Homemade dishwasher soap

Homemade Dishwasher Soap Recipe:

Ingredients:
• 2 cups borax
• 2 cups Arm and Hammer Washing Soda
• 2 cups unsweetened lemonade (about 50 packets) or two cups lemi shine or
Citric Acid
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• 1 cup Kosher salt

Mix all ingredients well and store in airtight container. Use 1 tablespoon per
load in the dishwasher.


*The Lemonade or Citric acid is the key to not getting the milky, cloudy look
after time. I like using the lemonade; however it can stain the dish soap
dispenser a lemon yellow color, but it smells really good.

Fill rinse dispenser with Vinegar to help cut any residue.

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Herbs & Spices

From the Garden: Catnip – Use dried leaf for flu and colds. Helps ease headaches and relieve restlessness. Tincture used for arthritis. Chamomile - Use dried flowers as tea for easing stomach aches, sore throats and fraught nerves. Add to bath for sunburns or muscle tension. Elder - Use dried flowers as an anti-viral to stave of flu and cold. Use externally to treat wrinkles! Hops – Use dried cones as a relaxant and sleep inducer. Appetite stimulant. Hibiscus – Use dried flowers to replace electrolytes. Flushes adrenal system. Lavender – Use dried flowers for nerve relaxant. Good for cramps, stomachache and gassiness. Lemon Balm – Use dried leaf to fight flu and cold. Reduces anxiety and panic.

From The Spice Cupboard Coriander – Use seed to aid digestion and sooth stomachaches Cinnamon - Use ground bark or chips to treat diarrhea and nausea. Cardamom - Use seeds to ease bowel spasms and stomach disorders. Fennel – Use seeds, fresh leaves or flowers to sooth coughs and sore throat. Eases digestive upset. Garlic – Use cloves to fight colds, flu, coughs. Strong anti-viral and anti-bacterial. Ginger – Use root to ease nausea, cramping, and diarrhea. Also helpful against cold symptoms and hangovers! Rosemary – Use dried leaves to relieve headaches and indigestion. Calming and cleansing.

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Homemade OxyClean Ingredients

Homemade OxyClean Ingredients

• 2 parts water
• 1 part hydrogen peroxide
• 1 part baking soda

I use 2 cups water, 1 cup hydrogen peroxide and 1 part baking soda. This is a liquid recipe and also reminds me somewhat of Shout spray.
How To Make:

1. Combine all ingredients and put in an opaque dark bottle. I just stuck a sprayer from the dollar store on top of the hydrogen peroxide bottle.
2. Use as a pre-treat spray on stains or add 1/4 of the mixture above (about 1 cup total) to a load of laundry, add water and let soak for 30 minutes before washing.