I read all the great reviews on this so i was excited to get this. Well, my first test was a load of dishes. Most dish soaps dries out my hands. So the smell was wonderful, really like that. But my hands started burning in it and when I was done they were immediately so dry that my skin split on my finger. Bummed. I really had hoped that I could find a dish soap alternative. I'll keep looking for a gentle dish soap.