Did you know blue dawn could do this?
You know it can get grime off your plates and pans, but did you know that Dawn dish soap can strip laundry stains and make jewelry look new?
7 Ways Blue Dawn Can Make Kitchen Life Easier
There’s a reason why that squeeze bottle of blue liquid is seemingly ubiquitous in home and professional kitchens from coast to coast. In fact, there are several.
With so many unique uses for classic blue Dawn, we think it might be time to rebrand it as “so much more than dish soap.”
1. Sanitize Your Countertops
Eberhard adds that the same built-in spray function in Dawn Powerwash that makes cleaning dishes without a full sink of water a breeze can also make quick work out of tidying up countertops after your meal. Spritz the solution on the surface, then follow that up with a swipe from a clean, damp dish towel. (The Dawn crew confirms that Power wash is safe to use on dark and light granite, porcelain enamel, Corian, quartz, and stainless steel surfaces.))
2. Remove Food Residue from Jewelry
Add a few drops of Dawn soap to a bowl of warm water, then pop in jewelry that has lost its luster or is caked with grime. (We can’t be the only ones who sometimes forget to remove our rings before kneading bread dough!) After a few minutes of soaking in sudsy water, rings, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings should be back to their original shiny and clean glory. Rinse with water, dry, and rock those good-as-new accessories.
3. Make Cleaning Oven Doors a Breeze
Glass surfaces, like the door to your oven and microwave, will shine after you spray them with this natural cleaning solution. Round up a spray bottle, then fill it with 1/2 cup warm water, 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar, and 1/2 tablespoon of blue Dawn. Spray glass surfaces, then wipe clean with paper towels or a dry microfiber cloth.
4. Keep Your Lunchbox Cool
There’s no need to invest in a new fancy ice pack to keep lunchbox items cool. Dawn can do that, too. Fill a zip-top bag with Dawn soap, seal the top, then pop the bag in the freezer. Within a couple of hours, you’ll have a reusable DIY ice pack that can keep that beautiful bento box cool for hours.
5. Say Goodbye to Foggy Glasses
If you are sick of that steamy lens look when opening your oven or dishwasher door and being faced with a “whoosh” of hot air or steam, blue dish soap can help prevent this. Rub one drip of Dawn on both sides of both lenses, rinse under running water, then wipe dry with a microfiber cloth.
6. Ditch Your Fear of Cooking Stains
Tomato sauce, chocolate, red wine, and those stubborn oil splatters won’t stand a chance when they’re up against blue dish soap. The next time you have a spill that could potentially turn into a laundry stain, drizzle on a quarter-sized dollop of Dawn, then use your clean fingers to cover the entire spill (adding a bit more soap if necessary). This should help prevent the stain from settling in before you run it through the normal wash cycle.
7. Make Your Stainless Steel Appliances Sparkle
Stainless steel appliances like microwaves, refrigerators, dishwashers, and toasters seem to be magnets for fingerprints, smudges, and drips. To clear them up in seconds, get a sponge damp, add a few drops of blue dish soap, then scrunch it up a time or two to disperse the suds. Starting at the top of the appliance, brush with the grain of the steel on your way toward the floor. Use a clean, damp kitchen towel or paper towel to wipe off any excess debris or residue. Immediately dry the surface, top to bottom, with a dry and clean kitchen towel, microfiber cloth, or paper towel.
Here are 27 unique tips also for Blue Dawn Liquid
1.Ever wonder why Dawn dishwashing liquid is the wildlife cleaner of choice after an oil spill? According to the International Bird Rescue Research Center, Dawn effectively removes grease but does not cause harm to the skin of the birds. It’s also biodegradable and contains no phosphates.
2. Bubbles
According to Bubbles.org, Dawn dishwashing liquid makes great homemade bubbles. Here is the Giant Bubble Recipe used in bubble makers at many children’s museums: 1/2 cup Ultra Dawn, 1/2 gallon warm water, 1 tablespoon glycerin (available at any drug store) OR White Karo syrup works too! Stir gently. Skim the foam off the top of the solution (too much foam breaks down the bubbles). Dip bubble wand and get ready for some good, clean fun!
3. Greasy Hair Problems
Kids get into the darnedest things! Like Vaseline and baby oil rubbed into their hair! Dawn is mild enough to use on their hair and strong enough to remove the most stubborn grease.
4. Hair Product Buildup
Once a month, use original Dawn as you would shampoo. It will remove excess oil from your hair and scalp and strip away any buildup of styling products without any damage. Perform this once a month and you won’t have to buy expensive salon products that do the same thing.
5. Manicure Secret
Soak fingers in full-strength blue Dawn. It makes the cuticles soft and easy to work with. And it removes the natural oil from the fingernails, which allows the polish to adhere very well.
6. Repel Houseplant Pests
This is a safe, effective way to repel insects from your houseplants, including aphids, spider mites, and mealy bugs. Put a 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.
7. Clean Your Windows
Try this recipe from Merry Maids: mix 3 drops of Dawn in 1 gallon of water and fill a spray bottle with the solution. Spritz and wipe as you would with any window cleaner.
8. Pets And Pests
Use it to bathe dogs. It kills fleas on contact and is much cheaper than expensive dog shampoos.
9. Clean Automotive Tools
After you have finished your automotive repair project, soak your dirty tools in Dawn before you put them away to remove all the oil and grime. Dawn also helps prevent rust from forming on the tools.
10. Ice Pack
Partially fill a strong, zip-type sandwich bag with Dawn dishwashing liquid, close and freeze. The liquid soap stays cold much longer and it can be refrozen many times. It will conform to the place you need an ice pack.
11. Tub And Shower Cleaner
Take a spray bottle and fill it halfway with white vinegar. Heat in the microwave. Fill the rest of the way with blue Dawn. Put the lid on and shake to mix well. Spray on your tub and shower walls. Allow to sit for a few minutes and rinse away. It will totally melt all the gunk, slime, sludge, and other stuff that builds up, including a bathtub ring.
12. Repel Ants
Spray countertops, cupboards, and any other area where you see ants with a solution of Dawn and water. Wipe dry. The slight residue of Dawn that remains will not be a problem at all for kids or pets, but ants hate it. Should you see a trail of ants, go ahead and hit them with the Dawn spray.
13. Stripping Cloth Diapers
Add a squirt or two of original Dawn dish soap to your washer and run a hot wash, then rinse until there are no more bubbles. Dawn is a degreasing agent and helps stripping by removing oily residue. Be sure to rinse, rinse, rinse until the water runs clear.
14. Unclogging Toilets
A cup of Dawn detergent poured into a clogged toilet allowed to sit for 15 minutes and then followed with a bucket of hot water poured from waist-height will clear out the toilet.
15. Poison Ivy
Poison ivy spreads through the spread of the oil within the blisters. Washing the affected area with Dawn, especially on children who keep scratching the blisters open, helps dry up the fluid AND keeps it from spreading.
16. Driveway Cleaner
If you have gasoline or motor oil stains on your driveway, you can use the kitty litter method to clean up the excess oil, and then use a scrub broom and a solution of biodegradable Dawn dishwashing detergent and warm water to safely and effectively remove excess motor oil from the pavement.
17. Oily Skin
Dawn makes a great facial cleanser for oily skin. A drop or two combined with warm water will do the trick.
18. Paint Or Grease Remover For Hands
Dawn combined with corn oil makes for the perfect paint or grease remover. Simply combine a little bit of both in your hands then rub it over affected areas. The corn oil and the dishwashing liquid both help to dissolve the grease and paint, yet leaves skin soft, unlike harsher paint removers.
19. Cleaning The Kiddie Pool
Plastic wading pools can get very gunky, very fast. Dump the water, then scrub the pool with Dawn and a sponge. More potent cleaners like bleach will weaken and dry out the plastic in the sun.
20. Multipurpose Cleaner
Merry Maids recommends using a drop of Dawn in water to clean ceramic tile and no-wax/linoleum floors. You can also use the spray on:
• Bathroom and kitchen counters and sinks
• Woodwork including baseboards, shelves, and wainscoting (Dry as you go… wood doesn’t like prolonged contact with water)
• Tubs and toilet seats
21. Laundry Pre-Treater For Oily Stains
For oil-based stains such as lipstick, grease, butter, motor oil, cooking oil, and some pen inks, simply apply some Dawn dishwashing liquid directly to the stain and scrub with a small brush or toothbrush until the oil is removed. Then, launder as usual.
22. Non-Toxic Lubricant
Use Dawn for sliding glass doors, door knobs, hinges etc. It lasts much longer than any aerosol-type spray that I have tried. And it’s non-toxic! It does a great job of cleaning the parts that it’s lubricating as well!
23. 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. Pour over walkways. They won’t refreeze. No more salt eating at the concrete on your sidewalks.
24. Pool Cleaning
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 cleanup! AND it makes the pool sparkle.
25. Eyeglass Defogger
Simply rub a small drop of Dawn on eyeglass lenses, then wipe clean. It will leave a very thin film that will prevent them from fogging up.
26. Shower Floors
Cover greasy footprints on shower floors with a coating of Dawn. Let sit overnight, then scrub away the gunk in the morning with a stiff brush.
27. Aphid Control On Fruit Trees
Mix two tablespoons of Dawn with a gallon of water, then transfer to a spray bottle. Try to get the spray on both sides of the leaves, branches, and the tree trunk. Let it sit for about 15 minutes, then rinse the tree THOROUGHLY!
According to some web sources12, blue Dawn is stronger than most other colors of Dawn, except for the Platinum and Heavy Duty lines. Blue Dawn has 3X more grease-cleaning power than non-ultra Dawn, and 50% more than the 2X varieties1. Blue Dawn is also the preferred choice for many homemade cleaner recipes1. Some other colors of Dawn have different features, such as antibacterial properties or different scents12. However, blue Dawn is the most versatile and effective for various cleaning tasks.
Happy Cleaning
Kathie