My aunt swore by lavender dish soap, but it left a weird film on my glasses

Last month my aunt Martha told me I was crazy for using lemon-scented Dawn. She said lavender was the only way to go and even gave me a bottle of her favorite brand. I used it for three days straight and noticed my wine glasses had this cloudy, weird film that wouldn't rinse off. Turns out the lavender oils were leaving residue. Anyone else had a soap scent mess up your glassware like that?

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the_holly19d ago

Oh man, that's such a classic aunt move though isn't it. It feels like every time we try a "natural" or "fancy" cleaning product we end up trading one problem for another, like the scent is nice but the actual cleaning takes a backseat. Guess sometimes the boring old green soap just works better for the stuff we actually see through.

elizabeth90018d ago

Just stick with the basic green soap for the tough stuff, it cuts through grime like nothing else. Those fancy natural cleaners smell nice but I've had to go over the same spot three times to get it actually clean. Save the expensive stuff for quick touch ups and use the cheap workhorse for the real mess.

martin.paige19d ago

It's like we've all fallen for the idea that complicated means better, when most of the time the simple stuff has been working fine for decades.