I love my dishwasher, and I cried tears of joy when it was finally installed in my kitchen. Then I cried tears of frustration at how expensive dishwashing tablets were, and also how much washing up I still needed to do (although that is another post maybe) . It was a bitter sweet moment.
I cruise lots of homemaker blogs that give you all sorts of recipes for all sorts of cleaning products, and this week when I ran out of dishwasher powder I thought it was high time to have a go at making some myself. Some blogs say to include Borax, which I didn't want to use on anything that will go in my mouth. This blog goes into some detail, and made the most sense to me.
This is what I used;
3 parts bicarb soda - too easy.
1 part rock salt - the recipe said coarse sea salt but I didn't want to waste my Maldon.
1 part tartaric acid - the recipe said citric acid but I had none, this is extremely similar.
I mixed up a one serve batch and tried it, and by golly it worked!
I read a bit further, and it said instead of pouring that liquid into the dishwasher that makes your glassware sparkle, to use vinegar instead, and also that vinegar was good for descaling your dishwasher. So I tried it, and by golly it worked again!
I've mixed up a small batch to last about a week. I use about 1 tablespoon each time, and just spoon it in. It costs (literally) cents, and took a few minutes to do. It was so easy, so cheap, and gives great results!
And best of all, now I have more money to spend on shoes!
Do you have any recipes for home made cleaning products? Do share!
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