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My kitchen gets messy everyday. I have dirty dishes all the time because we eat at home every day, almost every meal all week long. And yes, I am one of those people who washes many items before they get placed in the dishwasher. The pots and pans get washed by hand too. I trust DAWN dish soap to do the job and clean my dishes well. But did you know that you can use DAWN dish soap for more than just dishes? Yep. It’s true. Here’s one way:
Living with young children, you know that I am dealing with a lot of stains. This laundry hack from removing grass stains and more is so appreciated! I won’t be buying over-expensive products that say they’ll remove stains. I now can use my bottle of DAWN to pre-treat stains. I am excited!
Give your clothes a fighting chance:
- Apply Dawn directly to any cotton/polycotton fabric*, covering the entire stained area, and rub it in using your fingers.
Then wash it normally with Tide in your washing machine**.
Do not reapply Dawn to the same spot and wash again.
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* For best results, use a little less than two teaspoons (9.5 mL) of Dawn in a top-loading washing machine – be sure not to use too much, and don’t use on delicate fabrics like silk. Spot test with a small drop in a less visible area to make sure the material will not be damaged.
** HE washing machines can be sensitive and cycle times may vary.
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Using dawn in your washing machine can void the warranty:/ That might not be a big deal if you have an old machine but if you have a new one, it’s something to keep in mind. Dish washing soap is not meant for a washing machine.
Love Dawn and how they save wildlife and all the uses of it. dish soap, Laundry detergent, to dog shampoo and the list go’s on
My worst laundry stains are from my teenage son grass stains and mud.
My worst stains right now are food stains! We are just learning how to hold a spoon and so on! 🙂
This week I tried a couple of times to get a stain out of a shirt that I think it was some type of food stain. That darn thing really gave me a hard time, but I finally got it to (GO AWAY)
The worst laundry stains in our house are cat puke and baby poop 😛
Two children under 3…enough said 🙂
Transfats are impossible to get out so hopefully this will work
My worst laundry stains are grease spots from the boys working on cars.
Grass stains are my least favorite stains!
oils/grease from foods!!!
My husband fixes boats and comes home with all kinds of terrible stains I think the worst is boat grease it is so hard to get clean
I think blood is the worst!!! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
Bloodstream and bacon grease are my Worst stains to get out
I use dawn to wash our cars and will be using it on our dogs next summer time. It works great on killing fleas and it isn’t harsh like the flea shampoo.
My worst laundry stains are when my kids get ketchup and juice on their clothes.
Grease on my husbands work clothes are the worst.
I no longer have kids living at home, but my husband gets the worst stains ever! I think he has a hole in his chin, because all his food gets on his shirts. The worst is coffee!
I hate grass stains.
My most dreaded laundry stain would be grease….followed by ink.
The worst one is red clay….yuck!
Grease and food stains are def the most difficult stains for me to get out. I love Dawn and will not use anything else! I have used it for years and it’s one product that I will never substitute. We had a flea problem this year and I had heard that you could use Dawn to bathe your fur-babies….and honestly it has been a blessing. It immediately kills any fleas that are on your fur-babies. I mix a few squirts into their doggie shampoo and let them soak in it for about 5-10 minutes. When I rinse them off you can see all the fleas are dead. I’m not sure what is in there that kills them instantly…but whatever it is works. I love having a product that has so many uses!
orange soda stains does not come out of clothing no matter what I have tried. Unfortunately its also offered to my kids by parties where they tend to be wearing better clothing.
Worst stain has to be the chillie that i dropped onto my bedding. it didn’t come off… DONT EAT IN BED!
The worst is oil/grease stains from when I am cooking.
I think blood stains have always been the hardest for me to get out. And grease stains. Oh and how can I forget marker stains.
Mio! My son got into a bottle of Mio and ruined a ton of stuff by squirting it all over the place…it was insane.
I can’t get oil out of kids clothing!
The worst are grease and garage stains from the guys working on vehicles.
Mysterious computer grease stains that never come out drive me crazy.
The worst laundry stains we have is blood on clothes that I wear. I bleed extra easy because of medicines.
My worst laundry stain is under arm perspiration or grass
It would have to be pasta sauce stains
Blood is always the tough stain.
Our worst stains right now are blood…no bueno!
Well with my shirts it’s the arm pits thats the toughest, with my boyfriend it would be grease, oil, and concrete…. and everything else he comes in contact with at work.
Well with my shirts it’s the arm pits thats the toughest, with my boyfriend it would be grease, oil, and concrete…. and everything else he comes in contact with at work.
My worse stains are cooking stains especially oil when I fry foods
The worst stains are from when someone gets sick.
the kiddo got lipstick on her dance costume between rehearsal and the recital. and truthfully it was dawn that got it out. dawn works great on oil based stains. even on a white costume…
anything oily
Muddy clothes!
just potty trained….so…yeah. those stains 🙁
Whatever I’m cooking in the kitchen
My worst stain was my daughter leaving lip gloss in her pocket and when I washed clothes it got on everything
I don’t know why, but grass stains are always tough on me. I can blood out, but not that!
My worst stain has to be marker! The school my kids go to doesn’t use washable markers and I have lost several shirts to these stains!
I find cat urine is the worst, the smell is very hard to remove.
My worst stain is ink! It is the toughest for me!
Peanut butter is gooey goodness with jelly on white bread, but less appealing when a brown smear ends up decorating my coat sleeve. so peanut butter is the worst of all laundry stains.
My worst laundry stains are definitely from my two little boys! Food messes, potty training, and running around being boys!