Home Brew Dishwashing "Detergent" That Really Does Clean Your Dishes
Sept. 3, 2011
Across the USA, 17 states have outlawed dishwashing detergents with phosphorous. This has forced the manufacturers to drop the old formulas, which really worked. None of the "new, improved" products works as well as the old ones. Read about this here and here.
There is a legal way around the ban. Also cheap.
Begin with a thorough cleaning of your dishwasher.
Next, get some 20 Mule Team Borax.
Doubtful? Read this.
But if all this is too back to nature for you, try this.