You simply spray the foam onto a dish (or a sink full of dishes!) and, then depending on how bad the mess is, you either rinse right away with water or you let it sit for a few minutes and then wipe and rinse. I've been using Dawn Powerwash for about a year and I really have spent less time doing dishes!
While you can wipe and rinse right away, Dawn recommends letting the spray soak on tougher dishes, so I let them sit for about five minutes.
Preferences vary, and on the whole, demand wasn't enough for us to continue making it.
Warnings. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Eye irritant. In case of eye contact, flush thoroughly with water.
Why Dawn Powerwash Spray Works So Well. The reason it is so effective at cutting through food and grease is because the product has both the power of Dawn's usual soap and the added bonus "3 cleaning boosters not found in traditional soap," according to its Amazon page.
“Greasy stains on clothes can be a pain to remove, but Dawn Powerwash can make it a lot easier,” says Ledis Hernandez, cleaner for DeluxeMaid. “All you need to do is apply a little bit of it directly to the stained area, rub it in and let it sit for a few minutes before washing as usual.”
Power wash has a different formula that cuts through the grease better, it's not just Dawn watered down.
Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic): Ingestion: May cause transient gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea. Eye Contact: May cause moderate, transient irritation. Skin Contact: May cause moderate, transient irritation or be drying to the skin.
Clean the Bathtub and Shower
Scrubbing shower walls and soap rings can be a major pain. Fortunately, Powerwash revolutionizes this labor-intensive chore. Simply spray the cleanser all over the surfaces (both glass and ceramic), let it sit for five minutes then wipe it off—no hard scrubbing required!
It's called Powerwash because it is truly a more powerful detergent than liquid dish soap. As is to be expected, since Procter & Gamble, Dawn's parent corporation, released the popular Powerwash dish spray nearly four years ago, other brands have hopped on the sprayable dish soap trend.
I see on my supermarket shelf a clear version of Dawn Powerwash Spray — Dawn Platinum Powerwash Free & Clear (“no dyes with a light pear scent”). If you want to give that a try, substitute the Free & Clear Dawn Dishwashing Liquid for the blue, and proceed.
“The short answer is yes, as long as you don't have a skin condition like eczema, you can use dish soap as hand soap because the ingredients in dish soap are used in skin-safe concentrations,” Ford told me. “Safety-wise, it's no worse than bar soap.”
Looking for a fast and easy way to clean your toilet inside and out? Dawn Power Wash Spray may be the answer! I use this stuff to clean dishes, tires, clothes and now, on toilets! This soap isn't specifically antibacterial, but works great for a quick clean.
And just to confirm that I'm looking at the right chemical, here's what Dawn says on the back of the Platinum Powerwash bottle it does say – “KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Eye irritant. In case of eye contact, flush thoroughly with water. If swallowed, drink a glass of water to dilute.
Folks, soap doesn't sanitize. It just makes an emulsion that makes it easy for microbes and dirt and food to RINSE off. If you just wash and don't rinse (!!) your dishes, any of the soap having dried on the dishes retains the microbes and dirt it was GOING TO enable you to RINSE away.
Powerwash contains several strong solvents, chelants, and high-alkaline ingredients that help it cling and decimate dirt—it's absolutely not regular Dawn dish soap in a pump spray bottle (as internet rumor has it). When I need to rid my dishes of stubborn stuck-on food, I'll just give 'em a soak.
Though dish soap is great as a stain pretreatment option, it's not meant for direct use in a laundry washing machine. That's because 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.
To make the solution is simple and easy on the wallet! Pour equal parts of vinegar and Dawn into a spray bottle. Gently shake, then spray liberally onto the surface to be cleaned. I have found the best results is when I use it to clean chrome shower and sink fixtures.
For simple messes: Just spray, wipe, and rinse. For tougher messes: You can skip the overnight soak, just let the suds sit for 3-4 minutes. You may see the suds gradually change from white to the color of the mess as Powerwash starts breaking down grease. Then, lightly scrub, and rinse.
Mix equal parts vinegar and dawn into a spray bottle. Spray on and let sit until you see it start to break down. Then take a scouring sponge and start scrubbing it off. Once its all clean, rinse it off and youre all set!
One of those is Dawn Platinum Powerwash Dish Spray, which should be used as pretreatment. Spray it directly onto the stain, then rub it in with your fingers and machine wash with regular detergent. Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner is another similar product that's popular in baseball circles.
The key difference between the original Dawn dish liquid and Dawn Powerwash is the addition of alcohol.