Homemade Dishwasher Powder
There’s more than one dishwasher soap recipe. Mine may not be the best recipe, but it works for me.
WON’T DISH SOAP WORK?
Dishwashing machines require low suds and high cleaning power. If you were to place regular soap flakes into a dishwashing machine, your kitchen floor would soon be filled with lots of bubbles. The best dishwasher detergent will rinse completely clear after removing grease and bacteria from your dishes.
ARE ESSENTIAL OILS ESSENTIAL?
Essential oils are an option I don’t use in my dishwasher powders. Very hot conditions will neutralize the scent of an essential oil. Quality essential oils are expensive, so I use them elsewhere. Feel free to add essential oil if that is your preference.
DISHWASHER POWDER:
Mix in a bowl and blend 2 cups Baking Soda, 2 cups Borax, 1 cup Citric Acid and ½ cup Salt.
A quart zippered plastic freezer bag will just manage to contain this amount of powdered detergent. I place this inside a larger gallon sized zippered bag. This is to seal moisture out. Otherwise, the Baking Soda and Citric Acid will draw up any humidity in the air and harden into clumps. With a dry kitchen spoon, I place about 2 Tbsp of the powder into my machine per dishwasher load. I don’t use any additional products to prevent spotting or streaking on my dishes.
If needed, this powder can also be used to wash dishes in the sink. A small amount of vinegar added to the basin’s rinse water will help rid greasy dishes of any residue.
ALWAYS HAVE A SOAPY SPONGE:
I place a clean sponge beneath the bar soap dish next to my kitchen sink. The soap dish has drain holes in the bottom. The soapy water drains from the dish into the sponge. The sponge is already soapy when I need to spot clean a container.
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