** Although Dawn® dish soap works great as a stain pretreatment option, it's not meant for direct use in a washing machine in place of laundry detergent.
Simply add a few drops of Dawn® Platinum to a mix of water and allow your laundry to soak in the suds. Then, scrub stained areas and rinse off before drying.
Platinum has a more concentrated formula and extra ingredients like Sodium Hydroxide(lye) which dissolves the seasoning of cast iron pans, unlike Dawn Ultra.
Use Dawn Platinum dish soap to pre-treat greasy laundry stains, remove grease and grime from kitchen counters and appliances, and to clean external car surfaces and the outer shroud of a gas grill. Dawn Ultra's powerful formula helps you get through more dishes with less** dishwashing liquid.
No, it's not a good idea. Dishwashing detergent has enzymes and chemicals to dissolve the 3 components of food: fat, carbohydrates and proteins. They will eat away the fabric, especially natural fibers like cotton.
The answer to your question is: NO, diluting this product before use in the manner you describe (putting one part dawn platinumiwn a container with 6 parts water) will not make the product work better.
Yes, Dawn is a mild detergent that is designed to be gentle on the skin and the environment. It is formulated to break down grease and oils effectively, which makes it useful for cleaning dishes, but it is also biodegradable. Septic systems rely on the natural breakdown of waste and bacteria to function properly.
Dawn Platinum Dish Soap
As for its effectiveness on dishes, it also powers through the toughest greasy messes, tackling the oily residue inside and outside of stainless steel cookware with very little effort during my tests.
This blue Dawn dish soap is very similar to the original Dawn Ultra formulation, and it's easy to confuse the two when shopping. The big difference is that the Platinum formula contains a few more surfactants than the original, which did help Platinum outperform its predecessor in our scrub test this year.
Dilute 1 cup of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide with 2 cups of water; add to mixture. Add 2 cups of dish soap and another 8 cups of boiling water. Once the mixture is well dissolved, you can choose to add in an essential oil (about 50 drops).
Suitable for Washing Machines - Be it front load or top load washing machine, or any other type of semi-automatic or fully automatic washing machine, liquid detergent works well with all the appliances.
1 teaspoon for small loads, 2 teaspoons for medium loads, and 3 teaspoons of dawn or Ajax dish soap will work in an emergency.
** Although Dawn® dish soap works great as a stain pretreatment option, it's not meant for direct use in a washing machine in place of laundry detergent. Dish soaps are uniquely formulated to break up grease and stuck-on food particles with foamy suds—something you don't want to happen in your washing machine.
Excessive suds and leaks in washing machines. Unlike laundry detergents, dish soaps generate more suds, which could clog or damage washing machines over time. Too many suds can lead to leaks, leaving you with costly repairs.
Probably the most common substitute for detergent is baking soda, as it leaves clothing smelling fresh and works hard to break up stains. Add about a half cup of this traditional baking ingredient straight to your washing machine drum or detergent drawer.
Using vinegar in the wash shouldn't be an everyday thing for every load. Using it daily can damage the washing machine, especially the rubber parts, and repeated use could damage delicate fabrics. Limit use to an as-needed basis, after clothes have dulled or as residue begins to build up.
A straight substitution of even a drop of ordinary dishwashing soap for dishwasher detergent is a recipe for disaster. However, just a few drops of ordinary dishwashing soap combined with baking soda is actually a good recipe for sparkling dishes.
It doesn't all wash off. In fact, it leaves toxic chemical residues behind on your dishes and glasses that pose significant health hazards over the long-term.