# Years old dirty dishes : safe or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 29, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-old-dirty-dishes-safe-or-not/711181 "2015-01-29T01:43:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BruceVoigt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@BruceVoigt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BruceVoigt)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-old-dirty-dishes-safe-or-not/711181/21 "2015-02-03T00:18:48Z")
> [@kbasar](#): > > If the dishes in question are newer dishes (not old lead based painted ceramic dishes) then a good soaking then scrubbing in HOT soapy clorox (add a 1/2 C to the sink) water should disinfect them. RINSE WELL. I collect old glass ware and have used this, along with brillo pads (nylon scouring pad on more delicate items) to clean up old glass that sat for decades with a myriad of unknown substances on them. Times change, through aura anything added to the skin penetrates the body. Clorox hmmmm and they are now resurrecting the woolly mammoth! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-old-dirty-dishes-safe-or-not/711181/22 "2015-02-03T00:29:30Z")
> [@BruceVoigt](#): > > Times change, through aura anything added to the skin penetrates the body. Clorox hmmmm and they are now resurrecting the woolly mammoth! When come back, bring a coherent sentence. ---
**Author:** ![BruceVoigt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@BruceVoigt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BruceVoigt)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-old-dirty-dishes-safe-or-not/711181/23 "2015-02-03T00:49:55Z")
through aura anything added to the skin penetrates the body. Clorox hmmmm [Clorox lauded for listing all ingredients amid labelling loophole | CBC News](http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/clorox-lauded-for-listing-all-ingredients-amid-labelling-loophole-1.2789079) they are now resurrecting the woolly mammoth! using really, really old meat [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-old-dirty-dishes-safe-or-not/711181.md?page=1)