Antistain dish soap is made to tackle tough food marks that regular cleaners often miss. It uses smart stain-fighting ingredients- like enzymes or special surfactants- that break down the organic stuff in coffee, tea, red wine, tomato sauce, and grease. The formula slips into every tiny groove on a plate or utensil, lifts the stain, and stops it from setting. It is usually thicker, so the gel clings long enough for the active ingredients to do their job before you rinse. Most blends also add chelating agents that grab hard-water minerals, keeping them from reacting with stains and letting you wipe them away easily. That makes antistain soap great for porcelain, ceramic, and glass ware that show marks easily, plus gentle on non-stick pans when they need serious cleaning. By meeting these special staining challenges, it keeps your kitchen gear looking bright and fresh, dish after dish.