Add Some Water

sl1038 · 02-21-2008, 03:41 PM

I'm not quite sure if this is considered frugal or downright cheap. Bbut I like to make the contents of my bottles last longer. Whether it be shampoo or handsoap, I add some water to it to stretch it's lifetime.

StudentMom · 02-21-2008, 05:22 PM

I do this too, especially since DH seems to think you need 1/4 cup of shampoo every time he washes his hair, LOL. I also water down hand soaps and face wash.

rstlne · 02-21-2008, 06:45 PM

Of course! As a practical matter though, it's hard to get that last bit of shampoo out of the bottle if you don't add a little water. I got that tip from my ultra-frugal parents.

hermione · 02-21-2008, 07:52 PM

We also do this with fruit juice. We mostly started doing it because most fruit juices are so sweet and it helps cut the calories per cup. But it also makes the juice last longer, so it is also frugal.

72Tiger · 02-22-2008, 07:04 AM

I'm so frugal, I water down water.

purplefdu · 02-22-2008, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 72Tiger

I'm so frugal, I water down water.

lol. I've always watered down juice and Kool-Aid just like my mom does. Juice boxes taste overpowering to me at this point. I don't normally water down beauty products but do the last bit to get it out.

amandajane · 02-22-2008, 11:58 AM

I water down full fat milk, figured it's a bit like buying low fat milk but you get twice as much :0)

meliann · 02-22-2008, 12:00 PM

I water down liquid dish soap - when it's half empty, I fill it back up. I also add water to shampoo bottles when it's almost empty to get a couple more washings out of it

Tightwad · 02-22-2008, 05:43 PM

Water millk, water juice, water water. For shampoo and things, it helps if you start adding water when the container is about half full. You will get more product and not have that watery slush like you do when you add it when the bottle is nearly empty.

lucille · 02-22-2008, 07:07 PM

If you add distilled water to things that will sit a long time they are less likely to get rancid or stale.

We rinse out soap bottles with water to get the last bits out. I do it with liquid laundry detergent too. I can get about 3 more washings this way between what is inside and what has gooped all over the bottle of the super concentrated soap.

I always try to drink juice on ice to water it down.

02-21-2008, 03:41 PM	#1
sl1038 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 Reputation: (10)	Add Some Water I'm not quite sure if this is considered frugal or downright cheap. Bbut I like to make the contents of my bottles last longer. Whether it be shampoo or handsoap, I add some water to it to stretch it's lifetime.

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hermione Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 414 Reputation: (141)	We also do this with fruit juice. We mostly started doing it because most fruit juices are so sweet and it helps cut the calories per cup. But it also makes the juice last longer, so it is also frugal. __________________ My blog: Pecuniarities ~ Creative frugal living and personal finance My CafePress Store: Mozartini \| Follow me on Twitter!

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amandajane Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 417 Reputation: (191)	I water down full fat milk, figured it's a bit like buying low fat milk but you get twice as much :0) __________________ frugal life blog

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Tightwad Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: (16)	Water millk, water juice, water water. For shampoo and things, it helps if you start adding water when the container is about half full. You will get more product and not have that watery slush like you do when you add it when the bottle is nearly empty. __________________ '16 tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt...'

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02-21-2008, 05:22 PM	#2
StudentMom Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Posts: 29 Reputation: (11)	I do this too, especially since DH seems to think you need 1/4 cup of shampoo every time he washes his hair, LOL. I also water down hand soaps and face wash.

02-21-2008, 06:45 PM	#3
rstlne Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 364 Reputation: (115)	Of course! As a practical matter though, it's hard to get that last bit of shampoo out of the bottle if you don't add a little water. I got that tip from my ultra-frugal parents.

02-22-2008, 07:04 AM	#5
72Tiger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 297 Reputation: (38)	I'm so frugal, I water down water.

02-22-2008, 12:00 PM	#8
meliann Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6 Reputation: (10)	I water down liquid dish soap - when it's half empty, I fill it back up. I also add water to shampoo bottles when it's almost empty to get a couple more washings out of it

02-22-2008, 07:07 PM	#10
lucille Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 510 Reputation: (33)	If you add distilled water to things that will sit a long time they are less likely to get rancid or stale. We rinse out soap bottles with water to get the last bits out. I do it with liquid laundry detergent too. I can get about 3 more washings this way between what is inside and what has gooped all over the bottle of the super concentrated soap. I always try to drink juice on ice to water it down.

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