Dishwasher Detergent
Here
is another one of my "sick of spending so much money on soap?", "tired
of loading the dishwasher after dinner and finding you are out of
dishwasher soap, again?". Save money and grocery store trips and make
your own. It's really easy and last's forever!Here is what you need.
1 box Borax (4lbs 12 oz or 76 oz ) (2.15 kg) found in the detergent isle
1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (55 oz or 3 lbs 7 oz) found in the detergent isle
24 packages of unsweetened lemonade drink mix, like kool-aid. (**Note: lemonade will stain soap dispenser yellow, another option would be to use citric acid instead of lemonade. You can usually find citric acid in the canning isle )
3 cups Epsom Salt
Lemi Shine rinse aid (this recipe does not work very well without it) You can find Lemi Shine in the dishwasher detergent isle at just about any store. You can also use vinegar as a rinse aid. If your dishes are coming out with spots on them that means you do need a rinse aid.
Use Lemi Shine as a rinse aid. It works wonders. Just sprinkle about a tablespoon in the bottom of your dishwasher before you start it. This stuff is awesome!!
If you want you could cut this recipe in half or even smaller to just try it out. You will still have to buy large boxes of Borax and Washing Soda which you can store for later use.
Mix Borax, washing soda, salt and lemonade together in a large, very large, bowl. When ingredients are mixed together well put soap in a container of your choice. I picked up a container at Walmart in the kitchen center with a pouring spout for $5.00 and it is big enough to hold an entire batch of dishwasher soap. The soap does get hard spots in it after a while so do be prepared for some hardening, I have not been able to get around that no matter what I do.
It even has a pouring spout to make things easy.
Use
1 tablespoon per wash cycle. It has no fillers so you do not have to
use nearly as much to get the job done! This recipe is for hard water
users, if you have soft water you may want to browse the internet for a
better recipe for soft water.Are you ready for the breakdown??
1 box of borax $4.69
1 box A & H washing soda $3.19
24 packages of lemonade $2.80
3 cups of salt $2.00, this one is a guess because I already had salt in my storage and who knows how much I payed for it.
Total= $12.68
1 tablespoon at a time........you tell me how long that's going to last.
To top off my project me and my Cricut got together :) and cut out letters from vinyl to label the container. Yes I know they are a little crooked but I am to cheap to buy transfer paper for all my vinyl needs, besides I am storing it in the cupboard under my sink. I tried my first load yesterday and was quiet impressed with how clean my dishes were. I hope it works well for you too!
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Homemade soap
1 4 lb 12 oz box Borax (2.15 kg or 76 oz) found in the detergent isle
You should be able to find all of these items at your grocery store.
**Use 1-2 Tablespoons per load. I know that does not seem like enough but this recipe does not have fillers like the store bought detergent so you only need 1-2 Tablespoons.**
This detergent is fairly mild smelling, it is not over powering. If you love a strong scent you may have to add a fabric softener to each load.
Start out by grating your Fels-Naptha soap just like cheese. You can
use a food processor or just use your hand held grater, what ever you
have.
**Don't worry the Fels-Naptha will dissolve in your washer even if you only use cold water like me.**
Toss all ingredients in a 5 gallon bucket lined with a garbage bag.
This part makes your whole house smell great. Once everything is mixed
store soap however you like.
**Update** I have had a lot of repeat questions so I though I would answer a few here.
-This detergent is safe for HE washers and should be added to the barrel instead of the dispenser.
-This detergent is safe to use on sensitive skin.
-It does not have a strong scent, you can add laundry crystals to the batch to add fragrance.
-Some of my followers have used other bar soap instead of Zote or Fels-Naptha. I have personally not tried it but from the feed back I get it sounds like any bar will work.
-Use 1-2 Tablespoon per load.
-WalMart has nice big glass jars in the kitchen department!
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Homemade Laundry Soap!!
Sick of buying laundry soap?? Me too. This stuff is awesome
because it is way stronger then the store bought laundry soap. You only
have to use 1 Tablespoon per load. This recipe makes a huge cookie jar
full of soap and is going to last a life time, well maybe not quit that
long. I originally made mine in July and I still have a ton and I do at
least 8 loads of laundry ever week. So I am thinking it will last me
almost a year. 1 year of laundry soap for less than $20, have I got you
sold yet? I love not having to buy laundry soap all the time anymore. This laundry soap also works just fine in HE washers.
Update: **I just ran out of laundry soap and it is March. So July to
March that's 9 months of laundry soap for $20 bucks. I am pretty happy
about that.**
Here is what you need:
1 4 lb 12 oz box Borax (2.15 kg or 76 oz) found in the detergent isle
1 4 lb box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (1.81 kg) found in the cooking isle
1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 55 oz (3 lb 7 oz) found in the detergent isle
3 bars of Fels-Naptha soap, found in the detergent isle
2 small containers of Oxy Clean or store brand Oxy Clean (try to get about 3.5 lbs total (1.58 kg)) found in the detergent isle.
(this is optional, I added it into mine because I have pretty messy kids and the cleaner the better)
(you can also use pink Zote soap instead of Fels-Naptha. I had really wanted to but could not find it anywhere) **Update: My sister found pink Zote soap at Home Depot**
(you can also use pink Zote soap instead of Fels-Naptha. I had really wanted to but could not find it anywhere) **Update: My sister found pink Zote soap at Home Depot**
You should be able to find all of these items at your grocery store.
**Use 1-2 Tablespoons per load. I know that does not seem like enough but this recipe does not have fillers like the store bought detergent so you only need 1-2 Tablespoons.**
This detergent is fairly mild smelling, it is not over powering. If you love a strong scent you may have to add a fabric softener to each load.
Start out by grating your Fels-Naptha soap just like cheese. You can
use a food processor or just use your hand held grater, what ever you
have.**Don't worry the Fels-Naptha will dissolve in your washer even if you only use cold water like me.**
Toss all ingredients in a 5 gallon bucket lined with a garbage bag.
This part makes your whole house smell great. Once everything is mixed
store soap however you like.
I
chose a jar that my sister gave me a few years ago from a little home
good store. Then used my Cricut to cut out the word Laundry to put on
the front of the jar. I keep it above my washing machine, I also got a
little scoop to keep inside. Wasn't that easy? Sure was! Enjoy your
soap.
**Update** I have had a lot of repeat questions so I though I would answer a few here.
-This detergent is safe for HE washers and should be added to the barrel instead of the dispenser.
-This detergent is safe to use on sensitive skin.
-It does not have a strong scent, you can add laundry crystals to the batch to add fragrance.
-Some of my followers have used other bar soap instead of Zote or Fels-Naptha. I have personally not tried it but from the feed back I get it sounds like any bar will work.
-Use 1-2 Tablespoon per load.
-WalMart has nice big glass jars in the kitchen department!
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