What's the best dish-washing detergent for soaking stamps?

regret I'm lazy and have almost zero experience of soaking stamps, but had assumed that for 'soaking' then warm water was the norm ?? However, for cleaning then that is possibly a different matter.

I just use water.

P.S. Nothing has arrived in the PO Box, I will be patient.

Here’s the brand I’m currently using;

Reading these posts reminds me of a slogan from my early days.
Now hands that do dishes can feel as soft as your skin,with mild green Fairy Liquid.....
No idea if it works with stamps.
Older GB members are probably familiar with this.

The way I figure, the fewer chemicals the better and fragrances are unnecessary. I am also allergic to fragrance.

philatelia Beryllium Guy You're welcome BerylliumGuy, it's been interesting and informative.

I found Terri's, philatelia, Seventh Generation dish soap online at Walmart.com for $3.78 for 19oz. I pick it up tomorrow when I go to town. For now, the soap is the last thing on my list of stamp accessory needs, though some wants/needs are still in transit.

I'm not allergic to fragrances like Terri, I just don't like "fake" scents, and I don't feel a need to disguise the air around me. I love the smell of our pine trees, and the sound of wind in the trees, because it takes me back to places and times I spent in the wilderness's of California, and Montana.

vikingeck                 Slightly related to the thread....


A man walks into a restaurant and orders squid. "Certainly sir," says Jervaise, the waiter. "Would you like to choose your squid from the tank over there?" "I'll have that little green one with the moustache," says the customer. "Oh no!" replies Jervaise. "But he's my favourite! He's so small and cute and friendly. Surely you'd prefer one of the bigger, meatier ones?" "No," says the customer. "It's got to be that one". So Jervaise gets the little green squid out and puts him on the chopping block, raises his knife and ... the little squid looks up and smiles, twitching his bushy moustache into a big friendly grin! "It's no good' says Jervaise. "I can't do it. I'll have to ask Hans who does the washing up. He's a big, tough brute - he'll be able to do the evil deed?' So out comes Hans, while Jervaise disappears off in tears. Hans picks up the knife, raises it to chop the little squid's head off and ... once again the little friendly squid looks up and smiles, wiggling his little legs and twitching his little moustache. So Hans, too, finds it impossible to kill him. The moral? Now Hans that does dishes can be as soft as Jervaise with vile green hairy-lip squid.

rex How do you use Pure Sodium Bicarbonate, aka - Baking Soda? I have had trouble with it in the past, not completely dissolving, for other things. Even using warm water.