Mich, I do like this Palmolive but can any dish soap compare to Palmolive original...to my nose it smells just like it did when Madge first appeared in our living rooms

@ Mama....OMG, I grew up watching the commercials with Madge. LOVED them and her!! Jan Miner did Palmolive ads for 27 years!! Longest commercial actor for a product. She did the commercials in French, German, Danish and Spanish...using a language coach. No dubbing. She sadly passed in 2004 :(

Also loved Nancy Walker:

Speaking of Bounty OMG have you seen the new Bounty paper towels with Dawn dish soap? Its absolutly brilliant. .cleans my toilet down and toss away the towel..its awesome on my stove top..wet and wipe.

I'm waiting for the first law suit..because someone wrapped their kids food in one and put it in the microwave.

I bought some of this because I had a coupon for it. It does work great. I even used it to refill my hand washing soap dispenser.

Sorry but not a fan of Bounty w/Dawn. They've been around the North East (NYC) area for a while now but seem to be fading away already.

It's kind of a big rip off and then you need to wipe off the soapy residue with a plain paper towel (selling even more Bounty).

I do see promise for the new Mega roll of regular Bounty...

I like the bounty w dawn paper towels. The trick is to rinse some of the soap out of the towel before you wipe down surfaces. I use them to handwash my ceramic cookware since they don't scratch at all. ( I don't put any ceramic cookware in the DW, trying to preserve their life)

I really like Palmolive w/ Oxy. Love the scent and that it doesn't seem to be so harsh on my hands as Dawn is.

The Bounty w/ Dawn strikes me as being a Madison Ave brainchild and just more superfluous 'stuff'. So, ya' gotta' have two paper towel holders and then try to splain to the rest of the household which is which? As in, 'Daddy, why does my bacon taste funny?' :0 Heck, in this house, I have a running battle explaining that the terry cloth towel is for drying hands; the woven towel is for drying dishes!

I DO NOT like the Bounty with Dawn towels at all. I 100% agree with ci_lantro & george!!

They work great for a few jobs for me. As for using another non soapy towel afterwards, I just rinse it out afterwards in. Very warm water

Oh Larsi, thanks for bringing this up. I buy the gallon size Dawn detergent with a pump from Sam's Club. It lasts me a year. But boy is it harsh on my hands. I did a thorough cleaning of my sink and stove last night and my hands suffer tremendously. I have always been a Dawn girl but I am open to trying the Palmolive with Oxy if it is every bit as good as Dawn when it comes to grease but soft on my hands.

I never knew there is Bounty towels with Dawn but I have 8 towels in my kitchen and each has a purpose. They get changed out daily. Just my way/excuse to do more laundry! :)

I can't say I've tried the Bounty with Dawn Towels. I've seen them, but only in huge packs. Needless to say, I have trouble committing to a huge bundle with 8-10 rolls, that I may hate.

Honestly.. I kinda wanna say, I like Viva Vantage Towels. Bounty comes in a very close second though.

Viva and scott leave much less lint than Bounty..I'm not Bounty fan. I found the Bounty Dawn towels in a 2 pk.

@georgect I can't say I care for some of those "mega rolls", espically the ones we're it's two towels for $5. It's just seems like a horrible value, and not only that... but the rolls do not glide well on most paper towel dispensers.

When Bounty Basic (first) came out, it was much thicker, and better quality. Now.. it's kinda gone to crap. And I truly mean that.. I had some of the original ones from 2011, up until a year ago. (Had a decent sized stockpile of them, in a cabinet. Insane deal years ago)

I'm honestly disappointed in P&G. Although.. for now the regular Green-Packaged Bounty, which is occasionally a Loss Leader @ Target & CVS, is a pretty decent deal. Especially with some of the $5 Gift Card Deals, stacked with Coupons.

Anyway, Carry On.

@mamapinky0, I was honestly surprised how good quality the Viva Vantage towels are. I think they are stronger and more absorbent than Bounty.

Not sure if I'm a fan of Scott or Sparkle. I have horrible memories of Sparkle, but Scott might be okay. I definitely avoid Brawny, because it's a KOCH brand and those people are horrible.

@Laundry Mitch....I too will NOT buy Brawny. Anything KOCH must be avoided at all costs. They are pure, walking evil!!!

I find Viva towels to feel very weird, and they stick a lot and do not clean nicely. They are too much like "synthetic" cloth and have a lot of drag....and I find them to be very linty!!

What an appropriate name for those brothers.

Cannot stand original Palmolive (green one) but have to say ... this oxy is not bad. Smell is rather nice.

oh heck no, the only thing this girls does without gloves is wash her hair...I HAVE to wear rubber gloves to wash dishes, wash the car etc etc. I have such dry cuticles...very very sad...LOL Same here, always been a Dawn type of girl, put I may to have to give this Palmolive a try though. Thanks Larsi.

What's the story re: KOCH? Brawny has always been my favorite. Damn, now I'm sad, if I have to switch

I am a very political person, so I have nothing else to say. Before I die, may I learn to keep my mouth shut.

Vetwife, it's politics raising it's ugly head. Best to not ask. Best to just let it go.

OK. Sorry. Not trying to cause a riot.

I'm also interested in what the KOCH brothers are on the kaka list for..aparently Vetwife and me are in the dark.

Um.. just Google them. Very, Very Horrible Group of Brothers.

Corrupt is just one word that doesn't even begin to describe them.

If you like the de-funding of public education in state after state and the lack of regard for the environment, then you'll love Koch brothers!

As with most things, there is another side of the story on Koch, but I agree with ci_lantro that talking about politics on a board like this is completely out of place.

Just tried this larsi, works great and I love the smell!!!

So I did my annual "cleaning of the bbq" yesterday. Beyond greasy. I used the orange lightning grease product which didn't do all that much with the grease. It was epic. I still have a jug of Pril, my favorite German dishwashing liquid. For me, Pril is tops. It cut right through and removed the grease in minutes. It truly passed the test. I like Mrs. Meyers and Method but nothing cleans for me like the Pril.

I've been using Dawn Platinum because it contains enzymes that help break down stuck on food. After cooking I put a spritz of dawn in a pan, spray hot water into it, then let it sit about 10 minutes. This loosens any stuck on bits and makes washing them much easier.

Don't think I have really paid attention to the scent of platinum, but it's not offensive.

I noticed the Palmolive in the first pics says not to use with bleach so perhaps it contains enzymes as well.

I think most hand washing dish detergent says not to use bleach as most contain ammonia

Oh I thought it was due to the enzymes. So anyone know if Palmolive contains enzymes?

Jerrod I think there's one or two of the Dawn varietys that have an enzyme. I don't know about any other brands.

Too bad they took Dawn Power Dissolver off the market. It was the BEST. You could literally spray a burnt pan wait a few minutes and everything rolled off like melted butter.

I agree,that's why they took it off the market and instead added enzymes to their detergents so that other brands might have a harder time competing....just my thoughts.

I have 3 bottles of power dissolver in a stash started when I began having trouble finding it.

Has anyone tried using the Palmolive Oxy or the Dawn Platinum as a stain pretreater? I have a bottle of the Palmolive Oxy but haven't tried it yet. It occurred to me a while ago that it might work well on stains and the Dawn w/enzymes should work better than the regular Dawn, which does a good job to start with.

I just found a new bottle of Power Dissolver in the closet. That stuff does work well.

Good questions cynic.... I have never used Oxiclean of any kind on dark colored clothes, for fear of fading. For some reason I was thinking liquid detergents that say Oxiclean on the bottle do not have Oxiclean in them (I believe MamaPinky has said this), so does the Palmolive Oxy actually have Oxy in it? Also what is the difference between Oxy and Oxi, just different spellings?

My favorite stain remover is regular strength Dawn mixed half and half with Peroxide in a spray bottle, I haven't found any stain it won't take out and it has never faded dark clothing.

Peroxide/Dawn is the best!!

I've not checked the ing in oxi palmolive.

Cynic. I think you would be better off using a enzyme liquid detergent as a pretreater as they often have more than one enzyme, but I see no reason dish soap can't be used just rinse it outbefore putting it in the wwasher.

Sparky can you post your recipe for the Dawn/peroxide please. Also how long is the peroxide active for once mixed? Thanks.

mama.... I use Dawn/Peroxide mixed in a spray bottle on all stains and sometimes I give them a extra good dose of it... I have never rinsed it out before putting the items in the washer and I've never had it cause a suds problem. I use half regular strength Dawn and half peroxide... I'm not Sparky but that's what I do... and Sparky is right, it is the best stuff.

MiMi thank you.

I have no knowledge for sure but have heard rumors that when it says oxy/oxi it is an alternative. My understanding, though it could easily be mistaken, but my understanding is there's no percarbonate or peroxide in those detergents.

I do know for a fact (from P&G) that the Tide w/Bleach is a bleach alternative and they do say "alternative". There is no chlorine and there is no peroxide or percarbonate in the Tide w/Bleach. They use other chemicals that do the job of a bleach and thats why it's branded w/bleach alternative.

One suggestion: When you mix the peroxide, also my understanding (though could easily be wrong is the timer starts ticking and there's a limited lifespan for it. Also peroxide should not be exposed to daylight - it will break it down, which is why they're in the brown opaque bottles to start with, so use an old peroxide bottle (spray units usually fit right on them) to keep the light out. I just mix them together when needed. I had a grease stained t-shirt the other day and was going to try the peroxide, baking soda and Dawn stain remover suggestion but didn't have baking soda handy so I thought why not use OxiClean? I just saturated with Joy (didn't have Dawn handy) then put some OxiClean on it. Used a little hot water to dissolve it in and then thought hey, why not try the peroxide so I sprayed some peroxide on it. (I have a spray bottle of peroxide for medical purposes always handy) It took the stain right out. I've NEVER had good luck with Oxiclean or the generic knockoffs in the laundry. I'm thinking I just never used enough of it. Then last week I had some old white stuff stained from years ago and they were through washings several times and I haven't used it but thought there's nothing to lose so I used a mixture of Sun's Oxygen cleaner, the Sun "Color Safe Bleach" (Dollar Tree find) which is basically washing soda, oxygen cleaner, surfactants, salt, stench and color, and let it soak in 140° water about 6 hours, added some ERA free & clear and put it through a wash cycle and I was very pleasantly surprised. I just used enough water to cover it while presoaking and then added more hot water to get the temp up and do the wash. Removed a bunch of the stains completely (VERY surprised) and some that were terrible were really lightened and the other white parts were noticeably whiter. Again, I was impressed. America's Test Kitchen did a report on OxiClean and my experience supports it - doesn't work in the washer as part of the load but when you let it soak in the stuff, it does do a good job.

AFAIK, oxy or oxi is just a labeling. OxiClean™ is a registered trademark that's a take off of oxygen cleaner. Nothing to get too worked up over, oxy/oxi - it means basically the same thing.

And mamapinky, I totally agree that a good enzyme detergent would be preferable but often I'm upstairs and a bottle of Dawn/Joy is more multi-functional so more likely to be handy and being crippled up like I am, ability to run to the basement every time a slob like me spills something isn't too easy! And yes, I probably should take a small bottle of the new Tide or the Era and keep one in the bathroom, maybe the kitchen. Would make sense wouldn't it? Ah, but that doesn't mean I'll do it! :D

I'm going to give both the Palmolive and Dawn Platinum a try and see what happens. That adds 2 more things to my list of new cleaners to try out! Tide Ultra Free, 3 powders, a new Mean Green Anti-bacterial... and whatever else. Oh, and a knock-off of Tide2go pen. Need to dirty up some clothes.

Thanks all, for your comments and opinions. Much appreciated. If you get any experience on it, I'd like to hear the results.

Oh, and FWIW, and if you were wondering, I gave up testing other dish detergents long ago and stuck with Dawn and Joy. I would buy them at Family Dollar for $1 a bottle and they were a total bargain. Not the ultra, these were the OLD style, now "unsupported" but they work great. Made dishwashing easier. I found no difference between the Dawn and the Joy in performance. And every time a new Dawn variant came out, there was a new Joy variant on the shelf too. And I like the smell of Joy better. But for dishes I guess I just got Dawn because Joy wasn't as widely available. However, when I started using a CPAP they recommended Joy or Ivory for cleaning it and specified NOT to use Dawn for some reason. So I bought a couple bottles to have around. That's why I wound up with some Joy at my fingertips. And for everyone yawning and thinking WTH??? My apologies! Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Tide with Bleach powder does contain sodium percarbonate. Tide with Bleach alternative does not.

Cynic I also read that afterperoxide is exposed to Dawn which is a widly recommended stain remover online it degrades the peroxide within hours.

There's no way to put Sodium percarbonate in any liquid detergent. Generally when a liquid detergent says with oxi it has more concentrated surfactants and enzymes.

I mix half Dawn and half peroxide. I have used the regular strength Dawn but have used the concentrated if that is what I had but always blue Dawn. Have found a spray nozzle that fit top of the peroxide bottle so I use that, but have covered clear bottle with foil. I also use Dawn/ White Vinegar equal amount of each for the showers. Works Great. Spray on, soak a few minutes but not long enough to dry, then wipe down and rinse. Also, when I pretreat clothes I throw them in the washer with the Dawn/ Peroxide on them.

I used to love Lemishine dish soap until all of the Walmart stores around me stopped carrying them. They were great, you dispensed it from the bottom of the bottle and there was no need to close the cap after every use. The dispenser kept any soap from leaking out. Right now I'm actually a huge fan of Seventh Generation dish soap. I think the kind I have now is orange or grapefruit scented, it smells very fresh and I've never had any issues with its performance. I used their lavender scent for a while.

I considered trying Dawn Platinum when I was looking for a replacement for the Lemishine but I chose Seventh Generation for the scent.

I've used the Lemi Shine dish soap I think it was lemon. The bottle said for dishes or washing hands. I remember it was very thick. I haven't seen it for a long while.

I have the Lemishine dish soap. It is great. Canadian Tire sells all their products here.

My dish soap is not the dish and hand one just dish FYI. Not really sure why the Lemishine rinse aid is better for me. Just works well and doesn't seem to leave streaks.

Are we talking about the dishwasher detergent or hand washing dish soap??? I was referring to the dish soap for hand washing not the dishwasher detergent.

Yes I'm talking about the hamdwashimg dish soap. They make one for hands and dishes and one just dishes.

This is mine.

https://www.lemishine.com/products/lemi-shine-liquid-dish-soap/