Well, the answer would be pretty obvious if you and your father were doing the dishes together when he ran out of dish detergent.
If not complemented, your father's instructions would be problematic, because the term "detergent" can mean either dish detergent or laundry detergent.
His wife worried that it would remind people of dish detergent.
Vases can be cleaned using a household dish detergent or a combination of water and bleach.
Hand-washing dish detergent (washing up liquid) should not be used in a dishwasher, as it will create a large foam of bubbles which will leak from the dishwasher.
In most household contexts, the term "detergent" by itself refers specifically to "laundry detergent" or "dish detergent", as opposed to "hand soap" or other types of cleaning agents.
Another method of control is by spraying the plants with water, or rinsing plants with a mild dish detergent/water solution (although caterpillars should be relocated before suds are applied).
They are used in manufacturing antioxidants, lubricating oil additives, laundry and dish detergents, emulsifiers, and solubilizers.
