Soap of Death?

September 6, 2010 3:56 PM

What brands of pure liquid SOAP can I buy at a grocery store/walmart in Canada? It must be pure soap and not a detergent as this is to make my own Homemade Insecticidal Soap Spray to combat epic cinch bugs in the lawn. :(
posted by saradarlin to Home & Garden (7 answers total)

Wouldn't surprise me if Wal*Mart didn't sell insecticidal soap already in the garden section, given the provincial regulations.
posted by scruss at 4:10 PM on September 6, 2010

We use regular store-brand lemon-scented non-antibacterial dish soap for that purpose. Works like a champ. I don't know if it's a detergent or not, but it seems to work well without any obvious damage to the plants we're using it on.

Another option might be Dr. Bronner's. That's a traditional liquid castile soap, although that might be hard to find.
posted by deadmessenger at 4:10 PM on September 6, 2010

Seconding Dr Bronner's. Dilute! Dilute!
posted by brevator at 5:45 PM on September 6, 2010

I've used Murphy's Oil soap when controlling aphids around my garden (3 capfuls of soap to 1 quart of water).
posted by bCat at 6:05 PM on September 6, 2010

Sunlight dish soap has been our go to liquid soap for these things. I'm not sure if it's pure soap, but it seems to work well to get rid of inch worms in the summer.
posted by Kippersoft at 6:23 PM on September 6, 2010

Dr Bronner's 100%! All one! All one! Not only is Bronner's delightfully labeled, actually has good business practices, comes in recyclable bottles, and smells delightful, the peppermint variety has been proven to kill all manner of pests with my own eyeballs. They ship to Canada.
posted by Mizu at 10:01 PM on September 6, 2010

Response by poster: I ordered the Dr. Bronners. Will test this week. Thanks!
posted by saradarlin at 12:01 AM on September 15, 2010