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Dawn Dish soap

sneef — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:11:19 GMT

If anyone suffers from scaly, crusty scalp. I am a nurse at a nursing home and we have found the Dawn that is blue the one they show in a commercial that shows them cleaning birds that are effected by oil spills. Our residents hair is shampoo between 1 or 2 times and all the scaly, crusty issues disappear. It is amazing and gentle on there hair. Just thought I would share this info so if you know of people with this issue it may help them.

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Feline Fine — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:12:13 GMT

Great tip, & a great company to support; thanks. 8)

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ritasNo1Fan — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:42:56 GMT

I will try this!

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adelle38 — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:44:22 GMT

Do you know how they came up with this idea and is it only the blue one that works?

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Clover29 — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:52:56 GMT

I just wanted to add that Dawn walk the walk when it comes to the oiled seabirds: they donate their product to wildlife rescue organizations, and it's the very best for that purpose. When a bird has oil or whatever on it, you have to work quickly but efficiently because wild creatures get very stressed from a lot of handling. Dawn works so well, you get a really clean bird, as fast as possible.

It's wonderful for gunged pelicans. It's great on dishes! And it's the right shampoo for crusty scalps. Win win win.

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ennui1 — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:54:45 GMT

Thank you! Good to know.

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Libbylady — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:16:52 GMT

Marlea... HUH???

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Marlea Lee — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:21:49 GMT

On 6/19/2014 Libbylady said:
Marlea... HUH???

Libby, don't you see how wrong this is? I've never been one to question much, but dawn dish detergent on on a nursing home resident is just too much, even for me.

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NC Bandwagon — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:27:30 GMT

While I don't think it's a good idea to use dish washing liquid on anyone's hair, I don't think the OP meant any real harm by doing this and may have had good intentions.

OP, I know you mean well and nurses have one of the most thankless jobs in the world, it really may not be a good idea to use dish washing liquid on someone's hair, even if the results are good. Dish washing liquid can be very drying and really isn't meant to be put in one's hair.

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MrsSweetieBear — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:35:45 GMT

On 6/19/2014 Marlea Lee said:
You should be ashamed of yourself for thinking that just because your quick cure of Dawn dishwasher soap cleared up a portion of the work that you are paid to do. You are pathetic.

If you are serious about your "glee" at this scaly head skin fix, please respond with the name and location of the nursing home who is doing this to their patients so that "we" can respond accordingly.

Oh for Pete's sake lady, chill out. You are the one who should be ashamed of yourself for this rude uncalled for smack down. Geez!

OP, I don't have experience in using original Dawn dish soap on hair, or birds either for that matter. Just want to add that it is recommended for cleaning diamond rings too and also moissanite.

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ivey — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:37:35 GMT

I'm sure no harm was meant.

My SIL owns a very successful hair salon, and she once told me to use the blue (only the blue) Dawn dishwashing soap to tone down the brassiness that had come from my hair coloring. It worked.

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Marlea Lee — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:44:33 GMT

Wow, Ms SweetieBear, nope I won't chill out on this. This is a person working in a nursing home who is using DAWN dishwashing detergent on the patients heads. Too screwed up--UNLESS they are telling and receiving okay's from the family to do this. In that case, I would remiss for a time.

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MrsSweetieBear — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:00:48 GMT

Yeah 'Wow', Marlea Lee. That's exactly what I said when I read your rant at the OP. Geez Louise, lady. Big deal. I think there are far worse things that go on in nursing homes. A little dish soap as shampoo is not the end of the world or cause for the firing squad.

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Marlea Lee — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:04:19 GMT

On 6/20/2014 MrsSweetieBear said:
Yeah 'Wow', Marlea Lee. That's exactly what I said when I read your rant at the OP. Geez Louise, lady. Big deal. I think there are far worse things that go on in nursing homes. A little dish soap as shampoo is not the end of the world or cause for the firing squad.

You and I will be great comemerades in the nursing home.

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brewhaha — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:06:08 GMT

Thanks for the tip.

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Big Sister — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:06:45 GMT

On 6/20/2014 Marlea Lee said:
On 6/20/2014 MrsSweetieBear said:
Yeah 'Wow', Marlea Lee. That's exactly what I said when I read your rant at the OP. Geez Louise, lady. Big deal. I think there are far worse things that go on in nursing homes. A little dish soap as shampoo is not the end of the world or cause for the firing squad.

You and I will be great comemerades in the nursing home.

Great WHAT in the nursing home? As someone else said, chill out!

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Elise Toni — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:01:50 GMT

http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/2448-DawnUltraConcentratedDishwashingLiquidOriginal This is the resuts just for using as a dish soap

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Marlea Lee — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:19:11 GMT

On 6/20/2014 bigsister said:
On 6/20/2014 Marlea Lee said:
On 6/20/2014 MrsSweetieBear said:
Yeah 'Wow', Marlea Lee. That's exactly what I said when I read your rant at the OP. Geez Louise, lady. Big deal. I think there are far worse things that go on in nursing homes. A little dish soap as shampoo is not the end of the world or cause for the firing squad.

You and I will be great comemerades in the nursing home.

Great WHAT in the nursing home? As someone else said, chill out!

To diaslow beings to treat our elderly with disrepect.

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Feline Fine — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:04:32 GMT

On 6/19/2014 ivey said:
I'm sure no harm was meant.

My SIL owns a very successful hair salon, and she once told me to use the blue (only the blue) Dawn dishwashing soap to tone down the brassiness that had come from my hair coloring. It worked.

Didn't know that... Good tip, & one I'll keep in mind. Thanks. 8)

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Shopping_Mama — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:47:06 GMT

Marlea Lee: Am I missing something??? If Dawn is used on the cleanup of birds successfully, and it's used in washing our dishes which we stick our hands into (and so does my 85 yo MIL), then how exactly is this so harmful as shampoo if it's also getting rid of the flaking crustiness????? I don't get your objection.