Comments on: Make your own Dish Soap and Dishwasher Detergent Recipe

By: James

James — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:24:54 +0000

With the comercial dish washer detergents i have been adding 1 Tablespoon of baking soda and it works wonders.

By: H Lee D

H Lee D — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:05:16 +0000

OK, I’m a little late chiming in, but I was just looking up recipes for a blog post for tomorrow. This is the recipe that I use: http://diynatural.com/simple-effective-jabs-homemade-dishwasher-detergent-rinse-agent/ It has worked great!

By: Mrs Money

Mrs Money — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:53:00 +0000

@ Farmer’s Daughter- I purchased Costco’s dish detergent and have been using that. It claims it is eco-friendly. I agree with you!

By: Farmer's Daughter

Farmer's Daughter — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:09:54 +0000

I tried this recipe for a few months after hearing about it on another blog. However, my glasses became really clowdy, like they weren’t being cleaned or there was some kind of residue on them. I used vinegar as a rinse aid, too.

I have since switched back to an eco-friendly detergent, and my dishes are clean again. I’d like to make my own but don’t want to sacrifice quality.

By: fish tank aquariums

fish tank aquariums — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:42:36 +0000

Here’s a good recipe for an oven cleaner, minus all the harsh chemicals you’ll find in store bought cleaners.

Ingredients:
1 cup baking soda
1/3 cup table salt
Water

Directions:
Spray oven well with water.
Mix together the dry ingredients and then sprinkle over the water.
Next, Spray again with water.
Leave to sit overnight. Wipe out the next morning and scrub oven with hot soapy water.

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By: Mrs Money

Mrs Money — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:43:19 +0000

Brian- That sounds like a legitimate idea! Thankfully, I’ve ripped up the carpet in my office and we’ll be pulling up the carpet in my living room soon as well. Thanks for sharing your idea; I’m sure anyone that stumbles upon this post will be fairly warned now.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:08:14 +0000

I’m not sure you should use vinegar as a carpet cleaner. Fabric softeners essentially work by breaking down fibers. Specifically, vinegar might leave your carpets soft and fluffy, but it will absolutely strip off any stain protection that came on the carpet (some level is standard on all carpet these days), and will ultimately allow the carpet to get much more saturated with dirt, where it can bind more closely to the fibers because it has frayed them. You pay heavily for softness – fabric softeners wear out clothes much more quickly than without. That’s also why washers without agitators are better for your clothes.

You’ll be replacing your carpet much sooner by doing this.

By: Mrs Money

Mrs Money — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:31:27 +0000

Chookiechick- I have made my own dryer balls! http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/make-your-own-wool-dryer-balls This is the tutorial if you’re interested! Sounds like you’re on an awesome green path! Congrats.

By: Chookiechick

Chookiechick — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:36:02 +0000

I don’t bother with vinegar as a fabric softener. As I have to use a dryer, I use dryer balls instead, and they work really well. They soften the clothes by mechanical agitation – literally beating the clothes into softness! (I wonder if the same effect could be achieved by 2 tenis balls in the dryer?)… It is a little noisy but works well, and doesn’t bother me too much as I have a separate laundry room.

I do use vinegar for cleaning carpets (1 cup/gallon of water), in a homemade antibacterial spray, to descale all sorts of things from the steamer to the coffee maker and also to clean out the washing machine and the dishwasher. I also use vinegar in the rinse-aid part of the dishwasher and use it as a glass-cleaner.

I make my own laundry detergent – I prefer a dry one – equal parts of grated soap, laundry soda and borax.

And I am so going to try the dishwasher detergent!