Make it last longer!

Initially published on 12/05/2011

And by it, I mean your dishwashing liquid.

Here is a very simple recipe I found on the French blog untrucparjour and tested:

When there is only a fifth of liquid left in the bottle, fill it with water.

You've done that before and it was so liquid that it all disappeared within two days, huh?

The secret is to add 1 to 3 coffee spoon of salt (the cheapest you have), and it will make the liquid thicker (you can add salt if not thick enough). Then shake it.

I tried it about a month ago and there is still some left now. Like it was a brand new bottle (which means one less to pay for!).

It seems like it works for shower gel as well but for every food-product you use for skin, buy organic.

NB: if your dish liquid is "konsentrert", you don?t have to wait until you?ve almost finished the bottle: you can make your own liquid in another bottle.

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