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kiminca
Farmgirl in Training
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Kim
Ontario
CA
USA
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 Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 09:57:36 AM
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| I'm having trouble getting my recipes for dish soap and dishwashing detergent to really work...does anyone have really good recipes for either of these things? My dish soap is too watery and isn't cutting the grease, and my automatic dishwasher recipe just isn't getting things clean. |
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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kiminca
Farmgirl in Training
21 Posts
Kim
Ontario
CA
USA
21 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 06:44:33 AM
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Thank you two for responding to me!
For the dishwasher I am using a recipe that calls for 1c washing soda, 1c Borax. 1/2 salt, and 1/2 citric acid. I tried 50/50 Borax and vinegar first and that really wasn't a go. The citric acid helped, but still left things kind of grimy. For the sink dish soap I used 1oz castile soap, 2c water, 1-2tsp glycerin, and 5-10 drops lavender essential oil. It is ok for lightweight dishes, but not for the seriously dirty. This recipe is said to be best in soft water--and I have hard water, and seemingly poor pipes for dishwashers.
These two little rascals are the weak links in my homemade arsenal, I would love to get them right! Any help would be great! Thanks again, Kim
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DewOnAPetal
Farmgirl at Heart
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Marty
Whitney Point
NY
USA
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Posted - Sep 06 2011 : 7:43:38 PM
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I also use the recipe above - washing soda, borax, citrus acid and salt. Works great.
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help for dish soap?
