[HatchBrew]

Originally Posted by FlowerFarmer

Dr. Bronner Castle Soap

I haven't tried their lavender version yet, but my buddy states that it makes an excellent surfactant and the lavender also aids in pest control.

Ingredients: Water, Saponified Coconut-Hemp-Olive Oils (with retained Glycerin), Olive Fatty Acids, Lavandin & Lavender Oils, Rosemary Extract.

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I second this. It's what I use.

[Kweku Ananse]

Originally Posted by HatchBrew

I second this. It's what I use.

I use baby-mild (unscented) which replaces the lav. oil with an increase of olive oil.

I've been reading that people use it effectively as a spreader up to 15ml/gallon (1TBS), and I've had enough spread with 3ml/L. So yeah thats about the right number. I just kept adding until it spread and soaked in. So I can +1 on the 1TBS/gallon.

Just wanted to share that!
-Kweku

[Kweku Ananse]

But I guess what I'm saying is, 2/3 of what people seem to use as their application rate was the MINIMUM I could find to get an even spread. Maybe people use more for pest related reasons, but I wasn't. Bottom line, 2tsp/gallon works for me, and 1TBS(3tsp) doesn't harm the plants.

My 2¢... I just like sharing when there's a conservational opportunity, like using SLIGHTLY less Bronner's... LOL!

I'm considering using citrus/orange Bronner's on citrus strains, lavender on some sweeter/floral strains and see if some of these essential oils impart an enhanced flavor...

Maybe?

Final answer: Save that extra teaspoon of Bronner's! It will spread with less!!!
-Kweku Ananse

[different]

Originally Posted by Weird

yucca extract

Yes! A surfactant and a fungicide.

[Zeez]

Originally Posted by FlowerFarmer

Dr. Bronner Castle Soap

I like it.

One bottle lasts forever.

[tiffa]

Commercial Food croppers use fatty acids I've heard.

[smokditup]

I guess the soap would be good. Interestin

[Bud Green Sr.]

Dr. Bronner Castle Soap is what you want! but it's expensive..

And if you live in a small town it can be very difficult to find...

Murphy's Oil Soap is an excellent substitute... and you can usually find it at Dollar General stores...

I wouldn't use anything except these two products....2 tablespoons of MOS mixed with 1 quart of water will also smother every aphid on your outdoor tomato plants!

[pop_rocks]

like bud said, murphy's is a good alternative
/simple dish soap is also a good alternative

[Ununionized]

What he said. You typically don't put detergent on your hair.

One of the products known to be soap per se is Ivory.

Originally Posted by vostok

Strange as it may sound I prefer to use half a teaspoon of hair shampoo, I dated an industrial chemist for a while, she worked in hair product design, one really difficult issue was getting a ph neutral surfactant to bond that cleaning stuff to human hair, same with weed surfactants,... easy to work with too, ...go by the smell ....lol