This product is 100% citric acid. I purchased this to descale my electric hot water kettle and for use as a dishwasher cleaner. It does both jobs very effectively and has several advantages versus the other alternative most people use, which is vinegar. I will detail these below.
A citric acid solution, at the same normality, is more acidic than vinegar which makes it a more effective descaler. It can also be stored more compactly than a bottle of vinegar and is readily made into solution when needed. For use as a kettle descaler, I added 4 tsp (about 19 grams, 0.1 mole) to 1 liter of water, boiled it in the kettle and let it sit for 15 minutes. It completely dissolved a year's worth of mineral deposits. I then soaked the aerator of my kitchen faucet (which was partially blocked) in a small quantity of this hot acidic solution. It cleared it up very effectively, something which repeated overnight soakings in vinegar had failed to do. Aside from the effectiveness, another advantage is that, unlike vinegar, it has no odor and the kettle is more easily rinsed free of the acid after descaling. Needless to say, it is much more cost effective than buying a dedicated descaler, which is most likely citric acid, but with some snazzy brand name so they can charge a hefty premium for it.
It works very well as a dishwasher cleaner. An advantage it has versus vinegar for this application is that you can simply put a quantity (I use 2 tbsp) in the dispenser and start the wash. It will automatically get used during the main wash cycle which is when the dispenser door opens. Being the longest cycle of the wash, it is the most effective way of using a cleaner. To get the same effect with vinegar, you have to start the dishwasher, wait for the pre-wash cycle to complete, open the door and pour in the vinegar. This works, but is obviously less convenient.
This particular product itself is well packaged. I like the fact that it is resealable, which means I do not have to find a separate container for it. The granules flowed freely with minimal clumping. The two pound bag is a good size for my needs and should last me more than a year. Recommended.
This stuff works great! I use this in my dishwasher instead of that poison blue chemical Jet Dry crap.
My recipe for dishwasher detergent:
2 parts borax
2 parts washing soda
1 part citric acid
1 part Epsom salt
Mix in a big bowl and store in a Tupperware
Great product I no longer have to add bleach to my whites which after a few washes it would turn whites yellow with the citric acid they come up sparkling white and also is great for the toilet my toilet has a hole in the bottom of the bowl I try hundreds of product and home remedy and it never came out white I was going on vacation and decided to poor some citric acid in the bowl a week later came home flushed the toilet guess what no more black hole in the bottom of my toilet bowl
We have been using a lemon product (don't want to slam it by name as it's a decent product just gets really expensive with as much as we go through). Found that the main ingredient is citric acid. We decided to give this a try and it works just as well in our dishwasher to keep mineral buildup from our hard water off of our dishes. So glad we found this!
I moved into an apartment and the owner said there's a little rust in the water and said I should use some shower spray that would prevent rust stains in the shower, otherwise it would be really hard to clean later.
I did some research. I decided to buy this citric acid and dissolve it in water, to spray the shower stall with. I use 1/4 cup of citric acid to 3 cups of water. Just citric acid and water. It dissolves easily, and you can use hot water if you want it to dissolve faster. It not only has kept rust stains away--I give about a dozen squirts with this each time after I take a shower, and there is no other cleaning needed ever. Everything is sparkling clean and it stays that way without any scrubbing at all for any part of the shower. It rocks.
This will last me more than a year, maybe 2, for the shower-cleaning use. I definitely recommend using it like I have. You can probably get citric acid for cheaper but the cost is almost nothing for how long it lasts. You could spend a lot more on products that contain toxic ingredients such as bleach and I would not recommend that. Citric acid is what's in lemon juice that makes it such a good cleaner, and for easy shower maintenance this is perfect.
Feature Product
- The fine granular NON-GMO citric acid is a kitchen essential used in preserving, flavoring, and cleaning completely; preserves the Vitamin C content of a food product.
- Adds an acidic or sour taste to meat, candy, soft drinks, and ice cream. It keeps fruits and vegetables fresh and food flavorful. Perfect for craft making, candy making, pH adjustment, water softening, and more!
- Perfect for bath bombs, used as the main ingredient along with backing soda (sodium bicarbonate) to make the bath bombs fizz away!!
- Helps in sprouting, canning, drying or freezing, bread making, conserving, and jarring. Can also be used as a natural cleaning agent.
- Packed in our NEW durable resealable stand up bag which allows for long and safe storage. Available in 1, 2, 5, 10 & 50 pounds
Description
The Citric Acid, Anhydrous can be irritant in contact with eyes, skin and mucous membranes. Use personal protective equipment: respiratory protection, gloves and safety glasses. It should be handled in ventilated and explosion proof equipment. For more information about safety data please see our safety data sheet (SDS)
I've been purchasing citric acid for nearly two years to use in my dishwasher (it counteracts hardwater effects both on the dishes and in the machine, as well as keeps my dishwasher fresh). Though, we have used it on occasion for food 'stuffs' - add a bit of pizzazz to this or that, helps keep fruits and veggies fresh after cut or washed, even great when made into gummy form for my daughter with kidney stones! No matter how or how often its used, Milliard brand is a consistent fine powder. I've tried several different brands, initially thinking they were all the same - they were not. Milliard stands out and is my favorite! I absolutely recommend this product and will be purchasing it again - and again, and again, and again, and...
word of warning to anyone whose never worked with citric acid before: STAND BACK, POUR SLOWLY, and DO NOT INHALE while pouring as this type of product creates a "dust cloud". Inhaling citric acid, no matter what brand, can and will result in very irritated airways.
I bought this to doctor up some marshmallow fondant we made that tasted like circus peanuts. It's like the coating on Sour Patch Kids x10. If you eat it raw you immediately want to vomit but you're puckering so hard from the sour that you can't. Good times!
We've found all sorts of uses for it since we have 1.9 lbs left over. It can be used to eat coffee stains off mugs and pots. It did wonders at cleaning out the stains in our sink. We used it in place of lemon making Paneer and it worked AMAZINGLY WELL. Dissolve some in water and use a cotton swap to clean that white crusty crap off battery terminals.
We keep finding uses for it. Good stuff.
I was ready to replace my Bosch dishwasher because my hard water and all natural dishwasher soap I was causing it to crust so badly with white stuff that water wasn’t draining efficiently anymore and dishes were not getting cleaned with all the water holes clogged. Replaced filter. Tried to clean out the drain. Even tried CLR and it helped a bit but not enough. Not to mention I didn’t want to keep using harsh chemicals. Then I came to find this through some post and it’s cheap and all natural. Was my final try. OMG. I did not expect it to work so well. I dumped a bunch in and ran just the rinse cycle. Woah. Huge difference. Sides of washer actually sparkles. Did another cycle of it. And my washer drains again. After a week of regular loads, I gave it another rinse cycle with it just to maintain. So easy. Will keep doing it every other week from now on so it never gets that bad again.
The milliard 100% Food Grade Citric Acid is a great product that does well with making bath bombs. In our house, we like to make homemade products and one of those items are bath bombs that my wife loves to use for her baths. Citric acid is a key part of it that gives the bombs a nice fizz when you add it to the water. We use to by it by small bottles at the local shops that sell items for canning, but the price was adding up because it can be expensive. After a quick search on Amazon, I found this item and it was at a great price. The bag made about 20 medium sized bath bombs. I highly recommend this for bath bombs and I am sure it will be great to use for those other projects around the house.
Can be used in handcrafted skin-care, "bath-bombs".
Mostly I use for a more natural way to keep kitchen/bath/laundry
bright & clean!
Instead of the long list of synthetic items that constitute automatic-dish-washing
products, I use 1 Tblspoon Citric Acid, 1/4 tsp Baking Soda/1/4 tsp Washing Soda,
and pure 1/4 cup Vinegar in small shallow cup top rack (acts as a natural rinse/water-spot-remover)
Laundry: I use in light-colored delicate-loads, instead of powdered bleach- I avoid all the toxic color brighteners
& perfumes, preservatives in regular laundry products.
Enjoy! You will feel good knowing you're much more eco-friendly & avoiding all the "yuckies" of regular store-bought
laundry stuff!
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