We’ve noticed a chemical smell/taste left on our cups and dishes lately so in an effort to use less chemicals in our home we’ve been making our own soaps. Here is a recipe that the girls and I made to replace those detergent gel packs, it is also recommended to use vinegar as a natural rinse aid:
Natural Dishwasher Detergent:
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
1/4 cup Epsom salt
4 tbsp lemon juice
*mix ingredients together, press into an ice cube tray, and leave overnight
- gather ingredients
- measure
- poor ingredients into bowl
- mix
- mix some more
- add lemon
- 4 tablespoons
- mix
- mix some more
- press into ice trays
- tray 1 done
- tray 2 done, let rest