However, dish soap is quite effective at washing germs and viruses off of your dishes too, says Joy Phillips, PhD, research assistant and professor of immunology at San Diego State University.

All you really need to hand wash dishes is your favorite concentrated dish soap and a sponge ... up so the water drips off of ...

Dish soap works by using surfactants ... In summary, while the British method of washing dishes without rinsing may seem like an efficient way to save water, experts agree that it's not the ...