Have you ever wondered why dishes and clothes don't seem like they are as clean when you wash them as they used to be? It must be the dishwasher or the washer what else could it be but there is a good chance it is your soap.
Take a brand-new box of Cascade, with one with the extra additive that was supposed to get glasses and flatware spotless. As you look at the familiar green box that now says "with the power of lemon" notice the label that says phosphorus free.
Many of the manufacturers have removed this ingredient from their soap in August of 2010. This single compound that no longer is in your detergent is what effectively lifts grease and grime and helps the soap do its business in our washers.
Phosphorus is a naturally occurring element first discovered in the 17th century by a German scientist. Commercially it can be found in most hardware stores, under the much more sinister name of trisodium phosphate, or TSP.
The next step is to locate the trisodium phosphate. It can be found in most hardware stores with the paint supplies. It can often be found just under $10 for a 4 ½-pound box.
Now all that was left is to use the stuff. About a tablespoon full with Cascade for dishes and a quarter-cup with Tide. The results? Dishes sparkling, laundry again clean, white and bright.
Sometimes newer isn't better.
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