Monday, January 5, 2009

Making the Most out of your Dishwashing Detergent

Dishes Sitting in Soapy Water
Dishes Sitting in Soapy Water

I have found that adding 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar to my dishwashing liquid helps tremendously. Vinegar is a natural grease cutter and adding it to the cleaner helps to give the cleaner an extra boost. I just add it to the bottle and shake it up.

14 comments:

mom_of2boys said...

Thanks for sharing! I didn't know this. I'll have to give it a try.

Anonymous said...

I always put a splash of vinegar in my rinse water.

Dianna said...

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Katrina said...

Didn't know that about vinegar as well, what a wonderful thing it is

The Proverbs Wife said...

Thanks for sharing. I am always on the lookout for great homemaking tips.

Also, thanks for commenting on my post regarding handling conflict in front of children.

Mom2fur said...

Wow, the things ya learn! I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks!

Farmhouse Blessings said...

So glad that you stopped by to visit my blog. Your post made me smile. AND I'm so glad that I visited here!

You have some simply wonderful homemade household products. I've read through them all and am going back to write them down. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom.

I'll be adding you to my favorites list on my blog. It is just too wonderful not to share!

Blessings & joy,
Lea

Tatersmama said...

Thanks for the tip !!
I'll be giving this a try!

The W.O.W. factor! said...

Now this is interesting! I use white vinegar for cleaning window, and what a sparkle I get. Now, I'm going to add it to my dish soap!
Thanks!

Sharon said...

That's a great tip, makes good sense to me. We'll try that one for sure :)

PS...I'm having a giveaway on my blog if you'd like to enter ;)

~Sharon

Lib said...

Hey,Thanks for the tip !So happy to see Bear back Home:o) :o)
Blessins',Lib

Anonymous said...

That's a great tip that I'll start using. Thanks! Vinegar really is amazing, isn't it?

Hope all is well your way!

Anonymous said...

I am behind on my blog reading and didn't know that Bear was missing or that he's now home, but I'm so happy for you. Give him a big belly rub for me!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the tip. I'm going to add some right now.