UPDATE: The glycerin was recently added to this recipe to make the bubbles last longer. It works great .
WARNING: This is not totally homemade .
I found a homemade dish soap that worked great, only problem was no
bubbles. I am a big bubbles girl. I know they don't do anything to help
clean the dishes. But on those cold days,there is nothing better then
sticking your hands into a hot sink full of bubbles.
I tested this dish soap for a week before posting it. I wanted to make
sure it would work as well as the store bought. I am happy to say it
does. ( I have now been using this recipe for two years.) Recipe originally posted in 2012.
My own bubbling dish soap
2 cups water
2 tablespoons of moisturizing shampoo ( I used VO5 that I got at the dollar store )
1 tablespoon Borax
1 tablespoon Baking Soda
1 tablespoon Vinegar
6 to8 tablespoon Dawn dish soap.
2 to3 squirt of glycerin
The original recipe calls for clear shampoo. I used moisturizing shampoo since I like the way it makes my hands feel. I added Dawn and glycerin to the recipe for my bubbles. You could probably use just 6 tablespoon of Dawn since it makes so many bubbles.
Using 6 tables spoons of Dawn add 18.4 cents a bottle. Using 8 tablespoon adds 25 cents. Without the Dawn your dish soap will run about 10 cents a bottle.
Thanks for sharing the idea. Actually I have never made home made soap before. That's so interesting.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thanks. We do use Dawn every day here. It's the only soap that gets male goat smell off your hands etc. I might try this soon.
ReplyDeleteI just made this and have used it one time. I can tell you there are bubbles galore..It cuts grease and lasts a long time..great job Michelle.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't make sense to add vinegar AND alkali (borax, baking soda) -- they counteract each other.
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