Dish Soap Money Saver

There are not a lot of luxuries in farming.  Most of what we do is sweaty, dirty and involves hard work.  But one small indulgence that I treat myself to is a periodic trip to the local mall to shop at "Bath and Body Works".  Their lotions are wonderful, aromatic remedies to winter's harsh drying elements and the foaming hand soap is a fragrant delight for hand washing both in the kitchen and the bath.  If you give them your e-mail address, they will send you all kinds of money saving coupons that actually can make their products quite affordable. 

My favorite soap for dish washing is "Dawn".  I buy the very large bottle at Costco.  It is however, difficult to pour your dish soap from the huge bottle without getting way more than you need.  I find it very frustrating to literally pour this extra down the drain and since I like to save money whenever possible, I have discovered a little trick to make my "Dawn" go a lot farther.  I use a foaming dispenser to extend the soap, make using it easy and my favorite, save money.  Here is how you do that:

You will need:

Concentrated dish soap of choice (I use Dawn)
Foaming soap dispenser (I recycle the Bath and Body Works ones or you can buy one here)
Water

In an 8 ounce bottle put approximately 1 tablespoon of your concentrated dish soap.  Fill with water (approximately 7.5 ounces).  Screw on the lid and gently agitate until the soap and water are combined without shaking and foaming the soap.  It should look like this:

To use, dispense one pump of soap foam onto your sponge or dish cloth and wash the item to be washed.   If you want to fill a sink and do a lot of dishes, just dispense several pumps into the sink and wash away.  I have had my Costco bottle for 2 years and it is only half empty.  Now you can use the extra money you save to buy some of the wonderful Bath and Body Works Lotion!!  (My favorites are "Country Chic", "Butterfly Flower", and "Beautiful Day")

Happy dish washing!!