So you are buying liquid dish soap for the first time and you are nervous. If your parents were to buy this for you, what would you say? "Oh it's a nice fragrance", "It's not bad but I am not sure if I like it" or "I need to test it first". This is very common in North America where the culture is so different and the ingredients are different as well. The problem is that many of our favourite dishes get the chopping block from the local supermarket and are changed into something we don't like so much. Let me tell you why that happens.
First of all, let's talk about our kitchen and culture. In North America we are used to lots of fast food, we know a lot about the inner work of burgers, fries and pizza but our friends hardly have a kitchen and they certainly do not use the ingredients that we do. It comes from their inner union with the land. It is not just a question of what you put in your food it is what the land makes in it.
A common dish is bhel puri, which means baked chicken or even roast beef. It is made of cow's milk or ghee mixed with turmeric, salt and herbs. When mixed, this gives the meat that wonderful brown colour and something completely different from the standard American white meat.
Soap comes from the husks of the plant called Sapindus. The plant grows all over India, the name is adapted from Sanskrit, which means 'soil of salt'. This plant is found in Himalayan Mountains and there is evidence that it has been used for medicinal purposes in India going back thousands of years. The early Indians used the husks for making soap and they mixed it with milk, tallow and lard. This gave them a product that is very similar to the dish that we know today.
Today, the dish washing liquid from Joy Suds that you buy has gone through many tests to ensure it is both safe and healthy. For example, it has been tested by the European Food Safety Authority. They have had to change the recipe several times until they got the right one and it works best for the dish that it is being used for. Sometimes manufacturers of dish detergents will use cheaper ingredients than what is required by law and this can affect the finished product. If you choose the cheapest ingredients you could end up with a product that is not as good as it should be and is likely to end up in the bin because it was unsafe to use.
It is worth buying dish washing soap and if you are buying online remember to read the testimonials. This is what will tell you how satisfied other customers were. If you are buying for a family it may not be worth the extra money but if you are buying for yourself only then it might be worth buying a little more expensive so that you know that you are making a better choice. Whatever you do make sure that you do enough research before buying to ensure that the dish detergent you are buying is going to be right for your family. There are plenty of options available and there is no need to rush. Find out more details in relation to this topic here: https://www.encyclopedia.com/manufacturing/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/soaps-detergents.
