I was in my kitchen around 11 PM last Tuesday, half asleep, and pumped the green bottle by the faucet not realizing I'd left my mint-scented hand soap there instead of the Dawn, and now the whole casserole dish and every plate has that weird foamy soap film that won't rinse off, has anyone else done this and found a trick to get the residue gone?
Was at my sister's place last weekend. She uses this fancy lemon ginger soap. Smells like a kitchen exploded. I asked if she had any "normal" dish soap. She handed me her "Fresh Linen" bottle. Sniffed it and it smelled like a clean t-shirt straight out the dryer. Then I remembered the "Fresh Linen" I bought at the dollar store last month. Smelled like bleach and regret. Not even close to the same thing. How is that even allowed? Anyone else get burned by a scent name that lied to you?
I ran out of dish soap mid rinse last night and had to make a late run to the grocery store. They had two new scents on sale, lemon verbena and lavender mint, both same price at $3.49. Usually I grab the plain lemon stuff but thought hey, let's try something. I grabbed the lavender mint because it smelled nice in the bottle. Got home and started washing a greasy lasagna pan and within 2 minutes my hands felt weirdly tingly and smelled like a garden that got attacked by a skunk. The scent was super strong and not in a good way, like someone dumped too much essential oil in there. Now I'm stuck with a big bottle I don't want to use and I'm kicking myself for not going with the lemon verbena. Has anybody else had a scent regret that bad with dish soap?
I was looking up old ads on YouTube and stumbled onto a comparison video that said the formula changed in the 90s to be less harsh on the environment. Made me wonder if that's why my hands felt so different washing dishes at her house as a kid. Anyone else notice a big change in how their favorite bottle feels now?
Everyone I know raves about Dawn but that stuff dries me out so bad. Switched to the lavender Mrs. Meyer's back in April and my knuckles don't bleed anymore. Anyone else have a dish soap that fixed their skin problems?
It smelled amazing for about 5 minutes, then my hands started cracking like old leather after just two washes. What cheap soap do you guys use that actually leaves your hands feeling normal?
I swear, all those fancy "natural" mint soaps just leave a weird residue on my plates and now I'm stuck scrubbing twice as long to get it off, has anyone else noticed how they don't cut through grease the way the old lemon stuff did?
Last month my sister came over and saw I had 7 different dish soaps under my sink. She straight up said 'you have a problem, just pick one that works.' I felt kinda called out so I forced myself to use just one soap for a whole week to see if I actually missed variety. Turns out I did miss having different scents for different moods, but I learned I only need 3 max. Has anyone else had someone judge their soap stash and did you change anything?
So my buddy Mark kept telling me that lemon scented Dawn was the only way to go because it cuts grease better and smells fresher. I usually stick with the free and clear stuff since my skin is pretty sensitive but I figured why not try it out. Within two days my hands were cracked and bleeding around my knuckles and the smell actually started making me sick after a while. I thought maybe it was just me so I let my roommate use it for a week and she said the same thing about her hands drying out. Meanwhile the dollar store brand I normally use has never given me any trouble at all. Has anyone else had a bad reaction to those citrus heavy dish soaps?
I tried that fancy Seventh Generation soap for months because everyone raves about it, but my cast iron skillet stayed greasy after every wash. Switched to the dollar store brand with lemon scent last week and it cuts through bacon grease in one pass with half the soap. Anyone else find that paying more actually makes your dishes worse?
My aunt visited last month and saw me scrubbing a greasy pan with hot water and Dawn. She goes "you're burning the suds off before they even touch the grime" and told me to switch to cold water for grease. I've tried it for 3 weeks now and honestly it does work better on oily stuff but now my hands feel way colder and more dried out after. Hot water seems to cut through stuck on food faster though even if it kills the bubbles. Anyone else gotten a random tip from a family member that totally changed your dish soap routine?
I was scrubbing a greasy lasagna pan after Thanksgiving dinner when my sister asked why I was using half the bottle on one dish, and that's when it clicked that a light squeeze and letting the soap do the work actually cleans better.
Ended up with a weird greenish goo that smelled like a stale lemon candy and left a film on every single plate I washed so now I'm wondering if anyone else has accidentally created a dish soap monster and how you fixed it?
I read a study from a consumer lab that said cheap store brand soap cut grease just as well as the $6 bottle, but the expensive one had better scent staying power. I’ve been using the cheap stuff for a week and my dishes feel clean, but I miss the lemon smell. Anyone else find the price difference worth it for the fragrance alone?
I live in a small apartment with no dishwasher, so I hand-wash every plate, cup, and pan. I finally decided to track how much soap I actually use in a month. I hit the 16-ounce mark after just 22 days, which surprised me because I thought I was being careful. That's almost a full standard bottle every three weeks just for one person. It made me wonder if I'm using too much soap or if this is normal for everyone who hand-washes. Has anyone else ever measured how long a bottle lasts them? I'm trying to cut down but everything still seems greasy if I use less.