we didn't like the results we were getting with this powder all by itself, so we've started mixing our dishwasher powder 1 part homemade powder (the recipe above) and 1 part Ecover dishwasher powder (or whatever eco-friendly powder is cheapest/on sale--it's nearly always Ecover, tho).

We spend waaaaay less on commercial dishwasher powder by "stretching" it this way and get squeaky clean dishes.

I agree that it works great as a non-scratch general cleaner, too...it cleans up our porcelain sink beautifully and rinses clean super quick.

Anhata
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