Comments on: make your own dishwasher detergent http://www.mynewoldschool.com/2010/02/04/make-your-own-dishwasher-detergent/ The Damsel in Dis Dress Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:46:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The Damsel in DisDress http://www.mynewoldschool.com/2010/02/04/make-your-own-dishwasher-detergent/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 The Damsel in DisDress Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:24:51 +0000 http://www.mynewoldschool.com/?p=780#comment-2531 Nikol, good question...I wondered the same thing. I guess they act SORT OF the same but not exactly. You have the chemistry part down right, you scholar you. I'm still waiting to see how I like this after a few more days. So far, it's working really well, but as you might have seen above, others have had trouble. Nikol, good question…I wondered the same thing. I guess they act SORT OF the same but not exactly. You have the chemistry part down right, you scholar you.

I’m still waiting to see how I like this after a few more days. So far, it’s working really well, but as you might have seen above, others have had trouble.

]]> By: Amber http://www.mynewoldschool.com/2010/02/04/make-your-own-dishwasher-detergent/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Amber Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:39:24 +0000 http://www.mynewoldschool.com/?p=780#comment-2518 Yeah...my dishwasher has been breaking too. OF course, my dishwasher is ME!!! It's true. I've been too lazy to do dishes today. No wonder we had to eat out tonight. Yeah…my dishwasher has been breaking too. OF course, my dishwasher is ME!!! It’s true. I’ve been too lazy to do dishes today. No wonder we had to eat out tonight.

]]> By: Clong http://www.mynewoldschool.com/2010/02/04/make-your-own-dishwasher-detergent/comment-page-1/#comment-2512 Clong Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:23:43 +0000 http://www.mynewoldschool.com/?p=780#comment-2512 Beware Damsel, I made this exact same detergent last summer and it nearly killed my dishwasher. The build up is horrible, horrible, horrible. After about two weeks of using the stuff my dishwasher made horrible noises and really had to huff and puff to complete a cycle. The only thing I found that helped subdue it was insane amounts of jet dry. Which, if you're trying to help the enviroment, or save money, is not the best thing. Seriously it was bad, people looked at my perfectly clean, albeit mineral crusted dishes and refused to eat off of them. I wish it wasn't so but, alas, it is. Of course I only discovered this after buying up quite A LOT of washing soda online. Poo. Beware Damsel, I made this exact same detergent last summer and it nearly killed my dishwasher. The build up is horrible, horrible, horrible. After about two weeks of using the stuff my dishwasher made horrible noises and really had to huff and puff to complete a cycle. The only thing I found that helped subdue it was insane amounts of jet dry. Which, if you’re trying to help the enviroment, or save money, is not the best thing. Seriously it was bad, people looked at my perfectly clean, albeit mineral crusted dishes and refused to eat off of them. I wish it wasn’t so but, alas, it is. Of course I only discovered this after buying up quite A LOT of washing soda online. Poo.

]]> By: Nikol http://www.mynewoldschool.com/2010/02/04/make-your-own-dishwasher-detergent/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 Nikol Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.mynewoldschool.com/?p=780#comment-2509 What is special about washing soda? Is it different from baking soda? I know that might sound like a silly question - but isn't baking soda just sodium carbonate? Wait...it's sodium bicarbonate. Is the extra carbon the problem? A better question might be why do I sound like a chemistry geek? What is special about washing soda? Is it different from baking soda? I know that might sound like a silly question – but isn’t baking soda just sodium carbonate? Wait…it’s sodium bicarbonate. Is the extra carbon the problem? A better question might be why do I sound like a chemistry geek?

]]> By: Sleepy Cat Hollow http://www.mynewoldschool.com/2010/02/04/make-your-own-dishwasher-detergent/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Sleepy Cat Hollow Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:25:21 +0000 http://www.mynewoldschool.com/?p=780#comment-2507 I use borax, washing soda, and a shaved/grated bar of my homemade lavender soap for washing clothes...sometimes I put it in a big bucket and add water for a couple of days to make liquid detergent. I use borax, washing soda, and a shaved/grated bar of my homemade lavender soap for washing clothes…sometimes I put it in a big bucket and add water for a couple of days to make liquid detergent.

]]> By: Destiny http://www.mynewoldschool.com/2010/02/04/make-your-own-dishwasher-detergent/comment-page-1/#comment-2505 Destiny Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:15:14 +0000 http://www.mynewoldschool.com/?p=780#comment-2505 The best place I've found to buy washing soda is at the grocery store in the laundry isle. For whatever reason, I can never find it anywhere else. The best place I’ve found to buy washing soda is at the grocery store in the laundry isle. For whatever reason, I can never find it anywhere else.

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