I've been thinking lately about the psychology of cleanliness.
I started using the Spaghetti Scrubber lately and the box said you need to use little or no soap and it will still clean the dishes well. It took me a while to get used to this- since frothliness equals cleanliness to my mind. So I tried it out a bit, but I always needed a visible foam. So I researched on some homemade cleaning agents and discovered none of them (largely lemon, vinegar and baking soda) foamed.
Another time I was in a largely Malayali supermarket and I discovered some hair and body 'cleaners' made of natural soapnut and shikakai. No, they weren't soaps or shampoos, but powders that are mixed with water and used. Eeks! No dollops of foam to lift off my head and blow with a seductive 'fffooooo'? Not happening!
But some months of using lemon peels with water (and a drop of soap because I can't resist) for washing the dishes has proven to be quite fruitful. The leftover water from washing (which I collect) can now be used for many more things than before.
And then my dad told me of the most traditional way of washing dishes- sand or charcoal as the medium and a scrunched jute rope as applicator. Huh... No foam. Well. So foam is this modern day brainwash to make us feel clean.
Yes that is the blunt conclusion to this article. Enjoy.
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