Dishes?? We don't need no stinking dishes! Other uses for Blue Dawn!

I love the original blue Dawn dish soap. It always works great and never dries out my hands. That's very important to me as I always seem to have my hands in the sink washing dishes. It's the necessary evil to my enjoyment of baking and cooking.

Dawn really is a wonderful product, but it does so much more than just clean your dishes! It's so versatile and I think you'll be very surprised at what else it can do! Here are just some of the various cleaning ideas I've found online for Dawn...

BUBBLES

 

Dawn makes the most awesome homemade bubbles. I know this personally as we use it all the time during the summer for my daughter's bubble machine. Here's the recipe we use...I found this recipe years ago online and it always works great!

 

1/2 cup Ultra Dawn

1/2 gallon warm water

1 tablespoon glycerin (available at any drug store) OR White Karo syrup

Stir gently. Skim the foam off of the top of the solution. If you have too much foam, it will break down the bubbles. Dip bubble wand or pour into bubble machine and get ready for some good, clean fun!

HAIR PRODUCT BUILDUP

By using original Dawn as a shampoo once a month, you will remove excess oil and strip away any styling products build-up. It's so gentle that it will do all of this without any damage to your hair or scalp. You'll not only help your hair and scalp, but you'll save by not having to buy expensive salon products that do the exact same thing. Great, right??

REPEL HOUSEPLANT INSECTS

Did you know that just a drop of Dawn in a spray bottle with water will repel insects from your houseplants? That includes those pesky aphids, spider mites and mealy bugs. Just mix one drop of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid in a spray bottle, fill the rest of the bottle with water, shake well, and mist your household plants with the soapy water.

 

 

CLEAN YOUR WINDOWS

Merry Maids uses Dawn to make windows squeaky clean. They 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.

PETS AND PESTS

Dawn also works great to kills fleas on contact and it is so much cheaper than buying those expensive dog shampoos to do the same thing! Get the neck area first (make a ring of suds completely around the animals neck), the fleas will move as soon as you start washing your pet, since the soap interferes with the fleas ability to breathe. Here's another tip that works to get rid of fleas. Get a spray bottle and put about an inch or so of Dawn liquid and fill the rest with water. Then spray on the bed or dog house. This will keep the fleas out of their area. 

 

ICE PACK

This is a tip I received from my husband. Dawn can make a great ice pack should you need one and don't have a commercially bought pack on hand. Fill a strong zip-type sandwich bag with Dawn, close and freeze. The liquid soap stays cold much longer and can be frozen and reused many times.

 

 

UNCLOGGING TOILETS

 

 

Just pour a cup of Dawn into a clogged toilet and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Then pour a bucket of hot water into the toilet from waist height. This will clear that clog out of your toilet.

 

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.

SIDEWALK DE-ICER

 

For icy steps and sidewalks, mix 1 tsp of Dawn, 1 Tbsp of rubbing alcohol and 1/2 gallon of hot/warm water. Pour the mixture over the steps and sidewalks. They won't refreeze and you won't have anymore salt eating at the concrete in your sidewalks.

 

 

There are so many more uses for original blue Dawn that I haven't covered. Do a search online and you'll be amazed with how many things Dawn can help you with. I certainly was and plan to try out pretty much everything I've found so far. Good luck!