How to make your own dishwasher detergent.

[VeraLenora1]

From eHow Home: Many recognize borax and washing soda as general household cleaning products, especially for laundering clothes. They complement each other when used together to remove stains. Borax, however, has many more applications beyond housekeeping, whereas washing soda is specifically designed to soften hard water.

Read more: Borax Vs. Washing Soda ehow.com

[VeraLenora1]

White vinegar, made from white grapes. Mildly acidic, it's also a mild antibiotic agent. I use it regularly in my clothes washer to keep the soap scum from building up.

[MissLexieM]

Water Quality VARIES. This means that my water may have more lime, or iron, than yours, and the previous poster complaining may have even more than I do. These means an ADJUSTMENT is in order. Borax is a water softner so you may need to UP the borax ratio. You are going to have to conduct your own trials to see what works for you. Or you can scout around and find other version of detergent.

[Masaries1234]

16 loads for about $1.45

[dirty42012]

Thank You for making this video I am saving me a lot of money making my own detergent.Keep up the good work :)

[MotherLodeBeth]

People she said dishwashers VARY and that you may need to alter the amounts used for making the dishwasher soap. Also put plain vinegar in the container where you usually put the FINISH liquid in. This should remove ANY film left by ANY dishwasher soap.

[leslieas6]

I made a batch up of this recipe. Only I added 1/2 cup more salt than instructed. My dishes came out super clean. I did not have to rinse the dishes b4 the wash. I also gave some of the mixture to my niece to try and she really liked it too. Dishes came out shiny and clear, no residue. I thought it worked amazingly better than both of the name brands I always use. If u add the extra salt I wouldn't recommend putting your non-stick pans in the wash.. I don''t think it's recommended anyway

[womanofsoul1]

I have been using this recipe for a while now and do find that some glasses have that white powder all over them. I have not tried the vinegar in the rinse. I usually run the dishwasher at night when we are all asleep, so this would be really inconvenient to get up and put in the vinegar. Any other suggestions??

[mooreek]

@womanofsoul1 You could put vinegar in the "RinseAid" automatic dispenser.  Then it does the job for you.

[mooreek]

@womanofsoul1 You could put vinegar in the "RinseAid" automatic dispenser. Then it does the job for you.

[AuntDuddie]

@womanofsoul1 When I can foods in my pressure canner I add vinegar to the water to combat the white residue from the water. The harder the water the more residue. Vinegar negates the problem. Try it.

[mapooh68]

This is the same basic recipe I have been using for years. It is not for dried on foods, but a good natural basic cleaner that is much cheaper than store bought. It will leave a residue only if you use way too much. I also use distilled vinegar in the rinse agent compartment which will help with hard water and spotting. Vinegar also works as a fabric softener alternative for your laundry's final rinse.

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[nsofast]

add trisodium phosphate if you want this to work

[gottabeagood1]

Add some lemonaide koolaid (non-sweetened) to it, something to do with the citric acid...

[Ruairi666]

baking soda ? can i use washing soda instead ?

[geniusinexile]

aluminum could be affected by this mix, it's the borax .. be sure you DO let your washer go thru the rinse cycle...

[warriorcwp]

I had so much trouble with my dishwasher with food still on the dishes. Even after rinsing before placing them in the dishwasher. We were saving up to get a new one when I tried this. The dishes came out so clean and shiney! The first time, I thought it was a fluke. But after three times.... I'm convinced. I'll never buy high end, extra strength paste again!

[shel1l444]

Amber, I have crazy hard water & all recomendations for helping my dish washer is to use Liquid detergent. Do you have any suggestions? Maybe one would blend your mixture with water prior to use? If you think that would work. What do you think the ratio would be?

[shel1l444]

@shel1l444 Just another thought. Instead of mixing it with water do you think mixing it with vinegar would help my hard water problems. If so the same question applies. What do you think the ratio would be?

[kennyt1230]

I don't rinse my dishes at all--and I have crusty oatmeal bowls in almost every wash. I use Cascade Complete (no phosphate) in the prewash part of the dispenser and this creation in the main wash part of the dispenser and my dishes are spotless. I have used Washing Soda instead of Baking Soda because someone suggested doing that. Also, to provide more of a scrub I've substituted Kosher Salt for table salt. Of course, when my stockpile of dishwasher detergent is gone I'll use just this.

[hunthicks]

To be honest, if I'm going to rinse my dishes, I might as well just wash them by hand. Which is fine, since I don't have a dishwasher yet >.<

[elvira1ish]

Works great ,love it.

[nbr3223]

there is nothing in that mixture that would leave a film over the dishes unless the dishwasher is not allowed to go thru the rinse cycle. Im a big fan of the borax, and more so of the 20 mule team brand. Its an awesome cleaner of ANYTHING in the house. It just plain hates dirt.

[joadonbil]

Angeltunes, I tried your recipe with vinegar rinse and I love it.I clean my dishes from food first. My dishes came out clean and shiny. i appreciate you taking the time to make this video. thanks for the recipe.

[slaubhan]

If you add 1/2 cup of citric acid and only use a tablespoon of the detergent it shouldn't leave the film on the glasses. Fill rinse aid compartment with white vinegar.

[0chamaca0]

Where do you find borax?

[QueenlySweetpea]

@0chamaca0 Borax is at your grocery store and on the shelf where

the laundry soap section is ...

[kgt88]

i will give this a try, should be alot better than all the phosphates that are in commercial dishwasher detergents.

[hiccup86]

Do NOT use baking soda. It will leave residue on your dishes and isn't good for your machine. Use washing soda. It's in your supermarket laundry aisle. Use equal parts of Borax and washing soda, and put vinegar in the rinse cycle for sparkling dishes.

[rorysmom2004]

I just tried this and it worked great, just as well as the expensive stuff. Thanks for posting this video!

[penusenvy]

Try using Value washing powder in your dishwasher.

The value ones are best as they have v. little perfume. I use Tesco's own. It works just as good as any of the specially made ones. You still need salt for the bottom and rinse aid, but white vinegar works just as well instead of the rinse aid which can be expensive.

[MyNameIsShelby]

Great tip, I will try this!

[Cdogpyjamas]

Surely the salt will cause your dishwasher to rust?

[salomonlor30]

hola pobras decirme de los ingredientes que usaste, su nombre quimico y no el comercial, y las cantidades que usas

[ankurtolia12]

I'm gonna bur a dishwasher... any tips... and yeah thanks...

[Foehammer54]

thanks for posting I will have to give it a try

[dinodola]

roooooooooooaaaaaaaarrrrrrr

[dinodola]

whats point you cant use table salt any way it has things that cant be dissolved try using dishwasher salt love i picked some up for 65p yeah beat that

[ezezez3]

I tried it, and it works.

[johnr556]

You can run all sorts of junk in the d/w and this is another of them. It's the enzymes in modern d/w detergent that gets the food and dirt off--there's none here.

[sveajack]

DOES NOT WORK DON'T EVEN TRY IT!!!

The dishes have white powder all over them!!!!

We even ordered the Borax online!!!

[AngelTunes]

Really? Mine come out clean and sparkly.. did you try using more or less per load? Or perhaps give the vinegar during the rinse cycle a try? For me, without the vinegar they come out clean but maybe with some water spots on them. With the vinegar they come out clean with no water spots. Really.. there shouldn't be any white powder.

[rmbelieve]

Our dishes are coated in white also. I kind of ignored it a while, but eventually it gets caked up and can't get it off. I'm hoping the store bought can get the glasses clean again.

[phillipgaley]

@sveajack It's a great recipe—I'm thinking that, your water is hard, or has something in it, or maybe, you're using too much per wash, . . .

[sarahminty]

@sveajack That would be the salt.

[Discernaoftruth]

@sveajack Try WASHING Soda instead of BAKING soda...The baking soda is probably why it's doing that

[barlabarlabarla]

@sveajack

Some Homemade formulas recommend adding citric acid in powder form to the mixture which is supposed to combat the white residue.

In Canada citric acid is available at Bulk Barn for $4.59 for 3.4 ounces.

best wishes

[AuntDuddie]

@sveajack try using vinegar as a rinse agent to avoid the spots. Maybe you have hard water?????

[phuckinholes]

wow thats ghetto.

[FoDaddy]

Seems like alot of hassle to go through for minimal benefit.  I'll stick with the Cascade knockoff that they sell at Costco.

[frogman254]

THE DETERGENT TASTES FUNNY IN MY MOUTH! I DEMAND COMPENSATION

shall sue

[OhItsJustMe2]

Would the salt harm your dishwasher?

[llebynit]

don't pay any attention to these rude people! thanks for the video!:)some of them have nothing better to do

[RoseSiegel]

I tried making dishwasher detergent with equal parts borax and washing soda. Even with vinegar in the rinse compartment, the concoction leaves such a film on my glasses. Does this happen with this recipe as well?

[AngelTunes]

The salt helps, really. I don't use vinegar in the rinse cycle, either. Everything rinses clean - except occasionally some plastic ware, but if you feel like you need to, you can hand dry those and there won't be a film.

[RoseSiegel]

Thanks.. I'll have to give it a try with the salt.

[VivaMydick]

do not pay attention to this idiot baby

u r very sexy lady I like you :)

[talula0658]

If I used kosher salt, do you think that would increase the scrubbing properties of the detergent? I love this idea!

[snocamo154]

Would be good for removing human scent from hunting clothes without leaving a soapy residue that can irritate skin. The baking soda is great for removing odors.

[LivingBudget]

thanks!!!

[Spirogyra101]

your good..is borax a product brand name? what is it made of? Sodium Hydroxide(NaOH)? am not familiar with it.

[AngelTunes]

Borax is the name of the powder and I use 20 Mule Team Borax which the brand name (like baking soda is generic and Arm&Hammer is brand specific.) I am not familiar with the chemical name.

[suzyqblues]

The chemical name is sodium decahydrate tetraborate.

Call 1.800.457.8739 for more info on it.

[bestSVMS]

@Spirogyra101

disodium tetraborate-salt of boric acid. Na2[B4O5(OH)4]·8H2O from wikipedia. 20mule is the best know brand, I have never seen generic borax. I Think they make a even bigger box, which gets a cheaper per unit price.

[KARStarla]

how is this for septic systems?

[AngelTunes]

It's a lot better than many other cleaners we pour down our drains! I researched this a while back and found that on many septic tank maintenance websites, Borax is listed among the safer cleaners to use. From their own website: "20 Mule Team® Borax is not harmful to washing machines, plumbing or septic tanks and does not contain phosphates or chlorine."

[KARStarla]

That I knew and I agree but I had just learned via internat that shaved soap, or soap flakes is the killer of septic tanks, I think thats what I was thinking in relation to the homemade laundry detergent, I heard peoples septic pipes in their fields are clogging. I knwo that doesnt apply here lol

thanks for your video

[suzyqblues]

Perfect.