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Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

Has anyone out there ever used dish washing detergent for their laundry? if so, how did it work?

Thanks,
Sandy from Bluff City, TN

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Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

I've used dishwashing liquid before to do a load of laundry, and it worked well enough. I think I used about 1/4 cup for a regular size load. I did find that it gave a different "feel" to my clothes when I removed them from the washer. One tip that I got off this website was to add about a tablespoon of Dawn dishwashing liquid to my regular detergent to help get out extra grime on clothes, and it works exceptionally well! Great for oil/grease stains if you treat the stain as soon as possible. (05/04/2007)

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By Pamela Melon

Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

I'd say it wouldn't rinse as well. I've used it for hand washing clothes and the trick there is to add it after the water is in the container to minimize the suds. Still you have to rinse and rinse. I'd say regular dishwashing liquid, just a small amount, would be OK in a pinch if you aren't too sensitive. (05/04/2007)

By Estella

Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

When I wash my white undies, white bras, and white tanks, or anything else white, I soak them overnight with Tide and about 1/4 cup of dish washer detergent. Everything stays really white instead of being dingy gray. (05/05/2007)

By Malinda

Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

I have used Dawn in a pinch and clothes came out clean and had no problem with it bleaching my clothing. (05/06/2007)

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By imaqt1962

Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

I've only used Dawn on dedicates and oil spots. It works great on them, and does not bleach them.

fauxpaslover: I live in a rural area, and many on wells have clothes that are clean, but get dingy really quickly due to mineral content in their wells. Several use bleach regularly, even though it fades their colors quickly. Unfortunately, bleach cannot be used on synthetics such as bras and undies since it makes them yellow. Sometimes, we just want a quicker, easier, or alternative way to deal with things in a pinch. (05/07/2007)

By susan

Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

If you are in a pinch, you can use shampoo instead of dishwashing liquid. Shampoo is much less harsh on your clothing. If I have to do this, I add a tablespoon or two of baking soda along with the shampoo, for added cleaning oomph. (05/09/2007)

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By Elizabeth

Doing Laundry With Dishwashing Detergent

Use white vinegar with baking soda. I use one cup vinegar to 1/2 baking soda and
it gets rid of dingy. (07/08/2007)

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September 2, 20180 found this helpful

Dishwashing liquid pre-wash on pillow cases is a miracle. I have oily skin and hair which can cause pillow cases to get oily sometimes.

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April 3, 20190 found this helpful

I live in a rural area and fight the "dingies" with my hard "well water" as well. I always put 1/2 cup of Baking Soda in every load and fill my fabric softener dispenser with White Distilled Vinegar. The baking soda helps remove stains and odors, and the vinegar removes all the soap and other residue (especially if using Dawn, or other dish detergent) from the clothes and leaves them smelling "like nothing", which is what I want!

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July 6, 20190 found this helpful

This is nonsense. The two compounds together produce carbon dioxide and a salt. In a sense they "cancel" one another. This is very basic high school chemistry.

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