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violetpastille

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5. If you can find it locally it will probably be in the canning section of your grocery store

Sat Dec 8, 2018, 09:57 PM

Dec 2018

In powder form.

I bought 5 pounds on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Milliard-Citric-Acid-Pound-VERIFIED/dp/B00EYFKNL8/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1544323556&sr=8-3&keywords=citric+acid

You could get it on Ebay or Etsy. It seems like it is most commonly used for homemade bath bombs. The DIY detergent works on the same principle. The chemicals are inert when dry but mixed in water they dissolve and the citric acid reacts with the sodium bicarbonate in the washing soda to form sodium citrate and carbon dioxide and create fizzing.

I have read online about people adding one or two drops of liquid dish soap to the mixture for more soaping action, but..I can see how that could go horribly wrong for me and overfoam.

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DIY Dishwasher Detergent Success! [View all] violetpastille Dec 2018 OP

Thanks! ploppy Dec 2018 #1

I think I will too... hlthe2b Dec 2018 #3

Simple solution! nt procon Dec 2018 #2

Where do you get citric acid?? mitch96 Dec 2018 #4

If you can find it locally it will probably be in the canning section of your grocery store violetpastille Dec 2018 #5

Thanks... but what is a bath bomb? mitch96 Dec 2018 #7

It's something folks put in their baths to make the water fizzy and colorful and fragrant. violetpastille Dec 2018 #9

"baths to make the water fizzy" mitch96 Dec 2018 #10

Yes a bath bomb is a combination of violetpastille Dec 2018 #11

what is your washing soda? WhiteTara Dec 2018 #6

I bought it in the laundry section at Walmart violetpastille Dec 2018 #8

Interesting! Kaleva Dec 2018 #12

I'm more casual with the proportion now. violetpastille Dec 2018 #13