Making dishwashing detergent in the dishwasher

Everyone wants to reduce the amount of chemistry in their daily lives, this also applies to detergents that are designed for dishwashers. In this article we will tell from what you can make a dishwasher powder with your own hands, and other necessary tools. We will also describe the pros and cons of using them, whether they will be safe or harm the unit.

Preparing detergent

Most of the powders and other elements for washing dishes are made of active chemical elements, thanks to which they foam when in contact with water. In addition, they include a variety of acidic substances that help to corrode fat and other such additional elements that have similar properties:

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

As you already 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 tool with your own hands, in which there will not be the above elements.

Method No. 1

Take one cup of hot water and dissolve a teaspoon of soda ash in it and then add hydrogen peroxide in the same volume. This detergent may or may not be able to wash burnt pots and pans, but with ease it washes ordinary dishes, tableware and other things. Most importantly, when you use this tool, be sure to use salt with it.

Method number 2

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

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

This mixture is best stored in a dark place and in a container that does not transmit light. However, some users of dishwashers that use mustard mixture as a detergent had problems due to the fact that the powder did not dissolve poorly in the aquatic environment, which caused scoring nozzles, but everything may depend on the quality of the mustard itself.
In addition, there is a small plus in the fact that the powder mixture can be used for washing dishes by hand.

Method number 3

This detergent can be called economical, but it still uses active chemical elements. But their concentration in the tool is negligible, they can not 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 - 950 grams.

The first chemical elements are designed to ensure that the detergent foams well on contact with water. The basis of this tool is soda, since one washing of dishes in the machine loads 30 grams of powder, and pouring from 1.5 to 2 grams of active elements is impractical.

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

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, but they are quite expensive, so the solution was invented how to create them some kind of similarity. To create a “pill” you need the following elements:

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

Now we take a small container and mix dry ingredients in it, gradually adding water, there should be some sort of “porridge”.After you have achieved a thick consistency, take the forms and put it in there( for example, ice forms and similar things).

Advantages and disadvantages of

In this article, we told you how to make a dishwasher tool with your own hands, we will justify what is plus the use and their disadvantages.

The advantages of

1. the most important thing to note is the low cost of ingredients from which you can make detergent. Which in itself is beneficial;
2. ability to change the chemical composition of detergents depending on the specific dishwasher;
3. during cooking, you know what you put in your dishwasher.

A little about the shortcomings of

1. you have to spend your time on manufacturing;
2. products will not have an aesthetic appearance, but this is not so important;
3. the most significant disadvantage is that you have to experiment for a while to find the necessary ratio of all elements.

Create a detergent or not, it’s up to you to decide, and starting from this you will have to give preference to the version you like. In order to understand how much better it is to read specialized forums.