Dishwashing Detergent

I have been looking for a great DIY dish washing detergent for awhile now, and while on Pinterest I stumbled across this little gem! I am trying it out for the first time today, so I will let you know how it goes...fingers crossed! So, lets get mixing!

Ingredients:

3 cups Borax (Found in laundry detergent aisle at Walmart, Target, or you can order through Amazon.com)
3 cups Super Washing Soda (Found in laundry detergent aisle at Walmart, or you can order through Amazon)
1 1/2 cups Iodized Salt (you can always find salt for under $1.00)
1 1/2 cups Lemi-Shine (entire 12 oz bottle), or you can use citric acid. I looked on Amazon and you can buy citric acid in bulk for around $11.00 per 5 pounds.

Materials:

1 cup measuring cup
1/2 cup measuring cup
1 gal. Ziplock bag (mix ingredients in)
1 small- medium size container (to store detergent)

Directions:

Place all 4 ingredients into your gallon ziplock bag and shake it up to mix together. Once thoroughly mixed, put into a container.  I put my detergent into a 5 pound capacity recycled Oxiclean tub. You have now made 144 loads of dish washing detergent! You can use 1-2 TBSP per dishwasher load. I think it all depends on if your dishwasher is an older or newer model. Try 1 TBSP out and then increase to 2 TBSP if you feel you need more cleaning power.  Place the detergent where you would normally place dish washing detergent or pouches.



Problems you may run into...

I have seen online, people have problems with clumping and hardening of the detergent. To avoid this, people have had success keeping the lid off the detergent for a few hours before closing it up. People have also tried adding a little rice into the detergent to help reduce the moisture that can cause clumping.









Ingredients