Save on homemade Dishwasher Detergent

HOMEMADE DISHWASHER DETERGENT

for .01½  cents a load (no kidding)

Oxyclean, Palmolive Dishwashing detergent, Lemonaid Kool-Aid

Finished product

Left Homemade              Right Storebought 

            

     I FINALLY discovered a super cheap, super easy, super great formula for making my own dishwasher detergent!  I found a similar recipe (I will call the “Mother Recipe”) and tweaked it a bit resulting in a less expensive formula J)

  And, it REALLY does work!!!!

1.      First, go to the Dollar Tree and buy some Awesome Oxyclean – or…. Oxygen (I think that’s what its called :p)...  Cost $1.00

2.      Pick up a bottle of liquid Palmolive Dishwashing Soap.  The Mother Recipe calls for Dawn.  I tried that, but frankly, Dawn is too dang expensive.  BUT, DO NOT USE A CHEAP STORE BRAND (like Sun).  IT WILL NOT WORK...  Cost $1.00 but you only use half, so the cost is .50 for this batch.

3.      Then, when you go to the grocery store, buy yourself a dollars worth of Kool-Aid Lemon-aid.  They are .20 a pack and  you only need one pack for one batch of detergent...  Cost .20

4.     Pour the entire jar of Oxyclean into a large bowl.  Add almost half a bottle of the Palmolive.  If you have to measure, then figure ONE-HALF (1/2 ) of the liquid dishwashing soap to the Oxyclean.  So it’s a 2-1 ratio.

5.      Then dump in your Kool-Aid.  Mix really good.

6.    Pour into your containers.  The batch will harden a little overnight.  If that happens, just use a fork & break it up.  It is okay if it does this.

7.     Use one heaping teaspoon per load into your dispenser.  (I do not measure this out because I use the regular teaspoons I eat cereal with & kind of level it out, but you can experiment.)

8.   Pour ½ cup vinegar in a custard cup & place the cup on the top rack in your dishwasher.  Fill your rinse dispenser with Vinegar also.

The homemade Dishwasher Detergent measures out to be about  135 teaspoons.

You only need 1 teaspoon per load

TOTAL COST $1.70 or less than 1½  cents a load!!

 And, it REALLY does work!!!!