Although, I don't have a dishwasher, I do buy a liquid dishwasher detergent for handwashing dishes. I put a squirt (between the size of a dime & nickel) of dishwasher detergent in my hot dishwater & swish it around before adding my regular liquid dish soap. Since I got this tip from my mom, my dishes are easier to wash & don't have to soak as long with baked on messes. I'll never go back to just using regular dish soap alone, anymore!
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Dishwasher soap is much more caustic and not made to be used for hand washing. It is made so a little (a few tablespoons) can wash a whole load of dishes. It does work well for getting hard stains out. Make sure to use rubber gloves if you use it for handwashing. A little goes a long way.
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We are desperate, tried to kill fire ants with dishwashing liquid, bleach, vinigar and the usual "fire ant pesticides".
No luck, they just keep coming back strong as ever. As for the pesticides you buy at the mall. It merely annoys them and they move over six feet and start a new colony. Help!
I wouldn't think soap for the dishwasher is meant to be used for handwashing dishes. That stuff is STRONG! Perhaps Terri H wears rubber gloves?
I have a recommendation for hand washing dishes, use the new Dawn Direct Foam. You get 250 pumps from a bottle. The pump is very convenient as you do not have to even pick up the bottle. You just pump right into the sink or into item you're washing. I like the foam, the way it smells and really cleans the dishes well. I usually use a dishwasher but there are always a few things I hand wash.
If you want a superb, gentle, softening washing and soaking additive, try adding Pink Solution (heavy mix). The web site is www.Pinksolution.ca. It feels like satin and makes your dishes glow and drip dry to a brilliant, glowing shine. Just wash your dishes in one sink and rinse them in the other sink (or basin) with hot rinse water and then set the dishes to drip dry. (I use a large bath mat on my cupboard reserved just for draining dishes). Leave them in the rinse water for a few minutes to make sure that they are good and hot first. (Sanitary regulation is 10 minutes, however Im sure a few minutes for the home is acceptable) You will need very little wiping or none.
Ooooo, ouch! I agree that dishwasher soap is WAY too strong for hands. Gloves are a must and be careful not to splash the water onto your clothes or skin!
I believe dishwasher soap is coating your dishes with some type of chemical toxins..which is why baked on food's are easier to get rid of. That image alone is not healthy for me. I would think like this? is that soap staying behind on my dishes and I'm eating my food off of some type of chemical coating? or better yet, if there is an unknown residue or unseen residue what is it doing to you internally?
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