Comments on: Murphy’s Oil Soap Users Anonymous

By: Gardenerleroy

Gardenerleroy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:55:54 +0000

try this for houseplants suffering from powdery mildew:

750ml Water
~1 tsp Murphy’s Oil soap (a bit less than 1tsp)
2.5 tsp Baking Soda

combine in a spray bottle, shake, and give a light misting to foliage twice or three times a week. should clear up the powdery mildew in a few weeks. Hasn’t harmed my rosemary bonsai yet.

By: Pati

Pati — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:25:06 +0000

Hey!
Has anyone heard about using Murphy Oil Soap (original) to wash your dogs? A friend at work told me that the vet told him to wash his female pit bull with Murphy Oil Soap to alleviate her skin condition. I have never heard of this…and can this be safe?

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:06:37 +0000

Jackie — LOL! Now that’s as talented a back-handed compliment as I’ve ever been given! There’s always room for disagreement here — as long as it’s done with a respectful tone. I’m happy for you that you’ve found a product you feel so passionate about.

By: Jackie Clonan

Jackie Clonan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:17:04 +0000

Thank – you, thank-you, thank-you “MOM WITH DOGS” for providing a vehicle for the continuation of the truth about Murphys! I am very appreciative of the intelligent people who have blogged on this site with actual true statements about Murphys…….not the propaganda/urban myth that you are passing along. Murphy’s always has been and always will be the best!!!! I especially respect the intelligent responses of #15 Martha; #13 Jim Alix; and #11 Tonya!!! Sharon, get a grip.

By: Martha

Martha — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:10:41 +0000

Potassium hydroxide is used to adujust pH. The pH of MOS is probably neutral (about 7) The scarey qualities of straight Potassium hydroxide are related to the very very high pH. When in a neutral pH environment you have Potassium (found in bananas) and hydrogen hydroxide also know as water. Chemical souding names can be scarey if you don’t know what thay mean. Look up acetic acid that’s scary too. vinegar is a %6 solution of acetic acid.

By: writer lady

writer lady — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:49:30 +0000

Check out this website for more information on Murphy’s Oil Soap. I’ve used MOS all my life, too, and so did my mom. But if you read my blog at http://www.blogiversity.org, you’ll find that one of the ingredients in MOS, potassium hydroxide, is used to remove warts. It has some other pretty scary uses too.

From now on, it’s vinegar and lemon juice for me!

(BTW: Why do we all call it Murphy’s when Colgate calls it Murphy?)

By: Jim Alix

Jim Alix — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:47:54 +0000

Message to Laura, please note. Murphy Oil Soap does not contain oil (I know, what’s in the name – right). During the blending/manufacturing process the natural vegetable oil (from the Flax plant) is converted into a simple soap. Thus, no oil is remaining in the product you buy.

Here’s a simple test for you at home. Try mixing any oil with water. You will see they do not mix. Next, try mixing Murphy Oil soap with water (hot or cold). You will see that they mix perfectly well.

By: Jim Alix

Jim Alix — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:40:44 +0000

My I suggest you visit the Murphy Oil Soap website. You will find a wealth of information regarding Murphy Oil Soap usage. In addtion, you will find independent testing documentation regarding the use of Murphy Oil Soap on wood flooring. Bottom line, Murphy Oil Soap is a gentle cleaner which is safe for cleaning sealed wood surfaces (such as wood flooring, cabinets, counters, walls etc.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:04:48 +0000

Hi,
I read all the comments on here about Murphy’s Wood Oil Soap. I have been using it for the last 13 years on my hardwood foyer floor and my ceramic kitchen floor. My hardwood foyer shines and still looks as beautiful as it did when we built our house 13 years ago. I put a capful in a gallon of hot tap water to mop. I wring the mop out really well. I have no problems with it. Have a great day!
Tonya

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:25:57 +0000

Other uses? OK..here we go. I was cleaning my vinyl tile floor with Murphy’s Oil soap (which I also use on furniture, woodwork and laundry with NO problems). Forgot to put on gloves, but kept scrubbing anyhow. Only thing is, I had a small wart starting on my finger, and guess what? After cleaining..no more wart! I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve recommended it to others, and it’s worked for them to.