15 Unexpected Ways to Use Dish Soap in Your Home
Dish soap is good for more than just cleaning your dishes.
Moisturize your hands
Mix dish soap and white sugar together to make a yummy-smelling, moisturizing hand scrub. Get tutorial here
Trap pesky fruit flies
Get rid of pesky fruit flies in your home with an eco-friendly trap made with apple cider vinegar and dish soap. Get tutorial here
Freeze it for an ice pack
Keep your food cold or your bruises iced with a dish soap ice pack. Get tutorial here
Clean your bathtub
Scrub your tub without breaking your back using some dish soap and a broom. Get tutorial here
Marbleize pretty cardstock paper
Give your plain white paper a pretty design using milk, food coloring, and dish soap. Get tutorial here
Make disinfecting wipes
Pour a mixture of soap, alcohol, and essential oils on paper towels to make your own disinfecting wipes. Get tutorial here
Unclog your toilet
Squirt dish soap into your stuffed toilet to unclog it without a plunger. Get tutorial here
Prevent garden pests
Spray your garden plants with dish soap, hot sauce, and water to keep pests away. Get tutorial here
Get out stubborn stains
Tackle the most stubborn stain with a dish soap and hydrogen peroxide mixture. Get tutorial here
Paint with bubbles
Blow paint bubbles on the outside of your mugs and planters to give them a cool design. Get tutorial here
Remove sticky labels
Rub dish soap over a sticky jar label to remove it. Get tutorial here
Clean your grout
Apply baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dish soap to your tile grout to leave it spotless. Get tutorial here
Create a mercury glass effect
Make a unique piece of art by spraying soap bubbles on your painted glass. Get tutorial here
Get out rug stains
Blot stains in your rug with dish soap, baking soda, and warm water to make it clean again. Get tutorial here
Kill unwanted weeds
Spray your pesky weeds with a non-toxic killer made with vinegar, salt, dish soap, and arthritis rub. Get tutorial here
