Quote from: streblo on September 03, 2012, 11:15:29 PM

Quote from: thebaron on August 30, 2012, 01:34:44 AM

You could make a small fortune selling "illegal" dishwasher detergent with phosphates in it.

As someone who knows his soap history, I can say this is very true!

Phosphate-based soaps were banned for causing algae blooms (and other environmental problems) and nothing since has worked as well.

Thinking about it, perhaps using old washing-machine water (with phosphates) in a greywater system, would make excellent water for plants! Shocked

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(real) lye soap

sodium-chloride

sodium-carbonate (fixed)

sodium-tetraborate

sodium-triphosphate.

All four sodiums are white powders, while the soap looks like shredded American cheese.

I am aware of the value of phosphates. The real question is the bitcoin community aware of the value of phosphates, because they aren't cheap and they aren't in any residential/retail cleaning products (in any significant concentration) anymore. That is what I'm competing with, BTW. If the bitcoin community wants phosphates in their clothes detergent, I have that; and if the bitcoin community wants phosphates in their dishwashing detergent, I can do that too. As I said before, my detergent has five ingredients, all of which serve a particular purpose and only one of which is actual soap.