Dispersants cut the oil as washing-up liquid cuts the grease on dishes, allowing oil on the surface to spread down into the water.
These solutions include detergents such as bath foam, shampoo, laundry powder and washing-up liquid , and chemical solutions such as makeup, spray and oil paint.
She survives because, as well as the bottle of agricultural fertiliser she swallowed, she drank one of washing-up liquid, thinking that any chemical in a bottle was poison.
I drank some orange squash. It was like I'd taken a thick, choking gulp of orange-scented washing-up liquid.
But it is a struggle for the maker of Pampers nappies and Fairy washing-up liquid.
