to wash the dishes with shampoo?!

[katkouta]

I've run out of washing up liquid, would it be ok with just a little squirt and then I'll rinse them?? Or just go for the hot water option...

I would leave them till the morning but we are going on a day trip 1st thing and wont have time.

Oh I forgot to say DC are in bed so I can't go and get some..

I would try a neighbour and ask to borrow a bit, although shampoo is probably very similar in composition to washing up liquid.

Just hot water wouldn't get rid of any grease on things.

Um... it's not going to get rid of any germs you know

not even next door? (you are going to tell me now your nearest neighbour is 4 miles away! )

If it's only a day trip and not a holiday personally I would make a neat stack and leave them until tomorrow evening.

I have often washed my hair with washing up liquid and still have hair, if that helps.

I was told by an eczema nurse that shampoo and bubble bath are basically the same as washing up liquid but with a bit of perfume when he was advising me to use moisturisers. That makes me thing that it would work perfectly well but would probably need a good rinse off to get rid of the perfume.

Colliecross I seem to remember my mum bathing me and my sister with washing up liquid once or twice when we were little!

I'll give it a go then, my shampoo is unperfumed so shouldn't be too bad.....

katkouta it keeps your face as soft as your hands

Shampoo or shower gel, either will be fine

Have you got any car shampoo - as long as it is not wash and wax, it is basically washing up liquid.

Of course it'll be fine. And it'll get rid of germs. S'all soap at the end of the day.

It will be absolutely fine - just don't do what I did once - had run out of dishwasher powder so put washing powder in the machine instead - soapsuds everywhere !!!

Course it will be fine and it'll get rid of germs. Hot water alone will clean most of it!

Basically you just need something to emulsify the fat any sort of liquid soap or shampoo will be fine. I've used a small amount of washing powder before now and that was fine too. As for the germ killing bit, the vast majority of washing up liquids aren't anti bacterial anyway

Thanks all, it worked a treat!