Dishwashing Soap

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Can you wash your clothes with dishwashing soap?

Yes.

I once read that expensive hair shampoo is basically the same as dishwashing soap… the shampoo just has fancy scent added… and a lot of hype.

Dish soap makes a lot more suds than laundry detergent and can ruin your washing machine.

a long time ago I washed my hair with dishwashing soap and noticed it was different, was it just a delusion or something real..

Don't put it in the washing machine because it generates too much foam, and foam is bad because it will get into places where it shouldn't be, bringing water with it. Laundry detergents are low foam. I guess they add something to make it have less surface tension or something.
I suppose the foam will also keep it from rinsing out well.

That said, I love washing my hands with dish soap as it's designed to remove grease (and oils). Since I've been working with electronics for decades now I like my hands feeling clean and dry so I'm not leaving fingerprints and smudges on surfaces of things I touch.

Recently I discovered that dish soap is also great for washing my eye glasses. Dish soap usually has some rinse aid added to it which makes water run off the dishes so they dry without water spots. Same effect is great on eye glasses, as you get them clean without spots or streaks. IMO it's even more gentle than the lens cleaner you have to rub off with a towel, as with soap and water you're even less likely to scratch because you're not even rubbing with a cloth or paper.

That would be bad, as dish soap will completely degrease your hair and scalp. Do it enough times and your hair will fall out. Take it from a guy who went bald at young age.

Would you please share your source of info about not using dish soap in washing machines , please ?
Or have you damaged a machine doing that .?

https://home-ec101.com/bubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble/

https://www.cleanipedia.com/gb/laundry/can-use-dishwashing-liquid-in-washing-machine.html#:~:text=Using%20dishwashing%20liquid%20in%20the%20washing%20machine%20is%20not%20a,a%20mountain%20of%20suds!).

Short answer: you will overflow the machine. You get everything that comes with the overflow.

Thank you

ah i thought my hair looked terrible afterwards