Dish Soap Life Hacks That Will Make Cleaning Up a Breeze

You’ve probably got some dish soap in your home to help you wash dishes, but did you know that the cleaning up liquid can help you in almost every room of your house?

That’s right, dish soap is a very versatile cleaning tool that can help take up difficult stains, remove grease and grime from household items, and even keep pests away if you know how to use it!

Clean Up Tough Oil Stains

Sick of looking at those oil stains on your garage floor or on your driveway? Dish soap can help you get those concrete stains out. It isn’t just the dish soap that you’ll need though.

First, sprinkle some baking soda over the stain, add dish soap and scrub it with a plastic or non-metallic brush. Let the mixture sit on the stain for a few hours then come back to it and scrub again, repeating until the stain is gone.

Greasy Clothing Stains Are No More

Dish soap is a proven grease-fighter but it doesn’t have to be just on dishes. It can also help remove grease stains from clothing. Dish soap will cut through any type of grease including makeup, butter, and cooking oil.

Simply grab a toothbrush, add a couple of drops of dish soap to the stain and gently scrub at it. Toss the clothing into the washer or just rinse it by hand in warm water and it’ll be good as new.

Combat Flies With Dish Soap

If your kitchen or office is filled with fruit flies and you cannot figure out how to get rid of them, then turn to dish soap to get the job done.

Combine 4 or 5 drops of dish soap (some people swear that it has to be Dawn but that’s yet to be cross-tested) with a cup filled about a 1/2 inch full of apple cider vinegar. Then place it wherever the fruit flies are and you’ll be good to go.

Make Your Own Ice Pack

If you need a makeshift ice pack or you’re looking for one that’s more pliable than the typical lunch box ice pack, you can use dish soap. Fill a plastic bag about one-third of the way full with dish soap then pop it in the freezer. The liquid will freeze but not completely.

Then it will be cold enough to help with any bruises or bumps, but still malleable because it isn’t frozen solid.