So, I love Dawn.  And it’s cheap.  You can find the smaller bottles on sale at CVS for $.99 and there are always $.25 coupons so for $.74 you can use it a lot!  I like the apple scent, but any plain ones will work.  Make sure not to buy the one that makes your hands soft. Doesn’t cut the grease as well.

“C”lues- I pulled some of these from Facebook, some from my personal use and some from Pinterest
Dawn Dish Soap Use…

GREASY STAINS ON CLOTHES

My favorite use for Dawn.  Just a drop rubbed into a stain will help release the grease and bye bye stain!

GREASY HAIR PROBLEMS
Kiddos get into the darndest things! My cousin’s little one and my girlfriend’s little ones put Vaseline in their hair. Dawn is mild enough to use on their hair and strong enough to remove the most stubborn grease.

HAIR PRODUCT BUILDUP
Once a month use original Dawn as you would shampoo. It will remove excess oil from your hair and scalp and strip away any build-up of styling products without any damage. Perform this once a month and you won’t have to buy expensive salon products that do the same thing.

REPEL HOUSEPLANT INSECTS & APHID CONTROL ON TREES
A safe, effective way to repel insects from your houseplants, including aphids, spider mites and mealy bugs. Put a drop of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid in a spray bottle, fill the rest of the bottle with water, shake well, and mist your household plant and trees with the soapy water.  It’s good to rinse spray with clean water when done.

CLEAN YOUR HOUSE
Try this recipe from Merry Maids: mix 3 drops Dawn in 1 gallon water and fill a spray bottle with the solution. Spritz and wipe as you would with any window cleaner, clean ceramic tile and no-wax/linoleum floors.

You can also use the spray on: Woodwork, e.g., baseboards, shelves, and wainscoting. (Dry as you go–wood doesn’t like too much contact with water.)

PETS AND PESTS
Use it to bathe the dogs. It kills fleas on contact and is much cheaper than expensive shampoos.

CLEAN GARAGE TOOLS
After you have finished your automotive repair or house project, soak your dirty tools in Dawn before you put them away to remove all the oil and grime. Dawn also helps prevent rust from forming on the tools. Also works as a driveway cleaner after a project.  If you have gasoline or motor oil stains on your driveway, you can use the kitty litter method to clean up the excess oil and then use a scrub broom and a solution of biodegradable Dawn dishwashing detergent and warm water to safely and effectively remove excess motor oil from the pavement.

ICE PACK
Partially fill a strong zip-type sandwich bag with Dawn dishwashing liquid, close and freeze. The liquid soap stays cold much longer and it can be re-frozen many times. It will conform to the place you need an ice pack.

TUB AND SHOWER CLEANER…Check out my link here. Use this all the time.

REPEL ANTS
Dan hates bugs.  So do I for that matter.  Spray counter-tops, cupboards and any other area where you see ants with a solution of Dawn and water. Wipe dry. The slight residue of Dawn that remains will not be a problem at all for kids or pets, but ants hate it. Should you see a trail of ants, go ahead and hit them with the Dawn spray.

STRIPPING CLOTH DIAPERS
Add a squirt or two of original Dawn dish soap to your washer and run a hot wash, then rinse until there are no more bubbles. Dawn is a degreasing agent and helps stripping by removing oily residue. Be sure to rinse, rinse, rinse until the water runs clear.

UNCLOGGING TOILETS
A cup of Dawn detergent poured into a clogged toilet allowed to sit for 15 minutes and then followed with a bucket of hot water poured from waist height will clear out the toilet.

POISON IVY
Poison ivy spreads through the spread of the oil within the blisters. Washing the affected area with Dawn, especially on children who keep scratching the blister’s open, helps dry up the fluid, AND keep it from spreading.

OILY SKIN
Dawn makes a great facial cleanser for oily skin. A drop or two combined with warm water will do the trick.

PAINT OR GREASE REMOVER FOR HANDS
Dawn combined with corn oil makes for the perfect paint or grease remover. Simply combine a little bit of both in your hands then rub it over affected areas. The corn oil and the dishwashing liquid both help to dissolve the grease and paint – yet leave skin soft, unlike harsher paint removers.

CLEANING THE KIDDIE POOL
Plastic wading pools can get very gunky, very fast. Dump the water, then scrub the pool with Dawn and a sponge. More potent cleaners like bleach will weaken and dry out the plastic in the sun.  This worked great cleaning Maddy’s summer toys as well.   How about the big pool?  Squirt Dawn down the middle of the pool and all of the dirt, suntan lotion, etc. will move to the edges of the pool for easy clean up! AND it makes the pools sparkle.

MANICURE SECRET
Soak fingers in full-strength blue Dawn. It makes the cuticles soft and easy to work with. And it removes the natural oil from the fingernails, which allows the polish to adhere very well.

NON-TOXIC LUBRICANT
Sliding glass doors, door knobs, hinges etc. It lasts much longer than any aerosol type spray that I have tried. And Its non-toxic! It does a great job of cleaning the parts that its lubricating as well!  Just a tiny drop needed.

SIDEWALK DE-ICER
For icy steps and sidewalks in freezing temperatures, mix 1 teaspoon of Dawn dishwashing liquid, 1 tablespoon of rubbing alcohol, and 1/2 gallon hot/warm water and pour over walkways. They won’t refreeze. No more salt eating at the concrete in your sidewalks.  Must try this during the winter.

EYEGLASS DEFOGGER
Simply rub a small drop of Dawn on eyeglass lenses, and wipe clean. It will leave a very thin film that will prevent them from fogging up.  Baby Shampoo will do the same on this one.

“L”ink – Did I miss some?  Check out Pinterest for more ideas here

“T”houghts- There are lots of other dishwashing soaps, but Dawn truly is the best.  Nothing cuts the grease like it!