Dear Mary: I love all the tips you give for making your own cleaning solutions. Sadly, over the past year, my youngest daughter has developed a severe fragrance allergy. This means I can no longer use blue Dawn in any of my cleaning solutions. Do you know of any substitutes for Dawn that would work as well in the homemade liquid laundry detergent (EverydayCheapskate.com/laundry-detergent)? Would liquid castile soap be a good alternative? —Jenny
Dear Jenny: You’re not the first to inquire about substitutes for blue Dawn, for a variety of reasons. I decided to test your suggestion by substituting the very popular Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Liquid Soap for the 3/4 cup of Dawn called for in the recipe. My immediate reaction was that it mixed up just like blue Dawn.
