Expert cleaners at Classic Cleaners confirm that original blue dawn can be used for many things, not just the dishes, because of it’s grease dissolving properties. It’s also non-toxic, not harmful to your skin, it’s biodegradable and it contains no phosphates.
1. LAUNDRY PRE-TREATER FOR OILY STAINS
For oil based stains such as lipstick, grease, butter, motor oil, cooking oil, and some pen inks, apply some Dawn liquid directly to the stain and scrub with a small brush or toothbrush until the oil is removed. Launder as usual.
2. TUB AND SHOWER CLEANER
Fill a spray bottle half way full of vinegar and heat it in the microwave. Fill the rest of the way with blue Dawn. Put the lid on and shake well. Spray on your tub and shower walls, allowing it to sit for a few minutes before rinsing away. This will even take care of the bathtub ring. Let it sit on your shower floor overnight and scrub the gunk away in the morning.
3. UNCLOGGING TOILETS
Pour a cup of Dawn liquid dish detergent into the toilet bowl and let it sit for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, pour a bucket of hot water from waist height into the toilet bowl to clear it out.
4. CLEAN YOUR WINDOWS
This tip comes from Merry Maids: Mix 3 drops of Dawn in 1 gallon of water and fill a spray bottle with the solution. Spritz your windows and wipe just as you would with any window cleaner.
5. POOL CLEANER
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 a sparkling pool.
6. HAIR CLEANER
Use Dawn as you would shampoo to remove excess oil from your hair, product build up, and even greasy product your kids may get into like Vaseline and baby oil. You can even use it to bath your dog.
7. CLEAN AUTOMOTIVE TOOLS AND SPILL ON YOUR DRIVEWAY
After you finish your automotive repair project, clean up gasoline and oil on your driveway with Dawn, warm water and a scrub brush. Then, soak your dirty tools in Dawn before you put them away. Dawn will clean and prevent rust from forming on the tools. THEN – mix Dawn and a little corn oil to clean your hands.
8. MAKE AN ICE PACK
Partially fill a strong zip lock 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.
9. EYEGLASS DEFOGGER
To prevent your glasses from fogging up, rub a small drop of Dawn on the lenses and wipe clean.
10. REPEL INSECTS
Put a drop of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid in a spray bottle with water. Mist household plants to repel aphids, spider mites and mealy bugs. Spray counter-tops, cupboards and other areas to repel ants. Do the same for to repel aphids on fruit trees – just be sure to rinse the trees thoroughly after about 15 minutes.
11. KEEP POISON IVY FROM SPREADING
Poison ivy spreads through the spread of the oil within the blisters when kids scratch the blisters. Wash the affected area with Dawn and it helps dry up the fluid and keeps it from spreading.
Have you used original blue Dawn Liquid Detergent in any of the above situations? How did it work for you?
– S.O.
I read a post in facebook about Dawn orginial for ant problem. so I tried it and it worked haven’t seen an ant since. I now used dawn original for everything Thanks so much
So many different types of Dawn why specifically original blue Dawn dish detergent instead of say platinum or something else?
It’s cheaper!!! Why spend so much more for something when you don’t need to!?
It’s the same price as original, dawn is usually priced by size not variety
I used dawn dish liquid on my hair and it feels great. And it looks great too!
Yesterday we made a mixture of Dawn soap with water and cleaned our travel trailer on the outside it worked wonder on all the green algae/
I used the tub and shower cleaner solution. The house smelled like vinegar, but the tile walls sparkle & the tub ring is GONE. True believer and such a cheap & easy way to clean a really nasty project in the bathroom Thanks Dawn Liquid. HAPPY CUSTOMER 🙂
CAUTION! Vinegar is acidic. and can etch granite and marble (natural or synthetic) surfaces.
I saw somewhere that Dawn mixed with ??? can be a de-icer…. Anyone have that “recipe” ????
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
I used it to take the fleas off my dogs
Will this really work for fleas on your dog?
I used it to take the fleas off my dogs. My dogs are flea free without the use of chemicals
It’s awesome to kill fleas I agree just washed my dog ..came home from BC where he got them ..did the treatments there two times ..hardly did anything ..he is so allergic to the fleas ..broke out skin and hair was falling off …shampooed him this morning and they are all dead …Thank you Dawn ….
Use Dawn as a beard softener prior to shaving. I splash hot water on my face then I use about 1/2 teaspoon of dawn of my beard, rinse and apply shaving cream.
An inexpensive hair conditioner with aloe and vitiam E from dollar store worjs just as well. If not better. Moisturizes as you shave.
I use original Dawn for EVERYTHING that I can. I have oily skin and hair, so I use it for shampoo and body wash. I’ve never felt cleaner, and I’ve turned a few friends on to it who have teenage kids with acne problems. They all report that it works amazingly. I use it (mixed with vinegar) for a glass cleaner. I use it to clean the toilets and showers/tubs. I bathe my dog in it. I use it to keep the grease down in my septic tank (havn’t had it pumped/cleaned out in YEARS). I shave with it. I make my own laundry soap with Fels Naptha, Borax and Arm & Hammer Washing Soda; I’ve found that adding Dawn to it works even better, as well as a stain pre-treater as mentioned here. I put about an ounce in my hot tub occasionally to help control oils left from suntan lotions, make-up, etc. Oh, I use it to wash the dishes too. It just works great for almost anything.
I’m interested in how much Dawn you add to your laundry soap? I’ve been making a laundry paste with either Fels or Zote, but think Dawn would be a good addition. Thanks
Same here!! I love Dawn.
How much Dawn do you out in your laundry detergents? I make my own 5 gal homemade bucket with the same ingredients that you use
If it works for fleas and ants, do you think it would work on head lice too? If it does, it’ll be a lovely non-toxic addition to my school kit.
It doesn’t work on lice directly, BUT it dissolves the sticky glue on the eggs, wash your hair with it THROUGHLY and it’s 110 x easier to comb out them. Have tried. 10/1)
I have a major ant problem. Do you just spray and leave the spray or do you wipe it off after you spray the mixture?
Tea tree oil is a proven remedy and preventative measure for head lice! Just mist a mixture of a few drops tea tree oil and water in spray bottle. Spray it on your hair or children’s hair once a week and never worry about head lice again!
If it works on ants and fleas, what about head lice?
Does NOT work for driveway oil clean-up. Totally.
R.W. what is mixture for your laundry soap. Thanks
I had a buttery bag of popcorn on my lap at movie theater. Later I saw a huge greasy strain so I used some pre treatment and threw them into the wash and dryer. Stain barely budged do I rubbed some dawn into the strain and threw them into the washer with regular laundry. Not only did the strain come out but everything else came out cleaner and super soft.
Somehow an ink container for a printer got into my laundry and ink got everywhere including on white sheets believe it or not using Dawn and peroxide cleaned almost every single black ink stain it was unbelievable but it did take a lot of redoing touch-ups
Saw that some use for flea control on pets, so was wondering if anyone has used for head lice on children?
Tea tree oil is a proven remedy and preventative measure for head lice! Just mist a mixture of a few drops tea tree oil and water in spray bottle. Spray it on your hair or children’s hair once a week and never worry about head lice again!
I’m a high rise window cleaner in Portland Oregon and use dawn dish soap as my cleaning solution. Although we don’t spray it from a bottle a couple squirts into a 5 gallon bucket is the best cleaner I’ve found. Our company gives us an ammonia based cleaner which you need “gloves and eye protection to mix” technically but I don’t want that in my eyes on a windy day and it drys out my hands. Also dawn has a smooth glide whe squeegeeing windows which is important for a perfect finish. Anyway I pay out of pocket for dawn when I could get free cleaner so let me know DAWN if you wanna sponsor a repelling window cleaner I’d wear a t shirt… And it de fogs your windshield
Can blue dawn help get rid of bed bugs
We do not know if blue dawn can help get rid of bed bugs.
I used blue dawn on my dog everytime I give him a bath and he don’t have any fleas.
Kills drain flies in Rv tanks, just add a little for a couple weeks.
Many of us vintage drum collectors swear by a ” Dawn soak ” to remove years old gunk from the chrome on our beloved instruments. It also works on the “pearl ” plastic covering.
Whats your recipe and method for cleaning chrome? I have a retro kitchen table and chair set that I would love to clean the Chrome legs
Wash with Dawn after exposure to poison ivy, within 10 minutes.
Also wash all clothing and pets that were exposed. Poison ivy DOES NOT spread from the blisters on your skin. The plant oil does remain active if it is on clothing or pets. Pets however do not get the rash.
I used Dawn to bathe a stray mother cat and her 3 tiny kittens who were infested with fleas. It worked perfectly and probably saved the kittens’ lives! Now that I know Dawn can be used safely around pets, I know what I’m going to use to prevent ants around their food bowls on our back porch. I enjoyed reading the comments on ways to use Dawn. Thanks everyone!
I use Dawn original (blue) to wash my car. No car cleaner is as effective at removing built up wax from car washes & the 4 layers put on to protect the finish through winter conditions. I usually mix about 1/4-1/2 of the small bottles into 3-5gal. of warm or hot water (depending on how filthy the car is) & use a soft car brush…. Start on one side & get everything good and sudsy, then rinse from the same side…. I usually repeat the process before applying wax or using a product like RainX just to be sure all residue is removed. Works great!
One thing I noticed someone mention is removal of grease from concrete….. NO WAY is Dawn strong enough for that. Even undiluted. Concentrated powder OxyClean, however, IS strong enough to clean concrete (as I found out purely by accident).
To get rid of unwanted weeds in your garden. 1 gallon vinegar,2 cups of Epson salt,1/4 cup Dawn mix and spray on weeds
I use one drop to clean my new dentures works wonderful
It works great to quickly and effectively to get rid of ants! We had an ant infestation and I read somewhere that 2 T. of Dawn to a spray bottle of water will kill ants on contact. That’s all I expected… killing the ants on contact. It did just that, but suddenly no new ants appeared…. that day or in the following days. I now keep this solution in my kitchen all the time and I use to clean my kitchen counters. Have never seen another ant!
Is Dawn good for removing dried blood stains from carpet?
I always heard it was good to use it with water on wasp nests…..truth?
That’s interesting. We’ve not tried it on a wasp nest.
A big yes, I have spary bottle with Dawn and water. They drop and it is all over.
Yes, it works Great on wasps, bees, flies, bed bugs, fleas!!! I mix up 1/4 cup in a gallon spray bottle & go to town with it. No more fumes, especially around pets & kids!
Forgot to add with wasps – use only Dawn blue. I have also used a toy water gun to spray long distances & it knocks them down in their tracks, not fly away. Watch your eyes though.
I have a chlorine allergy, the pool causes me to break out in blisters on my legs and arms that look like chicken pox but with prescription cream it clears in about a week but dries my skin. Can blue dawn be used to neutralize the chlorine that hangs onto my skin?
Amazing on taking the alge off my deck!
Will Dawn work on getting pine tar off my car?
Kills wasps instantly…used 1 TBS dawn to quart hot water in spray bottle…instant annihilation!
i was told dawn would clean and remove mildew from canvas top car
is this true
We bought expensive eye glasses and told to clean with “lotion free” dish washing soap. Great–spend ten minutes on google and nobody can define lotion free dish soap. Is my Dawn dish soap lotion free?
Yes! I have HD eyeglasses and the best thing is blue Dawn. Clean lenses gently with Dawn, rinse and dry with 100% cotton towel. Crystal clear!
Can you tell me if anyone try it on the shower head. My has some of the holes clogged
Does anyone know if it will kill a fire ant mound?
Suzy Cohen is a pharmacist/columnist and in her latest column, she said blue Dawn can handle eczema (flaking skin) quite adequately. Haven’t tried it yet, but after reading what others have to say here about its many other uses, I’m going to give it a try.
I pretreat all my clothes with grease stains with Dawn. Wash on soak cycle then regular cycle. It gets every kind of stain out. I got black grease from the inside of my husband’s truck door on my khaki pants and Dawn got that out! I swear by it.
I’m wondering if dawn and water sprayed on my vegetable garden will help stop the deer from eating my veggies
can you tell me the difference between the original and the platinum dawn. In Australia we have only been able to find the platinum is this ok to use. Jane
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Can you use dawn to get the smell of skunk off your dog. If so what is the mixture?