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No, it's a not so ancient Bavarian secret.
Pablo, do you smuggle your detergent?
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Originally Posted By: moribundman
No, it's a not so ancient Bavarian secret.
Does it "take you away"?
No, it's a not so ancient Bavarian secret.
Does it "take you away"?
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Originally Posted By: tom slick
Originally Posted By: moribundman
No, it's a not so ancient Bavarian secret.
Does it "take you away"?
Apparently so.
Originally Posted By: moribundman
No, it's a not so ancient Bavarian secret.
Does it "take you away"?
Apparently so.
hehe, you're missing the references. Calgon used to advertise with a catch phrase "Ancient Chinese secret, huh" for laundry and "Calgon, take me away!" for bath salts.
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I suppose you don't know that Calgon ("calcium gone" -- how clever!) is available pretty much everywhere, even in the darkest corners of the Bavarian Forest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNuPI_XWx1w&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNuPI_XWx1w&feature=related
Originally Posted By: moribundman
I make my own laundry detergent. I mix in borax and calgon as water softeners, although our water isn't hard to begin with. But yes, borax and calgon are water softeners. Both, borax and calgon are toxic and carcinogenic if ingested.
Curious, what do you put in your homemade detergent?
I guess it would be a bad idea to use borax for dishes because it is carcinogenic. It's safe for the skin though?
I make my own laundry detergent. I mix in borax and calgon as water softeners, although our water isn't hard to begin with. But yes, borax and calgon are water softeners. Both, borax and calgon are toxic and carcinogenic if ingested.
Curious, what do you put in your homemade detergent?
I guess it would be a bad idea to use borax for dishes because it is carcinogenic. It's safe for the skin though?
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Originally Posted By: Shannow
Everybody should have a right to blue green algae infested waterways and lakes.
Calgon has been phosphate-free for some time. It does not contain sodium hexametaphosphate any longer.
Everybody should have a right to blue green algae infested waterways and lakes.
Calgon has been phosphate-free for some time. It does not contain sodium hexametaphosphate any longer.
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Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac
Curious, what do you put in your homemade detergent?
I guess it would be a bad idea to use borax for dishes because it is carcinogenic. It's safe for the skin though?
water
washing soda
ivory soap (you have to grind it)
borax
calgon
lemon or citronella oil
You are not supposed to inhale or eat borax. Borax and Calgon come in granules. You are not supposed to use a large quantity when making detergent. Commercial detergents contain much worse stuff!
Curious, what do you put in your homemade detergent?
I guess it would be a bad idea to use borax for dishes because it is carcinogenic. It's safe for the skin though?
water
washing soda
ivory soap (you have to grind it)
borax
calgon
lemon or citronella oil
You are not supposed to inhale or eat borax. Borax and Calgon come in granules. You are not supposed to use a large quantity when making detergent. Commercial detergents contain much worse stuff!
mori, it was just the reply tag thing...never even heard of calgon.
Just commenting on everybody's right to a green soupy reservoir near their house, to blow smoke in the face of others, and fill up while wearing a pyrotechnic flame suit.
My old clothes washing mix was home made soap, boiled with a bit of borax and washing soda...worked pretty well it did.
Just commenting on everybody's right to a green soupy reservoir near their house, to blow smoke in the face of others, and fill up while wearing a pyrotechnic flame suit.
My old clothes washing mix was home made soap, boiled with a bit of borax and washing soda...worked pretty well it did.
Originally Posted By: tom slick
hehe, you're missing the references. Calgon used to advertise with a catch phrase "Ancient Chinese secret, huh" for laundry and "Calgon, take me away!" for bath salts.
I still use "Ancient Chinese Secret" frequently.
For instance, when someone asks me a question I prefer not to answer or if someone wants my Garlic/Dill Pickles & Baby Food Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipes!
hehe, you're missing the references. Calgon used to advertise with a catch phrase "Ancient Chinese secret, huh" for laundry and "Calgon, take me away!" for bath salts.
I still use "Ancient Chinese Secret" frequently.
For instance, when someone asks me a question I prefer not to answer or if someone wants my Garlic/Dill Pickles & Baby Food Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipes!
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Originally Posted By: Shannow
mori, it was just the reply tag thing...never even heard of calgon.
Just commenting on everybody's right to a green soupy reservoir near their house, to blow smoke in the face of others, and fill up while wearing a pyrotechnic flame suit.
My old clothes washing mix was home made soap, boiled with a bit of borax and washing soda...worked pretty well it did.
Ah, algae, the source of our future fuel and lunch!
Calgon used to contain phosphate(s). I didn't use it then. I think I mentioned my one-time accident while cooking up a batch of detergent. Messy!
mori, it was just the reply tag thing...never even heard of calgon.
Just commenting on everybody's right to a green soupy reservoir near their house, to blow smoke in the face of others, and fill up while wearing a pyrotechnic flame suit.
My old clothes washing mix was home made soap, boiled with a bit of borax and washing soda...worked pretty well it did.
Ah, algae, the source of our future fuel and lunch!
Calgon used to contain phosphate(s). I didn't use it then. I think I mentioned my one-time accident while cooking up a batch of detergent. Messy!
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Originally Posted By: tpitcher
I still use "Ancient Chinese Secret" frequently.
For instance, when someone asks me a question I prefer not to answer or if someone wants my Garlic/Dill Pickles & Baby Food Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipes!
And I use "Ancient Bavarian Secret."
I still use "Ancient Chinese Secret" frequently.
For instance, when someone asks me a question I prefer not to answer or if someone wants my Garlic/Dill Pickles & Baby Food Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipes!
And I use "Ancient Bavarian Secret."
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Originally Posted By: tpitcher
I'd have to use Ancient German/Irish/Norwegian/Welsh/Swedish & a few others Secret.
You must have been reincarnated a few times...
You got some Prussian ancestry, right? Bavarians are the naturally born enemies of Prussians.
I'd have to use Ancient German/Irish/Norwegian/Welsh/Swedish & a few others Secret.
You must have been reincarnated a few times...
You got some Prussian ancestry, right? Bavarians are the naturally born enemies of Prussians.
The secret to clean dishes is to let the dog lick them clean before putting them in the dishwasher.
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