did the math on my household spending last week and cleaning stuff was way higher than i expected. started breaking it down and went down a bit of a rabbit hole looking at what's actually in these products. turns out a huge chunk of liquid soap is just water, like the part that actually does the cleaning is a pretty small fraction of what's in the bottle. felt kind of stupid for not questioning it sooner. anyone else ever actually look into this or am i overthinking it? curious if people have found ways to spend less without just buying the cheapest thing on the shelf
realized i have no idea what i'm actually paying for when i buy liquid soap
byu/Kimiiiyuuh inFrugal
Posted by Kimiiiyuuh
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Water mostly, but I expect that liquid soap is a minor expense and the convenience of it outweighs the expense. Like we maybe buy liquid soap at most, once every one to two months, and its like $5.
Edit: survival mode when $5 max per month is your main issue, or maybe blessed?
None of these products were around 100 years ago, to scour- baking soda, regular washing with vinegar and water. There’s plenty of regular stuff that works fine that you’ve already stocked in your kitchen
Is liquid soap really an important part of your budget? I buy the store brand for ~$1 per bottle. The $1 bottles last a long time, so my monthly liquid soap expense is less than $1. I don’t doubt that liquid soap is primarily water, and it’s probably possible to make myself by adding oils + cleaning solution to water and mixing, but why bother?
ive always preferred bars of soap.
Liquid “soap” is usually not soap, but detergent.
How to spend less on soap? Do dishes properly and use the right amount of soap. If soap is an appreciable amount of your budget…..like, I don’t know what to tell you.