Homemade Washing Up Liquid6 January 2006 | Jo Here is how I made my homemade washing up liquid: ![](/user/homemade-dish-soap.jpg)
Ingredients: 12.5 oz hot water
6 tbsp of Castile soap
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar - alternatively you could use white vinegar
1 tbsp Bicarb of soda
2 drops of sweet orange essential oil, 2 drops of pink grapefruit essential oil, 3 drops of lime essential oil, 5 drops of lemon essential oil First I poured the hot water into a bowl, then added the grated the Castile soap and mixed together.
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Then added the apple cider vinegar and Bicarb of soda. Mixed together while waiting for the mixture to cool. ![](/user/homemade-dish-soap2.jpg) ![](/user/homemade-dish-soap4.jpg)
Poured into a hand pump and hurrah, plastic free dish washing liquid. ![](/user/homemade-dish-wash-soap-6.jpg)
It's great at removing grease, gentle on the environment and very cheap to make. ![](/user/homemade-dish-wash-soap-7.jpg)
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