601491   6/6/2012 at 13:16 (347 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)          
 
 
   

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Here's a little tip I found the other day and want to pass along to our members.

Have you ever used Dawn or another liquid laundry detergent and got it on your fingers and washed them and washed them only to still have the slick feeling on your fingers?

I had that happen the other day and I got the idea to try to wash my hands with Dial bar soap. One quick wash & rinse with Dial and all the slickness of the liquid detergent was gone! No more residue. Neat!





Post# 601523 , Reply# 1   6/6/2012 at 15:24 (347 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))          
 
 
   

You may not like the reason. Bar soaps plus minerals in water equals bathtub ring, bathtub ring is not slippery, and that's what the Dial coated your fingers with. No worries, Dawn will take it off.

Post# 601636 , Reply# 2   6/6/2012 at 22:25 (347 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)          
 
 
   

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I'm not buying it. I think the Dial (or any other soap) takes it off of your fingers. I tried it again with Ivory (which doesn't leave rings) and it also worked.

Post# 601656 , Reply# 3   6/7/2012 at 01:00 (347 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))          
 
 
   

Ever tried a water softener? My cousins in Houston had one. Bar soap always left skin slippery. Because there were no minerals in it to glom with the waxes in the soap. Completely-clean wet skin IS slippery. That's not detergent residue. The NOT-slippery feeling IS residue. You just think that's "rinsed" because that's what you're used to.

Post# 601736 , Reply# 4   6/7/2012 at 11:38 (347 days old) by sudsmaster (Greater SF Bay Area)          
 
 
   

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A splash of white distilled vinegar should cut any slick feeling on the fingers quickly.

Also works if you get garden goo (like from slugs and snails) on your fingers.

Any mild acid will do, like lemon or lime juice.

Reminds me of the opening scene in a movie I once saw, where the female lead is rinsing her mouth out with a lemon. I won't say in this section why she felt this necessary... lol...



Post# 601773 , Reply# 5   6/7/2012 at 14:21 (346 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))          
 
 
   

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