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I am a (former) chemist, and you are spot on. They are pretty comparable. One is Polyethylene glycol (PEG) isotridecyl ether, one is PEG decyl ether (and frien
by kortex 6y ago
I am a (former) chemist, and you are spot on. They are pretty comparable.
One is Polyethylene glycol (PEG) isotridecyl ether, one is PEG decyl ether (and friends, various carbon chain lengths. These neutral detergents act as surfactants without much foam. Dawn has anionic detergents which foams up.
- TwoBit 6y agoAre you suggesting the OxyClean dishwasher detergent recipes may be good?
- kortex 6y agoIt's far from the worst. The big unknowns are the PEG chain lengths (how many -CH2CH2O- links in the chain, more means more solubility, to a point) and how clean the product is. It's a dirt simple synthesis and there aren't a ton of real nasties (toxic at low concentration) that can be generated, so there's not a huge amount of risk in my opinion. Like, eating fried food is probably a higher risk in the long term.