I used to clean commercial kitchens & original Dawn is where it's at! Heavy duty commercial degreasers were far more expensive and the ingredients were often questionable. Dawn is cheap and an amazing cleaning product. Glad to see some other uses for it as well.

love it when something simple and cheap works so much better than the expensive stuff? Not that I mind paying for quality, but when i don't have to, it makes me feel like I've "figured out the game" a little bit. Great post, Linsey.

It should also be noted that Dawn, being petroleum based, is the leading cause of "gunk" buildup in your drains. Have slow running kitchen drains? It could be years of dish detergent buildup. Using commonly available chemical drain cleaners will alleviate this.

i love it. now here's a question: is Dawn so special or are there generic alternatives with the same recipe?

 and thank you Guest! I am going to put some ketchup packets in my fridge following my very next fast food meal.

SEveral kettles of boiling water down the drain will also remove gunk, without chemicals.

Dawn works great for getting rid of fleas! I've been using it for years (I had a cat that died from using the chemical flea products so people should be careful). You just need to be careful not to use too much of it as it will strip oils from the animal's coat. Instead, I put a few drops in a bowl of warm water, dip a flea/lice comb into the soapy water and comb through the fur. Dip the comb back into the soapy solution and watch the fleas die instanly. You could also bathe the animal in a weak solution of dawn and water although it might still strip the coat.

I use original dawn to clean soap scum from tubs, tile and natural stone, also use your ant mixutre to spray on the glass shower doors. It works wonders!

4) For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put Dawn dishwashing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won't refreeze.

I don't know if this works but I'm gonna try it and I'll get back with you on how it worked.

I live in Texas and always after a good rain I have tons
of ant mounds show up in my front yard. I was told DAWN would
kill the ants. Does anyone know how I would measure it out
and how I would put it on the mounds ?

Thanks, Beverly

I have a friend of mine that has a pool cleaning business. To help with the cleaning of the pool, he would squirt Dawn down the middle of the pool and all of the dirt, suntan lotion, etc. would move to the edges of the pool for easy clean up, and as an added bonus, it really makes the pools sparkle.

I read some where that if you have a grease or oil stain (old or new stains) on your shirts or other laundry items, to put original dawn on the stains... So I tried it, and it worked, it took the old and new stains out. Also, I started using proxide in the bleach spot of my washer, and it gets my whites whiter than ever, with out the harsh bleach smell.