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Stickmaker ([personal profile] stickmaker) wrote2010-02-12 01:49 pm
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Yet Another Commercial Product to Avoid

I think I've found what's been causing that bad taste I've been getting lately. It wasn't, as I thought, accidental transfer of Icy Hot or Tiger Balm. It's the box of Cascade. Last time I bought some I couldn't find my usual blend, so I bought some with bleach and 'Fresh Rapids Scent.'

I needed a while to locate the source because my dishwasher has graduated cups. You're supposed to fill them proportionately to how dirty the load is. Last load I had some pretty greasy stuff and filled the cups. The result was a terrible taste on everything washed, particularly the plastic tumblers I use.

I ran the dishes still in the washer through a hot rinse cycle, and manually rinsed some stuff I'd already put away. The taste is gone.
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[personal profile] kengr 2010-02-13 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
My sympathies. I had to give up on Dawn liquid (no dishwasher here) when they went to the "ultra concentrated". The "original scent" was overpowering. Almost made me ill.