Homemade cleaning recipes are appealing because they use familiar ingredients and can be mixed in a few minutes. Dishwasher detergent is one of the trickier versions, though. A dishwasher depends on controlled alkalinity, water temperature, spray action and ingredients that can suspend grease and food residue, so a DIY powder may behave differently from a … Continue reading Homemade dishwasher detergent: what to know first