[daniel1212]

“You need some soap to dissolve grease.

Good ol hot soap and water. Always believed in that.

But it is best to have a soap that breaks down fat, emulsifies grease, which - aside from waterless hand cleaner - Dawn dish-soap is the best at among common items.

For years I have been making our own hands sanitizes, using water, alcohol and Dawn. Pour about half a foaming pump container (1.89 on Ebay ) with water, then about half that with alcohol (70% or 90%), and then fill the rest with Dawn (antibacterial if you want ), leaving about 1'' from the top, then screw the pump on and shake. Thank God for such money-saving means.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Dawn dish-soap is the best at among common items.”

At all times we have four or five of the biggest jugs of super condensed Dawn stashed away. When we travel VERY light, I put Dawn in a small travel size bottle and we use it for body wash, shampoo, hands, etc. It’s harsh for shampoo, but for a few days it’ll do.

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For your recipe, it’s a half bottle of water. Got that. Then “about half that with alcohol (70% or 90%), and then fill the rest with Dawn”. Does that mean a little less than one-quarter bottle with alcohol and that same amount of Dawn?

[Qiviut]

Very similar to a DIY granite counter cleaner I make that won’t eat your stone counter top & it does save buckets of money over time:

1.5 cups water
0.5 cup Isopropyl alcohol (70% is fine)
1/4 tsp dish detergent (I use Dawn)

Put it all in a spray bottle & use it to clean counters.

[eartick]

Sounds like a lot of work.

I just grab some Dawn, get the water hot coming out of the faucet, squirt some in my hand and wash.

Wife unit is waiting with towel. Job done

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