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Residue in the sink?

I know this sounds like a Cleaning and Organizing post, but I promise it is green related.

 

I recently started making my own foaming hand soap with Dr. Bronner's and water. It's great- I love how it feels on my hands, and my H was super impressed. I have found, however, that it is leaving an icky residue in the sink that I've never had before. Has anyone else experienced this? Have I just put too much Dr. Bronner's in there? It doesn't matter how often I clean out the sink, it keeps getting icky and I've never had this problem before. 

 

Thanks!

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Re: Residue in the sink?

  • It's called "soap scum".

    Regular hand soaps are actually more detergents than soap. It forms more with real soap than synthetic detergents. It also can depend on your water type.

  • Ah, I never thought of it being my Dr. Bronner's...I thought it was from my OCM.  I just scrub the sink with baking soda and it cleans up nicely.
  • We also have soap scum.  I use a Magic Eraser on it.  I know, that technique could be greener, but damn they really work!
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    Ah, I never thought of it being my Dr. Bronner's...I thought it was from my OCM.  I just scrub the sink with baking soda and it cleans up nicely.
    In my house its from OCM.
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