Found this for dish washer soap:
Dishwasher Detergent
Here's a simple recipe for dishwasher soap:
• 1 cup of borax
• 1 cup of baking soda
• ¼ cup of table salt
• 2 packets (half an ounce) of unsweetened lemon Kool-Aid
You can try to save even more by buying ingredients in bulk, but another idea is to find smaller and much cheaper boxes at your local dollar store: a good idea to since you'll want to try a small amount at first to see if you like the results. The amounts listed above are good for 16 loads -- one tablespoon each -- so even small batches will last a while.
Other recipes online vary: For example, we found one that suggested combining only borax and baking soda, 1 tablespoon each per load. Another suggested adding a little citrus essential oil to make it smell nice: We didn't try that one, however, because we had difficulty finding inexpensive citrus oil online. Then there's this recipe, which goes in a different direction altogether:
• 2 bars of shredded Octagon soap
• 1 cup of baking soda
• ¼ cup of washing soda
• ¼ cup of lemon juice
This one calls for melting the shredded soap in five quarts of water and then mixing in the other ingredients. If that sounds a little like the recipe for laundry detergent we wrote about last year, that's because it is.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112897/make-simple-cheap-detergents-moneytalks
HA! So I'm NOT the only one who scrolls through the yahoo newsbites!
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We use that, lemon extract works too. & I use the laundry soap one & use it for dish soap too Except I prefer using liquid castille soap instead of dissolving a bar. After so many bars of soap, it gets tedious.
Ooo... I seriously had just asked Chris a couple days ago if he knew of any make-your-own dishwasher soaps. He didn't. So. Thanks, Sandra! :bigcheese:
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This one is super cheap:
Water
Elbow Grease
Mix hot water with a hefty portion of elbow grease. Dishes come out spotless. :P
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Quote from: Chseeads on June 14, 2011, 08:24:26 PM
This one is super cheap:
Water
Elbow Grease
Mix hot water with a hefty portion of elbow grease. Dishes come out spotless. :P
:hypocrite:
The problem is though, unless you have a giant dishwasher most peoples elbow grease wont fit inside when the door is closed. LOL
Just put em in the kitchen and close the door.