31 Days of MOO – Day 6 MOO Dishwasher Powder

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Clean Dishes, Smaller Grocery Bill
Dishwasher powder is convenient — but it can also be surprisingly expensive.
Prices range from around $3.90 per kilo for store brands to $14 per kilo for premium brands, and when you’re running the dishwasher regularly, those costs add up quickly.

The good news? Dishwasher powder is another everyday item that’s easy to Make Our Own.
This simple MOO recipe uses ingredients you can find at your local supermarket — and you may already have some of them in your pantry.

Ingredients
• 2 cups borax
• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup Epsom salts
• 1 cup citric acid
• 40–45 drops lemon essential oil
Mix all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight container.

How to Use
Add 1 tablespoon per dishwasher load.
For sparkling results, use plain white vinegar as your rinse aid.

Cost & Savings
This recipe costs approximately $8.40 to make and produces around 73 washes.
That works out to about 11 cents per load.
Compared to branded dishwasher powders, that’s a saving of roughly 29 cents per load.

Another everyday product crossed off the shopping list.
Another practical MOO swap.
Small homemade changes. Big long-term savings.