homemade dishwasher soap

[Syn D]

Walmart brand soap I bought. I desided one day to mix it half and half with the homemade mixture (1/2 baking soda/ 1/2 borax). It works great.I only have to use 2 tablespoons per load.

OK, I'm gonna play dumb here for a second.. You mean like making a mix of example: 1 cup store bought, 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup borax, mix and add 2tbs to load????

All the DW soap here has gone up to or almost $4, way to much for me....

[craftypam]

Hi,

I found two recipes on food.com, used to be recipe zaar. One of the recipes has 24 reviews if you are interested.

Pam

[divinemsn]

I also use the borax/baking soda mix. I'm alternating between this and using regular DW detergent to stretch what I have.

[LeighAO]

We have very hard water from our well with a lot of iron. The dishes were looking horrible. A friend told me about the product called LemmeShine. I can't do a load of dishes without it. I am thinking that it might be something to add to the home made dishwasher soap.

[Jmor]

I have tried every variation of homemade recipes for the dishwasher, and no matter what recipe I used, there was always a film on my dishes. But I have managed to cut my costs for detergent in half by using store bought detergent (cheap off brand), filling one reservoir half full, and a teaspoon of the homemade detergent in the other. Works PERFECTLY!

[AF_Bunny]

Are all of you with film on glasses using that Jet Dry agent in the dishwasher that is supposed to help the dishwasher with hard water?
I've found thats one thing you cant cut out to try and save money cause you'll loose it with etched dishes.

[Sophiasmama]

I used the borax and washing soda recipe...it worked fine for a bit, but then I started getting a film on the dishes...was also using vinegar for the rinse aid...I'm back to the finish tabs...I only use the dishwasher 2 times a week...so the 40 count lasts 20 weeks around here.

[Spirit Deer]

I could never get it to work either.

[Maisiedotes]

I am going to try the mixing method.. half store bought and half homemade. We use Finsh tabs right now and they are so much more expensive than I care to pay- especially at the rate that we run our dishwasher.

[ARCMOMMY]

I used homemade dishwasher soap for a while... 1 T each borax and baking soda (I kept equal parts in an ice cream bucket and added 2 T to each load). It worked great for a while but eventually I started getting a film on my glasses and plastic ware that really bothered dh. I still use vinegar in my rinse cycle and it works great but I have switched to the generic phosphate and chlorine free liquid detergent they have at Dollar General. It works much better for us and while not as cheap as homemade it is better than having to wipe everything down before we use it.

Amazon.com: 20 Mule Team Borax Natural Laundry Booster & Multi-Purpose Household Cleaner 76 oz (2.15 kg): Health & Personal Care

Do you just put vinegar in the jet dry area?

[MaryB26]

I fill one reservoir with vinegar and the other reservoir with water and 3/4 tablespoon baking soda with ONE drop of dish soap.

The smell of the commercial dishwashing soap causes me to have breathing problems.

Mary