Without getting into a long story, I find if you soak... well so far it seems any plastic containers in this soap, they will make any food you store in it taste like it smells, espically if you reheat the food in the containers or cook in them.

I'm not sure if the plastic manufactures are at fault for using poor plastics or if it's this dish soap's scent that is the culprit.

I threw out several Rubbermaid™ containers that every time I heated food in them, the food would reek of soap. I thought that the containers were old, so I bought new ones. Come to find out it wasn't the containers.

These new ones were left in warm NOT HOT dish water for about an hour, then rinsed. I used it for my lunch, and even after 1-2 washings, these new containers are already making my food taste like the dish soap.

I would recommend washing them separate in more diluted dish water solution (if you use this brand of dish soap) and washing them fast.

To be honest, I really don't know if it is just this brand of dish soap, or all brands, but the end result is containers that can't have food reheated in them after they have been left to soak in dish soap.

I am put off in having to treat tough plastic containers like china when it comes to cleaning them. I haven't even attempted to try these suckers in the dishwasher at all!

I looked up the Rubbermaid™ use and care PDF file and it says to soak burned on foods or greasy film in hot soapy water.

Something I wouldn't recommend with this dish soap.

This can be found at: http://www.rubbermaid.com/hpd/consumer/pdf/usecare/microwave.pdf

I find it's easy to detect this soap because it gives me a slight sinus headache when I smell it heated with warm water or anything cooked in containers washed in this soap..

Other containers:

I did a test with some other common food containers

Ziploc™ brand containers seem to hold very little soap smell so far. I have soaked one of the Tall Square 4 cup container with half a teaspoon of the same dish soap for an hour in medium hot water, then rinsed really well. Then I heated 1 cup of water in this container in a microwave for about 3 minutes (or until it boils).

I could smell slight odor of soap from the container in the steam. I emptied out the water, then filled it again with clean water and heated it for 3 minutes again. This time no smell.

The one big problem I have with Ziploc brand containers is the tops don't have a strong seal. You can't backpack the containers containing runny or messy foods (liquids, sauces, etc.)

Tupperware™ brand containers seem ok also. I did the same test and they also seem to keep little smell. the Tupperware™ container I used was an older one and made of harder plastic.

I'll keep testing other containers for this site but that's enough for now. I have a headache...

Now I'm finding that my non stick frying pan is keeping the sent of this soap (or is it this soap scent bonding with the plastic??). I left the pan soak in this dish soap for about 20 minutes and I discovered that I can smell the soap during the cooking process. It seems any type of plastic - regardless of plastic type - holds the scent of this dish soap.

Latest update: I'm now using Sunlight™ Apple Sensation™ and I don't have the problem anymore. No soap smell when heating the plastic.