10,000 Vinyasas

Not that this will change your life in any profound way, but it’s cheaper and more “natural” than the usual phosphate-filled commercial product.  In my own dishwasher, it performs approximately as well as anything else, and in some ways, better.  Smells good too. Here’s the recipe:

Dishwasher soap (from www.thenewhomemaker.com)

In a plastic container with a firmly fitting lid, mix:
1 cup borax (20-Mule-Team Borax, available in any supermarket)
1 cup baking soda
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup citric acid (available in brewing stores among other places–if you haven’t tracked it down yet but must try this formula, use two packets of Lemonade-Flavored Kool-Aid, ONLY lemon, or you’ll dye your dishwasher! and ONLY unsweetened Kool-Aid!)
30 drops citrus essential oil–lemon, grapefruit, orange, tangerine, or a mixture

Put all of it in the container, shake it up.