Dirty Talk

Although I have improvised with an episode from K&A this one is a gem and worth the effort. Grimy ceramic tiles...biological washing up liquid (used for clothes - doesnt matter how cheap it is) mixed in warm water and a little bleach. Gloves, scrubbing brush, damp cloth and a window squeegee (I think thats how it's spelt). Have another bucket to hand filled with warm water, start scrubbing with the floor brush (the one like cinders used) scrubbing in circular motions, get a damp cloth to wipe the parts which you have scrubbed, then get your squeezgee and wipe away the excess water, get a clean mop soak in the bucket of warm water (prepared earlier) and wash over the part you have scrubbed and squeezgeed, leave to dry and admire your hard work!!!! And your arms will be lovely and toned too!!

For all the Americans, biological powder is the equivalent of Tide/all/cheer/etc. (with bleach). Non-biological powder is the equivalent of Dreft or any detergent that has no bleach/dyes/perfumes and is made for sensitive or baby's skin.

Borax is biological powder. It is sold in almost all grocery stores and very inexpensive.

I believe biological washing powder is laundry soap, I think... 99.9% sure!

Just to clarify for some: Biological Washing Powder is Powder Detergent (laundry detergent) here in the US. So stuff like Cheer, Tide, Dreft, and so forth. If you go to an organic store, you'll find Biological ones and non-biological ones

Biological Washing Powder: Do you call this Powder Detergent in the USA? The biological bit I think means it is composed with enzymes do dissolve /breakdown dirt and stains in the process. As opposed to washing out the dirt particles from say fabric. I think it is worth noting that if the clothes say, are not rinsed thoroughly to remove the detergents / enzyme residue some people can have an allergy or irritation especially if intimate garments; less likely with non-biological detergent which is more gentle. Is this helpful?

Question: So Kim & Aggie always mention biological washing powder andit seams to work wonders for EVERYTHING, but I have no idea what this could possibly be. Anyone know what we call this in the States?

For the bonfire dog pee dilemma-- try a urine remover with enzymes, or a laundry detergent with enzymes (also called biological powder) --mixed with a bit of water, so it's like paste. Leave it overnight, then wet-vac it up (or blot it up with a lot of papertowels or old rags). Also, I've heard piling salt does well on fresh stains, for soaking up the liquid (let dry, then vacuum up the salt crumbles). Good luck. --I just found runny poo on our white carpet. ;o;

Can someone please tell me exactly what is biological powder?

My Aunt gave me this tip about 30 years ago. Clean up baked on stains from pans by adding a teaspoon, or so, of biological washing powder to water in the pan and bring to the boil. Make sure that you keep an eye on the pot as it's prone to boiling over. it make take a few minutes of boiling for really hard staining. Wash the pan in your usual way and any residue will come off with just a wipe. This has even worked when my stock pan has boiled dry & I thought I'd need to bin it.

Glass oven doors get stained but with a metal scourer and bicarb and biological washing powder the stains will shift.

Soak oven shelves, trays and any other removable parts overnight in a solution of biological washing powder and hot water. Next day you can rinse and wipe the stains away.