homemade liquid dish detergent?

[hqueen13]

Hey Snozzleberry (or anyone else that can answer my question...)
I made up the recipe that requires the cooking, and it was very liquid. Not knowing what to expect, I wanted to be sure this was correct.
I am used to making the laundry detergent, which is thicker, so I wasn't sure what the expected result should be.
Just curious!
Thanks!!

 

[Kingsfarm]

Hi, does this formula work well enough for your needs?

 

[Warwickian]

I've never made a soap specifically for dishwashing although I have just used my regular soap to wash dishes with before. I should look into trying something...it would need to have a lot of coconut oil in the recipe I'm guessing. And to make it liquid, it would have to be made with potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide.

Looks like most of the sites I googled use castile soap and washing soda blends but I'm not sure how good it will cut grease.

There are still bar soaps around that make nice suds, are cheap, and do very well on dishes. Fels Naptha is one. I bought it in Shoprite. I found one in the dollar store called Hispana, and there is a kosher one too made by Rokeach. These are what our mothers and grandmothers used before there was liquid dish soap in plastic. We had clean dishes in the 50's too, without liquid dish detergent.
As far as I am concerned, the plastic container that the liquid dish detergent comes in, which will stay in our environment for thousands of years is the main reason to switch to a bar soap wrapped in paper.
If you have to use liquid dish soap you should know that it will last maybe 4 times as long if you dilute it in water first. Just save an old dishwash bottle and fill it 1/4 full with your dish soap, then the rest with water. Shake well and use the same amount of liquid as you would if it is undiluted.

 

[hqueen13]

Hmm, going to have to try that. I have several bars of Fels Naptha! I wonder how hard it would be on your hands though. Might have to start wearing gloves to wash dishes if that is the case.