"Dish soap is amazing for treating oily stains, but you shouldn’t use it in place of laundry detergent," says Phillips. "Just dab what you need onto the grease spot and launder as usual." ...

Liquid dish soap and dishwasher detergent are two very different things and cannot be substituted for one another. "The difference is huge, and it's all about chemistry," says Danny Pen, president ...

Chances are you already have all the items needed to make the replacement. All it takes is liquid dish soap and baking soda. Below, I'll explain the two-step process for making your own detergent.

Dish Soap Can Potentially Cause Problems With Your Washing Machine “I would be concerned about the dish soap causing a lot of suds,” Handel says. He has good reason to be.