Making dishwashing detergent in the dishwasher

Everyone wants to reduce the amount of chemicals in their daily life, this also applies to detergents that are designed for dishwashers. In this article, we will tell you what you can use to make a dishwasher powder with your own hands, and others are needed. We will also describe the pros and cons of their use, whether they will be safe or harm the unit.

Preparing the detergent

Most powders and other dishwashing elements are made from reactive chemical elements that foam when in contact with water. In addition, they include a variety of acidic substances that help to eat away fat and other similar additional elements that have similar properties:

• bleaches;
• sodium silicates, which prevent corrosion of metal elements;
• various enzymes;
• thickening agents;
• and others.

As you yourself understood, it is not known how safe they are for the human body. Of course, in small quantities, they can be harmless to the body. But now we will talk about whether it is possible to make a dishwasher detergent with your own hands, which will not contain the above elements.

Method number 1

We take one glass of hot water and dissolve a teaspoon of soda ash in it and then add hydrogen peroxide in the same volume. This detergent may not be able to clean burnt pots and pans, but it easily cleans ordinary dishes, cutlery and other things. Most importantly, when using this product, be sure to use salt with it.

Method number 2

The following detergent can be prepared using mustard powder, as it foams well and can wash away fat. For this we need:

• 100 grams of mustard powder;
• boron in the same volume;
• a full glass of soda ash.

This mixture is best stored in a dark place and in a container that does not allow light to pass through. However, some users of dishwashers using mustard mixture as a detergent had problems with the powder being poorly soluble in an aqueous medium, which caused clogging of the nozzles, but everything may depend on the quality of the mustard itself.
In addition, there is a small plus in that the powder mixture can be used for manual dishwashing.

Method number 3

This detergent can be called economical, but it still uses active chemical elements. But their concentration in the product is negligible, they cannot harm your body, well, except in those cases if you are allergic to these elements.

To make such a dishwasher detergent with your own hands, you need the following:

• neonol - 25 grams;
• sulfanol - 25 grams;
• baking soda or soda ash - 950 grams.

The first chemical elements are designed to make the detergent foam well on contact with water.This tool is based on soda, since 30 grams of powder is loaded into the machine for one wash of dishes, and it is impractical to pour from 1.5 to 2 grams of active elements.

Well suited for use in so-called "soft water", and for "hard" water, it is imperative to add a small amount of salts to this solution.

See also - What's in the dishwasher set

Method number 4

Now we will tell you how to make a “pill” with your own hands. They are the most popular detergents for dishwashers, however, they are quite expensive, so a solution was found on how to create a kind of similarity. To create a "tablet" you need the following elements:

• ordinary laundry powder - 350 grams;
• plain or soda ash - 150 grams;
• ordinary water, as an element for the formation of bonds.

Now we take a small container and mix dry ingredients in it, gradually adding water, it should get a kind of "porridge". After you achieve a thick consistency, take the molds and fill it there (for example, ice molds and similar things).

Advantages and disadvantages

In this article, we told you how to make a dishwasher detergent with your own hands, we will justify what the plus of the application and their cons are.

Merits

1. the most important thing to note is the cheapness of the ingredients from which you can make the detergent. Which is beneficial in itself;
2. the ability to change the chemical composition of detergents, depending on the specifics of the dishwasher;
3. while cooking, you know what you are putting in your dishwasher.

A little about the disadvantages

1. you will have to spend your time making;
2. the funds will not have an aesthetic appearance, but this is not so important;
3. the most significant disadvantage is that you will have to experiment for some time to find the required ratio of all elements.

It is up to you to decide whether to create a detergent or not, and based on this, you yourself will have to give preference to the option you like. In order to understand how much better it is, read the specialized forums.