If you have a problem like: always buying your dishwasher soap and of course it consumes your shopping bill by always buying your dishwasher soap, we have the perfect solution for you. Making your own homemade dishwasher soap can help reduce your shopping bill. It is also more Eco-friendly. You'll save a lot of plastic detergent bottles from the landfill and prevent harmful chimerical from going down your drain. As a bonus, you can use the ingredients at least most of them can be used for other cleaning project. Like: sprinkle borax on cooked-on food on you pots, or use the vinegar mixed with an equal amount of water to clean floors and counter-tops. And most of these ingredients can be available at your local super market. If not check a natural health store.
Now i am going to tell you the
things that you are going to need in making homemade dishwasher soap:
You will need a washing soda, borax,
a bowl, salt, citric acid, Mason jar and white vinegar.
Now, i am going to tell you how to make homemade soap :
First: measure out 1 cup of washing
soda and 1 cup of borax. Then pour them in a bowl.
Second: Add 1/2 cup of salt and 1/2
cup of citric acid.
Third: mix the ingredients well.
Fourth: pour the detergent mixture
into a mason jar for storage.
Finally: use 1 tablespoon. Of your
homemade detergent for each dishwasher load.
As i forgot here are some tips and
warnings that should be of some use to you in making homemade dishwasher soap:
First: fill the rinse reservoir with
distilled white vinegar before starting the dishwasher. Vinegar does not only cut
the grease, it also makes your dishware shiny.
Second: mix the detergent away from
food preparation areas.
Third: avoid borax.
Finally: if you develop skin
irritation as a result of contact with this mixture, wear gloves when mixing or
handling it.