Frugal again: Homemade soap for the dish washer :)

I never thought of sharing my frugal recipes but I get some many emails to share more...well here we go...

One general tip:

Turn OFF the "heated dry" function on your dish washer!!

This saves you "etching" of your dishes and lower energy bill :)

SOAP FOR YOUR DISHWASHER

 

1 cup of Borax

1 cup of Washing Soda

1 cup of Baking Soda

1/3 cup of Kosher Salt

 

(MIX ALL INGREDIENTS VERY WELL!!!)

 

1 tsp. of Citric Acid added per dish wash cycle!!!

(you can get this at Dharma Trading Co. or check the canning/preserve aisles0

 

Instead of using Finish, I use just Vinegar in the Finish compartment :)

 

Just think with these ingredients how many loads of homemade laundry soap and home made soap for the dish washer you get for pennies!

CLICK HERE FOR MY HOME MADE LAUNDRY SOAP RECIPE

 

I have more tips...stay tuned!!!

 

 

Going frugal: powdered laundry soap

Starting to live up to my budgets so the first big thing I wanted to tackle was the laundry detergent bill.

So I bought:

Zote : laundry bar of soap (0.99 ct at Smart & Final)

Borax ($5.49 at Ralph's)

Washing Soda ($3.99 at Ralph's)

You grate the whole bar of laundry soap (14 oz). I just used my cheese grater to to do but make sure you wash it thoroughly afterwards. Than add 1 3/4 cup of Borax and 1 3/4 cup of Washing soda in a container.

Mix these ingredients together very well and VOILA use 1/2 oz (approx. 2 tbs) per load of laundry.

Put the soap in when u turn on your washer, let it fill up like a hand deep with water and add your laundry.

HE machine safe!! 

Note: it doesn't make any suds but your clothes will come out clean :)

I use it for colored, whites etc, no problem with fading.

This will lasts you for a long time and it totally fits in my budget :)

Questions? Let me know by leaving a comment.

I will be posting more tips on household savings and cooking on a budget soon