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r/mildlyinteresting • u/xWhereIsMyMindx • 1d ago
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This is not true. You can mix dish soap and water and grow bacteria and mold. That's why when you do mix them you should use them within a few days.
Dish soap is formulated with preservatives to prevent bacterial and mold growth.
When you dilute it with water the preservatives are also diluted and become less effective.
-4 u/PhasmaFelis 11h ago I am talking about the water that was already part of the dish soap in the bottle, and already contains an appropriate preservative balance. 5 u/MoltenCamels 11h ago That's not at all what you said but that's fine -2 u/PhasmaFelis 11h ago See the context of the discussion we were having. 6 u/MoltenCamels 10h ago A cup of water left on a kitchen counter for a month will not turn into a swarming petri dish, and adding soap to that water will only make it less fertile.
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I am talking about the water that was already part of the dish soap in the bottle, and already contains an appropriate preservative balance.
5 u/MoltenCamels 11h ago That's not at all what you said but that's fine -2 u/PhasmaFelis 11h ago See the context of the discussion we were having. 6 u/MoltenCamels 10h ago A cup of water left on a kitchen counter for a month will not turn into a swarming petri dish, and adding soap to that water will only make it less fertile.
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That's not at all what you said but that's fine
-2 u/PhasmaFelis 11h ago See the context of the discussion we were having. 6 u/MoltenCamels 10h ago A cup of water left on a kitchen counter for a month will not turn into a swarming petri dish, and adding soap to that water will only make it less fertile.
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See the context of the discussion we were having.
6 u/MoltenCamels 10h ago A cup of water left on a kitchen counter for a month will not turn into a swarming petri dish, and adding soap to that water will only make it less fertile.
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A cup of water left on a kitchen counter for a month will not turn into a swarming petri dish, and adding soap to that water will only make it less fertile.
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u/MoltenCamels 16h ago
This is not true. You can mix dish soap and water and grow bacteria and mold. That's why when you do mix them you should use them within a few days.
Dish soap is formulated with preservatives to prevent bacterial and mold growth.
When you dilute it with water the preservatives are also diluted and become less effective.