1/3 h20, 1/3 rubbing alcohol, 1/3 natural liquid soap shocked my roots

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I gave one of my phals a soak with 1/3 h20, 1/3 rubbing alcohol, 1/3 natural liquid soap to take care of little mites popping up and some white little crawling bugs in my media.

Took care of the problem but it shocked my roots. 75% of my roots turned soft and mushy and then shriveled up. Its been over a month and the plant hasnt dropped any leaves yet so thats good.

This was the general purpose mixture I read about on st aug orchid society.

Anyone got any info or advice?

Maybe I should try some different remedy down the road. Maybe switch to a systemic