Comments on: Stretch your Dish Washing Liquid with Hydrogen Peroxide

By: Felicia

Felicia — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:19:53 +0000

I haven’t tried vinegar. What I have been doing lately, however, is diluting the dish detergent with plain old water. I find that dish washing detergent is very concentrated and works just as well if its been diluted a bit with water.

By: Bevlion

Bevlion — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:57:58 +0000

Felicia, I wonder if white vinegar would do the job just as well as would h.p. I think it would cost about the same, perhaps a tad bit less than the h.p. but, what do you think?

I’m seeing myself gravitate towards the vinegar a lot lately, even drench the sponge with it before boiling it alive in the hot water as you stated in your article.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:04:59 +0000

I guess I had better do a little more research.

In the meanwhile, it seems to be working just fine for washing my dishes, however, I will have to take a trip back in time to pull out my old chemistry books to brush up on HO’s properties.

Thanks for the info.

By: Lori J

Lori J — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:54:52 +0000

I remember from good ol’ chemistry class that HO (hydrogen peroxide) is a very unstable compound. If you expose it to light, it turns into water. That’s why it’s sold in dark bottles. I think also that if you shake it up, it turns into water. It doesn’t take much for HO to have a breakdown from what I remember.

I’m not trying to rain on your parade. I’m all for stretching products to make them last longer and for creating our own mixtures for cleaning purposes. (I’ve been making my own laundry detergent and dishwasher detergent for years.)

But I’m just wondering if the chemistry would back up your hypothesis that the HO makes the detergent work better and disinfects the dishes and your sponge.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:38:27 +0000

I agree with you. Check out my post on Hydrogen Peroxide. It's good for a host of things.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:33:00 +0000

A great tip to know. Also, a lid of peroxide mixed with water is a good mouth wash and teeth brightener.