Saturday, February 9, 2008

Make your own Dishwasher Detergent

The other day, as I knew I was running out of dishwasher detergent, I decided to see if I could find one that may be more environmentally friendly and cheaper. It is amazing what you can find on the internet! It is really easy to make (took about 1 minute) and works rather well. You may have to play around with the amount of salt and borax based on how hard your water is.

First, I put white vinegar in the Jet Dry dispenser.

Ingredients:
1 cup Washing Soda (Baking Soda found in a large box in the laundry section)
1 cup Borax (also in the laundry section)
1/4 cup Salt

Mix all the ingredients together. Keep in a storage container and use as you would your regular powder dish detergent. I use an old formula can and its scoop.

FYI: Washing Soda and Borax have plenty of other household cleaning uses. More to come.

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