Save money by making your own homemade dishwasher detergent! Dishes, silverware and glassware come out shiny and clean thanks to this simple three-ingredient powder containing antibacterial grapefruit essential oil.
Course Cleaner
Cuisine Don't eat!
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 5 minutesminutes
Servings 32loads
Author Sarah @ Must Have Mom
Cost $4
Equipment
Rubber gloves
Measuring cup
Mixing bowl
32-oz. lidded plastic container
Ingredients
2cupswashing soda
2cupsborax
25dropsgrapefruit essential oil
Instructions
Put on gloves. Add washing soda, borax and oil to bowl, stirring with your hands to mix and eliminate clumps.
Transfer powder to plastic container.
Use 2 Tbsp. detergent per wash.
You also can add 1 tsp. vinegar, if desired, to the rinse cycle to prevent spots on silverware and glasses.