Comments on: Homemade Dishwasher Detergent – A Failure

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:27:32 +0000

Good day Ladys…..I got in a pinch with no dishwasher liquid just yesterday…I thought about the borax and the baking soda washing powder as a salution….then while standing there in the laundry room "thinking" I spoted the jug of homemade liquid laundry soap I use everyday. It is the Duggar Family recipe…which consist of Borax, Baking Powder Washing Soap, and Sunlight bar soap…BINGO!! It doesn't make sudds!!..The perfect salution to my problem…So here goes nothign I say to myself…It worked just fine, No food "stuff" left on the dishes and no "film" either…the second load is on the go as we speak…I'm hoping to find the same results. If it continues to work I wont be needing to buy more dishwasher liquid and will awlays have it on hand. But next time I think I will try the vinigar in the rinse just for good measure… Oh and by the way I have been useing the Duggar Family laundry soap for over a year and it work just fine..plus I use my favorite fabric soften in the rinse :o)

By: Realtor4u

Realtor4u — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:03:21 +0000

i am thinking maybe just go to the local dollar store to buy a dollar container of dishwashing soap. by the time i drive around looking for all these ingredients and mixing them I just wasted gas and time. if you have a dollar store they usualy carry dishwashing soap for a buck. it will last me a month for a family of 4. that comes to 3 pennys a day to wash dishes. not to bad. a penny a meal.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:59:24 +0000

What about lemi-shine can that be used instead of citris acid? My dishes have a sandy grit on them and a cloudy film and I have a brand new dishwasher.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:50:59 +0000

You can get food-grade citric acid at Indian or Arabic food stores in the spice aisle usually. I also use in for silk dyeing and for when I run out of lemon juice. I have my first batch in the dishwaher with the homade concoction…..You are right-some recipies call for baking soda, which most of us have around, but others call for washing soda. I tried the baking soda since the whole point is avoiding a trip to the store….

By: Rachel Shoemaket

Rachel Shoemaket — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:40:35 +0000

This is the recipe I use for dishwasher soap an d it works great for me! I like it much better than even the good stuff such as Cascade. It didn't spot at all1/4 cup citric acid 1/4 cup course kosher salt 1/2 cup borax 1/2 cup washing soda (not baking soda) Put in a seal tight container and shake/mix well. Use 1 Tablespoon per load.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:34:29 +0000

Just a thought – before you add vinegar to your rinse agent dispenser – clean it out. I use a turkey baster, cups of hot water and keep doing this until it is coming out clear. I found the rinse agent was making my dishes filmy. Now I will try one of the recipes.Further to this, I make my own laundry detergent.- Shave about 1/4 bar of ivory soap into 1 cup hot water over medium heat until melted, stiring frequently. Add 1/4 cup borax and 1/4 cup Washing Soda. (Do not inhale fumes). Let cool, I place this in a 4 litr ice cream bucket and add water to about 1 inch from top of pail. Stir well. I use about 2 Tbspns per load! I have a septic system so do hope it doesn't harm the system.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:31:01 +0000

Any recipes that actually include common household ingredients? Borax, tree oil, and items like that are not in my pantry. I've never even heard of borax!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:51:50 +0000

You need to add citric acid to get rid of the film. 🙂 Some kosher salt helps, too! Hope that helps.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:35 +0000

Did you that combing dishwashing soap & diswasher messes up your. Meaning some plates shrinks, others get bigger because it copies the plate that is right next to it. Take out your plate and see if they are alined.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:51:11 +0000

I use equal parts of WASHING SODA (not baking soda) & Borax. When I fill the dispenser with this , I also add 2 or 3 drops of regular dish detergent (Pamolive or similar). It works BEAUTIFULLY. I have a water softener installed so I don't know how it would work with hard water….Also, I fill the rinse-agent reservoir with Jet Dry or (usually) vinegar.