Sheryl Rosen > wrote in
:

> in article , Blair P.
> Houghton at wrote on 1/17/04 11:58 PM:
>
>> Sheryl Rosen > wrote:
>>> The harsh chemicals in the dishwashing detergent will wear away at
>>> the anodized coating.
>>
>> I don't know about "harsh" so much as the simple fact that
>> certain chemicals will react with certain other chemicals,
>> and everything is a chemical...
>>
>> --Blair
>> "Wouldn't you like to be a pepper tu?"
>
> "Harsh", in comparison to hand-dishwashing detergent, which don't wear
> away at the coating. Not to mention, "harsh", as in there is a warning
> to avoid skin contact with it when it's dissolved in water.
>
> You're really splitting hairs now.
>
>

There is lye in dishwasher soap. Lye is defined as a corrossive and harsh
chemical...another use of lye is in drain cleaners (used there to dissolve
hair among other things).

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