Hello everyone, it has been a while...but such is life!
I have been wanting to try the homemade dishwasher detergent recipe for awhile. So last night I did just that! My husband and I found that we had to buy the Cascade Complete to get our dishes cleaned. That stuff is so expensive but it worked. On that note I didn't hold out much hope for the homemade stuff. I think that is why I kept putting it off.
So with the dishwasher loaded as usual and more waiting to go in! LOL I tried it. Guess what! It worked great! It work as well as the Cascade! I can't believe it really...I didn't think it would! So I'll list the recipe below and I would love to hear from you!
This recipe can be doubled or halved depending on how much you want.
2 cups of baking soda (I used kroger brand .50 a box. 1 box is just about 2 cups!)
2 cups of 20 Mule Borax (you should have some left over from your laundry soap)
I had a plastic container I had saved from the little dishwasher tablets that I mixed everything in. My Borax had some lumps but I just used a spoon to break them up. Use a Tablespoon in the spot you can close and the open spot. I am using an old coffee scoop (because my aunt got me an awesome one for mothers day!) to measure it out.
Rinse aid. I have been using this already for a while.
1/2 cup of white vinegar
1 package of lemon aid (the kind you add sugar too)
mix and add to the rinse aid container in dishwasher. You may have more or not enough...just add more vinegar if you need more or throw the extra out or save for next time if you have too much.
