This works for me to get the ground in dirt from the wrists & hands as well as knees or feet in the summer. I usually wear gloves, but my wrists and forearms can get quite dirty if it's a wet day. homemade sugar scrub made with brown sugar & baby oil enough to make a paste Kept in a container with a spoon or popsicle stick near the bathroom or laundry sink. Scoop, scrub well (no water turned on yet), add some water, scrub more, pull up sink stopper, add your choice of hand soap scrub, dip in water, scrub & rinse. Soak if needed in tub & scrub more. Hands will be softer & smoother as the dry skin is removed.

I've tried this. It works great. I used the tropical shea butter scent instead of the pomegranate one. At first I used way too much soap. Then I poured it all in a big bowl and added lots more sugar, until it was as stiff as icing. Firm enough to scoop but not quite pour. Use a 'fancy' sugar spoon or butter knife to scoop it out of your container and on to your damp hands. Scrub and rinse. It will really clean your hands but leave them pretty soft and not dried out like lava soap does. Of course lotion applied afterwards helps too. In the past I've uses similar concoctions made with Epsom salts or backing soda but they tend to really dry out the skin. hmm a face scrub using baby wash and sugar??? I'll try that too. :) Here is a link that might be useful: sugar scrub

I have had good luck with toilet bowl cleaner. Be sure to rinse it very thoroughly before anybody takes a bath in there.

The first was recalled because it might catch fire (an appliance that is basically a tub of water can ignite, who knew?). GE also had a recall for fire danger in some dishwashers. It was quite a dangerous situation and a kid died because of the fire caused. I'm sure you meant it as a comment on irony but it's very important that people be aware that you should NEVER use water to try to extinguish an electrical fire. Why? Water conducts electricity and throwing water on an electrical fire can actually cause the fire to get larger. Which explains why it was/is such a dangerous situation. Just going by brand name is problematic these days. About 15 years ago give or take, Maytag cut quality drastically and destroyed the company. Since then they were not much good. Whirlpool bought out Maytag about five years ago and many of the models are now standard Whirlpool models, however, not all have been converted so you need to watch what you buy. The other problem is that people think Kenmore is a manufacturer of appliances. They're not. They do not make any appliances. They contract with many manufacturers to build appliances to their specifications though it's only slight differences from the manufacturers' current models. They might put an extra cycle or some small feature on there to claim to be better. Frigidaire, Whirlpool, LG, GE and others build appliances for the Kenmore name so you don't get a "Kenmore" built machine, you get one of them. Likewise, Sears/Kenmore don't make their own paint or laundry detergent either. All contracted out. Another problem is manufacturers build for each other. For instance, the GE Harmony washer is built by LG. The Amana name formerly owned by Maytag and is now owned by Whirlpool after the buyout which included all Maytag brands like JennAir, Magic Chef, Admiral, Crosley, Performa and a bunch of other names. Amana has a front load washer built by Samsung. One of the old Neptune washers was built by Samsung back when Maytag was having all those problems years ago. And on it goes. This is why it's rather humorous to see someone say I'll never buy this brand... or I'll only buy this brand... People are often surprised. BTW, beware of "knobs" thinking they're mechanical controls. Often they're not. Just using a knob switch to control a circuit board is no better than pushbuttons since the circuit oard is the issue just like the pushbutton circuit board so be forewarned. Not all appliances are built in China either. Whirlpool has plants in Germany, US, Mexico and Canada. Maytag has US plants and of course their branded units would be built in the corresponding plant as Whirlpool. GE appliances are manufactured in Bloomington, IN, Decatur, AL, and Lafayette, GA among other places. LG has plants in Korea and Samsung has plants in Poland as well as other places. It's similar to where is your Ford, CHevrolet or Chrysler built??? The answer used to be easy. Not anymore.