I ran out of Dish Soap with a sink full of dishes! What else can I use?

Answer 1

laundry soap works great and if you use the inexpensive type won't be as costly,till ya can get dishsoap.(a little bit of liquid laundry soap goes a very long way and won't leave residue if rinsed in hot water)

Answer 2

If you don't have any hand soap, the next best thing would be to just rinse them all as best as you can, then set them aside till tomorrow when you can go get more soap. Maybe even let them soak in hot water and a little vinegar for now. Good luck!

Answer 3

I've had this happen over the years. I use laundry detergent in a pinch. It cleans the dishes just as good. Just be sure to rinse very well to get rid of all the residue. You won't need too much detergent either. A little goes a long, long way.

Answer 4

I prefer the "leave the dishes until tomorrow" answers :)

Another option is to leave them outside and let the rain wash them off, if you get rain where you are.

Sometimes, pets like to lick dishes clean for you. Then just rinse and re-use.

But, seriously, just about any other mild cleaner you have handy will work fine. I would pick shampoo first before laundry detergent, but that's just me :)

Answer 5

Money, to go and buy more dish soap. And to all those who said shampoo are you serious? So what will happen when you run out of shampoo..??? Dish soap? Weirdos....

Answer 6

Baking soda, shampoo, liquid hand soap, liquid shower soap, or anythig else in the house that is used as a soap.

Answer 7

Laundry soap or shampoo til you get to the store

Answer 8

Shampoo, laundry detergent or liquid soap.

Answer 9

Laundry detergent

Answer 10

try using bathroom liquid soap. or if theres none available, use shampoo! or that bar soap