Is it ok to use dish soap to wash clothes in a sink or machine ?

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I want to avoid buying a separate soap for laundry and dishes.Is it ok to use dish soap to wash clothes in a sink or machine ?
It could be done, but probably not recommended. Laundry soap is designed to clean clothes, some have enzymes specifically to do this. Dish soap can be used, but better results could be had with regular laundry soap. To save money, buy a store or generic brand...they are just about as good as the name brands at significant savings....do not use soap powder with cold water, it will not dissolve and will clog up the machine over a length of timeIs it ok to use dish soap to wash clothes in a sink or machine ?
Definitely not in the washing machine. Laundry detergent is specifically formulated to be low foam so the agitation doesn't create so much foam that it overflows...TRUST ME, I've tested this one first hand...I put dish soap in my dishwasher in the first apartment I had that had one and it was like an episode of Lucy afterward.





If anything, I would suggest using an environmentally safe laundry detergent if you wanted to buy only one thing to do both. Method makes a good one and so does 7th Generation. One or the other or both are available in supermarkets and I'm pretty sure I saw Method at Home Depot and Target.





The environmentally safe stuff won't be as hard on your hands as regular laundry detergent and won't contain chemicals that might get left behind on your dishes by conventional detergents.
Definitely not for an automatic washing machine, you'll have soap suds everywhere. I wouldn't really recommend dishwashing liquid to wash your clothes in at all.
No...I don't think you can..as washing plates..and washing clothes are 2 very different things....just think about it..
its okay to use dawn dish liquid soap because as soon as you put it on the stain automatically comes out. i wouldnt wash all my clothes with it but only the ones with tough stains
Its soap, itll work! Just dont put to much of it in the washer, because it makes alot of suds!
No, STOP, don't do it...you'll have suds all over the place!