If you would like some eye opening info about ingredients in soaps and fabric softeners, read "GULP" by Mary Roach.
It seems we all have the best stain fighter in our mouths. Did that pique your interest?
I do not like Dawn for dish washing as it seems to suck al the oil from my skin, but it is good for soaking greasy dishes. And I do use It in the laundry room for "ring around the collar" and other oily stains. I have also been known to wash a cat with it!!!