Cleaning Ceramic Bowls

[piperjason]

I have to admit that one aspect of certain ceramic bowls, like Mya's, is that they do hold a ghost. I guess that is because most of the ceramic isn't glazed so it can absorb the smell pretty easily. Well I tried soaking the bowl in a glass full of hot water and Oxyclean and I have to say Billy Mays was right.

After an hour or so the water was brown and the bowl smelled like new.

Going to try this with my vases also.

[mattarios2]

I have to admit that one aspect of certain ceramic bowls, like Mya's, is that they do hold a ghost. I guess that is because most of the ceramic isn't glazed so it can absorb the smell pretty easily. Well I tried soaking the bowl in a glass full of hot water and Oxyclean and I have to say Billy Mays was right.

After an hour or so the water was brown and the bowl smelled like new.

Going to try this with my vases also.

your vases smell like hookah?

All you need to do is rinse out the vase after each session and your vase should never smell like hookah smoke.

On a side note, that sounds like a great way you found to clean ceramic bowls, nice find.

Is oxyclean toxic?

[piperjason]

it isn't toxic that I know of. it is water soluble so a good rinse should get it off. I think really what it does it react with the water to make something like hydrogen peroxide. When I have used it clean carpet stains I got the same kind of burns on my hands as if I was rinsing something with h202.

[piperjason]

actually, yeah it probably is toxic, but it is water soluble so you can get it all out with a good rise soak.

I wouldn't drink it anyway.

[mattarios2]

ah i see, good to know, I am sure it is good with a good rinse, just wanted to make sure you weren't going to get hurt, being a fellow hookah smoker and all !

[agentscot]

Ive never really cared about the smells leftover in my hookah. Right now, every part of my hookah smells like nakhla sweet melon. But I know I'm not gonna taste it next session cause whatever flavor I use will over power it.

[mattarios2]

Ive never really cared about the smells leftover in my hookah. Right now, every part of my hookah smells like nakhla sweet melon. But I know I'm not gonna taste it next session cause whatever flavor I use will over power it.

not at all? Not even in the stem? Should at least keep the stem and vase really clean so nothing builds up that you shouldn't be inhaling.

[Canon]

beer, it was thought of by someone on the forum a long time ago and it has never failed me.

[mattarios2]

yeah beer does work well. But I don't always have beer around so I just use water and baking soda. Sometimes dawn if at a friends house who has no baking soda.

[zymerholic]

Good call on the Oxyclean, I use it to clean all my brewing supplies as well. Just takes a rinse with hot water and you're good to go. I would probably make sure you use Oxyclean Free though, no perfumes or dyes.

[piperjason]

Good call on the Oxyclean, I use it to clean all my brewing supplies as well. Just takes a rinse with hot water and you're good to go. I would probably make sure you use Oxyclean Free though, no perfumes or dyes.

That's the one I'm using.

[agentscot]

Ive never really cared about the smells leftover in my hookah. Right now, every part of my hookah smells like nakhla sweet melon. But I know I'm not gonna taste it next session cause whatever flavor I use will over power it.

not at all? Not even in the stem? Should at least keep the stem and vase really clean so nothing builds up that you shouldn't be inhaling.

Well, I clean everything regularly. I just dont spend the time or effort making sure that my bowl and hoses dont have a smell to them.

[Doubon]

Clorox makes a "green" concentrated cleaner... it works very well.

[Doubon]

beer, it was thought of by someone on the forum a long time ago and it has never failed me.

I tried this as well, got good results when paired with a cleaning brush.

[MR Bubble]

I use Polident/polydent (however you spell the damn thing), you know, the denture cleaning tabs. No dentures here though. Cuts the niccotine stains in my vase really well. Just use about 3 or 4 tabs in hot tap water.

MR Bubble

[r1v3th3ad]

I've used oxyclean on my old mod bowl, did the trick most of the way...mine usually got so bad that I had to do it in stages...lemon juice, beer, everclear, then oxyclean




wow, the return of mr.bubble
where have you been?

[TizaNabi]

I have to admit that one aspect of certain ceramic bowls, like Mya's, is that they do hold a ghost. I guess that is because most of the ceramic isn't glazed so it can absorb the smell pretty easily. Well I tried soaking the bowl in a glass full of hot water and Oxyclean and I have to say Billy Mays was right.

After an hour or so the water was brown and the bowl smelled like new.

Going to try this with my vases also.

Either your father owns a controlling ammount of the stocks at Oxyclean or I should buy some cleaner.