Using Seria’s dressing bottle for natural cleaning powders
Seria sells a dressing bottle with a white lid and a wide spout. Because it’s for salad dressing, the opening is big—perfect for scooping powders like sesqui washing soda. I decanted my natural cleaners into it and it’s a perfect fit.
Technically it’s an “IP System” dressing bottle
While researching 100-yen makers I recognized the packaging right away: it’s a product distributed by IP System (the IT-sounding mystery wholesaler).
| Manufacturer | Seria | Can Do | Watts | Daiso |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP System | ◯ | ◯ | - | Unknown |
So Can Do carries it too. My Seria only had one left, so I grabbed two more at Can Do. There it sat in a “New items!” section, so stock might vary—shops carry different slices of the IP System catalog.
Dressing bottle = printed mix ratios
Red print shows ingredients and ratios (Japanese-style and onion dressing recipes).
I don’t make dressing, so I erased it
Saw this trick on Instagram: remove the print with sticker remover.
Tried it with sticker remover at home—the ink was stubborn at first, then dissolved after a few rubs.
My remover smelled strong, so I used benzine (Hakkin-kairo fuel). Nail polish remover would also work.
Decanting natural cleaners
I learned about “natural cleaners” from this book:
I’m not chasing eco points—just needed an easy way to clean sweaty workout clothes. Liquid detergents (we use NANOX) are great in the washer, but scooping a tiny amount for a 2 L washbasin hand-wash is guesswork. One drop? Too little. Extra glug? Feels wasteful.
Natural cleaners (baking soda, sesqui washing soda, citric acid, oxygen bleach) come in zip bags. Zip tracks clog with powder, big bags are heavy, and dropping one would be a mess. Glass jars look nice, but under-sink storage favors usability—these dressing bottles are perfect.
Do they work well?
Handy size, wide spout that doesn’t clog—very usable. I mostly use sesqui soda for my running clothes, then oxygen bleach for spot whitening. Citric acid only comes out when I mix a spray.
Measurements? Honestly eyeballed. Most recipes say “about a tablespoon” or “until the water feels slightly slick.” I measured once with a spoon, then shake in a similar amount by feel.
Cleaning books note: if supplies aren’t easy to grab, you won’t use them. A jammed zip, missing spoon, or heavy bag kills the mood. Decanting fixed that. The seal is moderate—no caking, and oxygen bleach isn’t ballooning (bags have air vents for slow oxygen release). If you want to try, check Seria’s kitchen aisle; if they’re out, try Can Do.
