"Using dish soap in a washing machine or dishwasher might seem harmless, but it creates way too many suds, which can cause leaks, poor cleaning performance, or even damage to the machine over time ...

Depending on what kind of dish washing machine is in your house, getting good quality detergent that will not gunk up your machine or leave heavy residue on your dishes can be a pricey endeavor.

Popular Science has an excellent article on how Josephine Cochrane transformed how dishes are cleaned by inventing an automated dish washing machine and obtaining a patent in 1886. Dishwashers had … ...