Comments on: Homemade Dishwasher Detergent

By: Jamie Larrison

Jamie Larrison — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 06:49:56 +0000

In reply to Lynn. Are you reviewing Katie's recipe or the one from the comments? Did you try the recipe from the article?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:31:12 +0000

In reply to Kourtney.

I tried this because you said it worked so well. I even put my dishwasher setting on heavy and extra boost and my dishes certainly did not come out clean. Everyone of my glasses had a white film that looked like they were rinsed in milk. I also have a 3 month old dishwasher. This recipe was horrible and will throw the rest of it away.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:25:41 +0000

In reply to Alison. So I don’t like leaving negative reviews or comments, but borax is not safe to ingest. It can cause poisoning and organ damage. I just know it’s fairly easy for a dishwasher to not rinse off everything effectively every time. Is there a safer alternative to borax?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 20 May 2024 00:42:51 +0000

In reply to Andrew T. I’d like to try this. How much white vinegar do you add?

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 18 May 2024 23:14:42 +0000

It really does work. We used to buy the most expensive dish tabs I can’t remember the name cuz it’s been so long since I bought it but it had the little red ball in the center of a white detergent Square. But we’ve saved so much money you should try it

By: Lindsey Marshall

Lindsey Marshall — Thu, 16 May 2024 19:15:04 +0000

I want so badly for this to work but after a dozen tries, both as written, and separating the citric acid, I’m still left with less than clean and very foggy glassware… any other tips?! Thanks

By: Jamie Larrison

Jamie Larrison — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:04 +0000

In reply to Natalie. It may have gotten some moisture in it and already activated. It should be a powder still, not hardened.

By: Jamie Larrison

Jamie Larrison — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:55:27 +0000

In reply to Beatrice. I would guess that it wouldn't work to clean the dishes and it might just harden in the dishwasher.

By: Beatrice

Beatrice — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:39:52 +0000

In reply to Jamie Larrison. Is there anything we can do if it activates? Will it still work or do we need to start again?

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:41:25 +0000

The Bosch site says not to use sea salt and it can damage the appliances. Has anyone has issues? I can’t imagine it’s worse than the chemicals the detergents are made from.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:21:31 +0000

I mixed this together in a glass jar where I intended to keep it but it just got super hard and impossible to spoon out??

By: Jamie Larrison

Jamie Larrison — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 03:13:52 +0000

In reply to Danieled. It sounds like maybe some moisture or water got into the mixture. It shouldn't fizz as that means the citric acid is already activating.

By: Danieled

Danieled — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:37:04 +0000

Hi All,

I’ve just created this recipe, has anyone had fizzing once all mixed together. I can’t put the lid on yet as it’s still fizzing 5 minutes later?

By: Jamie Larrison

Jamie Larrison — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 02:57:54 +0000

In reply to Lori. It should work the same, the one linked in the article though is non-GMO and made without corn.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:25:11 +0000

Can we use citric acid that says for canning? Wondering if its all the same regardless of how we use it?

By: Jamie Larrison

Jamie Larrison — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:27:03 +0000

In reply to Leyra. It might leave a mineral deposit on dishes but you could try it.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 01:49:01 +0000

You could mention that rinse aids in dishwasher detergent have been found to irritate the gut https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36464527/ so this is a very helpful recipe!

By: Jamie Larrison

Jamie Larrison — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:06:15 +0000

In reply to Katy. Hard water is often to blame. Some people have good results with using white vinegar as a rinse aid to avoid any residue and film.

By: Katy

Katy — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:27:14 +0000

Hi! This left a white film on my dishes. Any tips??

By: Andrew T

Andrew T — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:59:56 +0000

I’ve been looking for recipes, and this one is very similar to what I settled on. It’s a recipe for dishwasher *tablets*. Solves the clumping issue by intentionally clumping it! The only thing additional to your recipe was 1 part white vinegar. Aside from helping to bind everything together, vinegar helps with disinfecting and softening hard water. I packed the mix into silicone molds (after making sure the hardened tablets will fit my dishwasher’s dispenser), let it dry for 24 hours, and then popped them out into a container with an airtight lid.

So far so good! Dishes come out clean and sparkling. There were a few pans that didn’t completely clean on the sides, but that was a problem with all my detergents and is solvable with a “power wash” option on my dishwasher.

I do have a question though… I also have an enzyme dishwasher powder (Norwex), and I wonder if there’s any benefit to adding it to the mix? Anyone experiment with that? If so, what portion size worked with the recipe?