Make it yourself--Dishwasher Detergent

I ran out of dishwasher detergent about a month ago. I was loading the dishwasher after dinner when I realized that I had forgotten to pick up more during my weekly grocery shopping trip. I ran the dishwasher through a rinse cycle with plans to buy more detergent the next day. That night while on pinterest.com I saw many different recipe postings for home made detergent. I read through a handful of blogs, and over the next week I experimented. This is what I came up with.

What you will need:
-A clean, dry, plastic container with a lid (a Maxwell House container works for me)
-1 cup Arm & Hammer baking soda
-1 cup Arm & Hammer washing soda
-A large bottle of white vinegar

Directions:
Combine the baking soda and washing soda in your plastic container. Place the lid on the container and make sure you have a good seal. Then shake your container vigorously for 30-60 seconds. Allow container to sit for a couple minutes before removing the lid to allow the dust to settle. Congrats you have now made your own dishwasher detergent.

To use:
Add 2 tablespoons to your dishwasher's detergent dispenser.
Next, fill your rinse aid dispenser with white vinegar. (for some odd reason our dishwasher doesn't have one, so I add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the bottom of the machine for each load)
Run your machine as you normally would. Tada, your dishes are squeaky clean.

To save energy, turn off your dishwasher's heated dry setting and prop the door to allow them to air dry.

Thanks for reading!