FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Fun Trivia
Home: Questions and Answers Forum
Answers to 100,000 Fascinating Questions
Welcome to FunTrivia's Question & Answer forum!

Search All Questions


Please cite any factual claims with citation links or references from authoritative sources. Editors continuously recheck submissions and claims.

Archived Questions

Goto Qn #


Body wash. liquid soap, shampoo, dishwashing detergent all perform similar functions, but are they essentially the same product?

Question #151556. Asked by ozzz2002.
Last updated Sep 25 2024.
Originally posted Aug 07 2024 11:58 PM.

maripp2002
Answer has 1 vote
maripp2002
14 year member
16 replies

Answer has 1 vote.
It depends on how you define essentially, but I would argue no. In fact, dishwashing detergent is often specifically used to get off oils that otherwise you'd want on your body that shampoos and body wash do not. Dishwashing liquids often contains SLS which is too aggressive for the skin and will leave you dried out. Most dish soaps and body washes also have different pH levels, and in many cases should have even more difference in their levels.

So to sum up, they're very similar in many respects, but different enough that you'd not want to use one in place of the other for long or you'd end up with stripping your essential skin and scalp oils, and potentially ruining or discoloring your dishes. Those 2 in 1 or 3 in 1 products will work okay, but for the best results you'd want to use different products.

link https://dawn-dish.com/en-us/how-to/what-dawn-is-made-of-ingredients/
link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171909


Response last updated by gtho4 on Sep 25 2024.
Sep 18 2024, 8:18 AM
free email trivia FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!


arrow Your Email Address:

Sign in or Create Free User ID to participate in the discussion

Related FunTrivia Quizzes

play quiz "TOW The East German Laundry Detergent"
('Friends' Season 1)
play quiz Essentially Nitrogen - Life with Element 7!
(Specific Elements)
play quiz The Wash
(Wa - Wh Movies)

Return to FunTrivia
"Ask FunTrivia" strives to offer the best answers possible to trivia questions. We ask our submitters to thoroughly research questions and provide sources where possible. Feel free to post corrections or additions. This is server B184.