Dishwasher tabs are convenient but can lead to unnecessary waste and plastic, they all seem to come in plastic tubs and some of them even come individually wrapped…
I’ve found the transition to scooping a little powder into the dishwasher is just as effective as those tabs.
In a bog bowl, combine:
2 Cups Baking Soda
2 Cups Borax
1/2 Coarse Salt (or Epson Salt)
1/2 Vinegar
Store in a airtight bottle, even reuse one of those old dishwasher tab containers if you have one!
When going to use the mixture, scoop 2 tbsp of mixture into the soap insert, and to help fight grease, add 2 drops of dish washing liquid on top of the mixture to help with grease fighting. (NO MORE THAN 2 DROPS… TRUST ME.) Made that mistake in childhood. Only took once to learn the difference between the dish soap and the dishwasher soap.
Fill the Rise aid with vinegar to help with cloudiness, and then run your dishwasher as you normally would.
