Natural Cleaners: Dish Soap
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I have tried several of the recipes for homemade dish soap using grated up castile soap and water and just didn’t like it.  For one, I am too used to the bubbles and these recipes made NO bubbles whatsoever.  Plus, it left floating soap stuff on the top of my dishwater, and I just didn’t feel like I was getting the dishes clean.  The recipe I came up with below is working MUCH better!  While it still does not suds up as much as the store-bought dish soap, it does suds up enough to make me feel like it is cleaning my dishes.  In fact, the dishes are sparkling clean!  I added some vinegar to the recipe because I read that it makes your dishwater more alkaline, helping remove food from the dishes.  I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Dish SoapÂ
- Empty dish soap bottle (I used one that was a 25 oz. size)
- 4 Tablespoons *Miracle II Soap (found on Amazon here) or Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Castile Soap (I used the Miracle II Soap when I made it, but I am pretty sure you could substitute the Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Soap in equal amounts.)
- 1/4 cup white distilled vinegar
- essential oils (sweet orange, lemon, etc.) – optional
- filtered water
Using an old dish soap bottle that has been washed out, add the Miracle II or Dr. Bronner’s Liquid soap, vinegar, and essential oils (if using). Â Fill the rest with water. Â Put the lid on and shake to mix.
Use as you would regular dish soap to hand wash your dishes (this is not to be used in the dishwasher)!
* While I really like the Miracle II and Dr. Bronner’s products, I do not agree with everything that is put on their packaging or on their websites.
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