I've been using and posting this recipe for many years - no complaints or issues to date: Start with a pint of very hot water in a 1 qt spritzer bottle. Then add a tsp of cold-pressed, pure neem oil and few drops of Murphy's Oil Soap (or non-antibacterial dishsoap). Shake well. Add a pint of 70% rubbing alcohol. Shake again and spritz. Make sure to cover all surfaces, especially the underside of leaves and leaf axils (crotches). Shake frequently to keep the blend emulsified. Spray at 2 week intervals. Use it all or discard any remaining when you've finished spraying. Al

Here's a different article I found. Have no idea if it works, but I can remember my grandmother always having a bottle of Murphy's around. Neil Murphy's Oil Soap and Iris Borers Taken from AIS Region 18 Bulletin -- Spring 2000 Michael Gullo West Walworth, New York (This article was recently on Iris-Talk and originally printed in the January 1998 AIS bulletin) I first heard about the Murphy's Oil Soap method of borer control in the January 1998 AIS Bulletin. The title of this article was "Sand and Soap" written by Marie Gebert. In the article she presented the following advice: "use a mixture of one half cup of Murphy's Oil Soap to one gallon of water. Spray on the iris leaves weekly (or after a rain) from early May to late July. This should be used after any other sprays." I use the soap that comes in the refill bottles not that which comes in the spray bottles which is already diluted. I feel that a thorough garden cleanup (very later fall or very early spring) is also very important to make borer control even more effective. I have been using this method of borer control for the past two seasons with great success. I only find a very small number of borers that manage to survive the spraying, which I promptly squish. One could probably combine the oil soap treatment and beneficial nematodes (alternate sprayings) and achieve even more complete protection. With just two sprayings last season I only found a dozen or so borers. Marie, in her article, mentions that she and others in her area (northeastern Connecticut) have been using it to great effort for five seasons (as of 1998). I don't believe in using harsh chemical treatments to control pests or other problems, so Murphy's Oil Soap has been quite a help. Your climate will dictate how early you need to start spraying. Some years the first of May is early enough, but lately here I have needed to start even earlier, usually mid to late April. If you wait till the borers hatch then it will be too late, at least to stop the early ones. I won't use harsh chemicals, but for those who do I would suggest trying a test plot for the Murphy's to see if it is as effective as chemical treatments. I know of a number of people who use chemicals like Cygon only out of desperation.

THere is a paint available to paint on soap, I think plaid makes it, (not 100% about the brand) you can paint on soap & candles with it. Check google, or else try your local craft store-Micheals, hobby lobby etc..... Also, there should be a color chart somewhere to mix dyes to get brown......don't know where though...... Hazel

I love mine. I wasn't going to get one because I don't like the one we have in our other home but the plumbing house sales lady said they are simple to refill by pouring the detergent in the top. Well I knew that didn't work very well with my other one so I still nixed the idea. Then I read here about the NeverMT and at the last minute decided to go with it. I am very glad I did. I use dawn and also use it to wash my hands. Love my soap dispenser and love my NeverMT.