Why wash dishes with mustard and how to do it correctly?

Many people successfully use mustard in everyday life to this day. It is used to make improved cleaning and detergents that are as effective as store-bought ones.

Pros and cons of using mustard

First of all, it is recommended to switch to mustard for those who have small children or allergies in their family - they are the most sensitive to chemicals. In Europe, some expensive hotels use exclusively natural products, including mustard powder. It’s not surprising, because mustard has many benefits:

• She is absolutely harmless. Everyone knows how difficult it is to completely rinse off chemical detergent. Its particles still remain on the dishes, and then enter the stomach with food. Mustard can be easily removed with running water. And even if a few grains remain, they do no harm.
• Available. A 100 g package of mustard powder costs about 30 rubles, and you can buy it at any grocery store.
• Easy to use. Using mustard to wash dishes is as easy as using store-bought detergent.
• Universal. The natural powder can be used to wash plates, jars, frying pans, pots, stoves, countertops – and more. It can be used for washing clothes, in cooking, for colds (pour into socks).
• Disinfects. Mustard has bactericidal properties and kills harmful microorganisms.

Disadvantages of natural remedies:

• diluted mustard powder quickly deteriorates - within 1-2 days;
• does not form foam;
• It is not used as economically as most dishwashing gels.

How to wash dishes with mustard?

Mustard has its own specific uses. Firstly, it is better to use and store it dry. Secondly, you will need to wash dishes exclusively by hand. You will most likely have to abandon the usual sponge, because the powder gets clogged into the porous surface.

So, how to wash dishes with mustard?

1. Soak a dirty plate (pan, glass) in warm water.
2. Sprinkle dry mustard on top - a little more than the cleaning product.
3. Rub the surface. It will turn out a dirty yellow-green color.
4. Rinse everything off with warm water.

Everything ingenious is simple. With mustard, dishes can be easily washed from all types of dirt. The only thing is that if the stains are very greasy or old, you need to sprinkle a little more product and leave it on the surface for 10-15 minutes.

Liquid mustard (seasoning) is not so effective for use for household needs. Of course, it will wash freshly soiled dishes, but in the face of serious contamination it will most likely be powerless. It is better to use the seasoning for its intended purpose, and get mustard powder for cleaning.

How to make detergent?

Powder is ground mustard seeds. It does not contain any other additives. To wash dishes, just pour a little powder onto a dirty, damp surface and rub it with your hand. That is, mustard powder can be used as a detergent in its pure form. For convenience, many housewives pour it into a jar with holes (from baby powder, old cleaning powder). This way it can be stored for a very long time.But if you want to make a liquid product, and even for future use, you will have to add a few additional ingredients, otherwise the mustard will quickly disappear.

3 best recipes

Most often, mustard is mixed with soda and citric acid. The first is an alkali, which breaks down fat well, and the second plays the role of a preservative that does not allow the liquid natural composition to deteriorate.

So, recipes for the most effective mustard remedies:

• Long-lasting dishwashing gel. Mix 70 g of mustard powder, 50 g of soda and 30 g of citric acid. Add 30 to 50 ml of boiled water to make the consistency semi-liquid. Stir and pour into a convenient jar.
• Dry cleaner with baking soda. Baking soda and mustard powder are mixed in a 1:1 ratio. It is better to store in a plastic bottle with holes.
• Ecological paste. Add 3 tablespoons of grated laundry soap to 200 ml of water and put on fire. Stirring constantly, wait until the soap shavings are completely dissolved. Cool the workpiece, add 2 tablespoons of mustard powder and soda. Add 2 tablespoons of ammonia. Beat the mixture with a mixer (2-3 minutes), removing any rising foam. Store the paste in a tightly sealed container.

Many people have heard about the benefits of washing dishes with mustard, but rarely does anyone seriously decide to switch to it. The method seems inconvenient and troublesome. But this is only at first glance. Try mustard powder in action, and you will be pleasantly surprised!