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Many of us do not realize how toxic conventional dishwashing detergents can be!
They contain chemicals, irritants, and pollutants that affect not only sensitive individuals, pregnant women, the elderly, pets, children, and wildlife, but all of us, too! Yet, they are sold in regular grocery stores as harmless products. Avoid fragranced products and colored liquid products. Avoid conventional brands.
Conventional dishwasher detergents contain toxic ingredients and chemicals that are cheap to produce, and harsh on us, the planet, and the environment. They are linked with asthma and respiratory damage, skin allergies and irritations, development, and reproductive toxicity, posing cancer, and environmental hazards.
To keep our house a healthy place, we need to ditch conventional cleaning products and use natural ones! ❌ Besides many popular brands such as Clorox, Ajax, Lysol, Mr. Clean, Arm & Hammer, Up&Up, Windex, with products rated F- toxic by ewg.org, there are many “greenwashing” products around.
❌ Avoid greenwashing dish soap brands. Greenwashing companies are filling their “natural” products with synthetic petrochemicals, oleochemical emollients, thickeners, detergents, fragrances, and preservatives.
A Greenwashing brand wants you to think their products are natural when instead they are hiding dirty and polluting ingredients! Read more about greenwashing brands here.
❌ Many “natural dish soaps” contain controversial ingredients mixed in their almost natural formula such as preservatives, dyes, fragrances, surfactants, bleach, alcohol, quats, or any other harmful chemicals.
Many dish soaps contain 2 toxic synthetic preservatives :
❌ Methylisothiazolinone: synthetic preservative, The US EPA reports the LC50 value is very toxic to aquatic life. Preservative skin sensitizer, linked to allergies, lung, neurological, and organ toxicity. Plus it is very toxic to aquatic life. Found in BetterLife Brand! Check at the bottom of the page the greenwashing brands.
❌ Benzisothiazolinone: synthetic preservative, toxic, is not anaerobically degradable. and skin sensitizer.
Brands such as ❌ Method, Safeway, Green Works (a Clorox company), Babyganics, and Mrs.Meyer’s are still classified as toxic by ewg.org, with products classified as D and F.
That’s why we need to have the right information that allows us to buy a better detergent to protect us, our family, our pets, and the environment. Use your nose and eyes. Read the ingredients list. Avoid fragranced products and colored liquid products.
Brands in this category are:
❌LIfe Better
❌Puracy
❌ Seventh Generation
They are a just few natural and organic dish soap brands that are safer, not greenwashing, and transparent. The list of their ingredients meets my strict criteria.
Here will find the safest dish soap detergents on the market. I prefer plastic-free packaging options.
I also listed organic dishwasher detergents.
💕These are my choices! They are all listed below.
My number one organic dish soap brand recommendations are:
🌿 Meliora as solid dish soap. 100% Plastic-free and Palm oil-free cleaners brand
🌿 Poofy Organics as liquid dish soap
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✅ Meliora Dish Soaps are made with natural ingredients and are zero-waste, fragrance-free, plastic-free, preservative-free, and palm oil-free! 🍃With an approach to simple, effective, people- and planet-friendly cleaning, and brought it to your sink.
This Dish Soap is an awesome plastic-free, zero-waste option for washing dirty dishes, pots, and pans.
Ditch the bulky, slippery plastic bottle with these simple steps:
Place our Dish Soap puck on a soap dish, coaster, or right on the edge of your sink.
Wet your sponge/brush, rub it over your Dish Soap, and wash away.
For those extra dirty items that need a soak - or to fill the entire sink - simply hold the Dish Soap under the faucet while the water is running.
🌿 Here is their difference:
✅ Made Safe® Certified
✅ Certified B Corporation
✅ Women-owned
✅ Plastic-free
✅ Zero Waste
✅ Refills
✅ Palm-Oil Free
INGREDIENTS: Vegetable Soap [Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Sunflowerate, Glycerin, Water, Organic Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Organic Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil]
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🍃💕 Made by Miessence a favorite and highly recommended brand, I use many of their products, especially their toothpaste, shampoo, mouthwash, and makeup. All Certified Organic in Australia.
Miessence Biodegradable Dishwashing Concentrate is a low-foaming, concentrated, formula based exclusively on renewable raw materials and green chemistry principles.
🍃💕 The sugar-based surfactants in MiEnviron Dishwashing Concentrate combine excellent cleaning performance, low ecological footprint, low eco-toxicity, high biodegradability, and exceptional mildness (they are classified as non-irritant). Suitable for septic tanks.
The surfactants in this product are approved for use in products eco-labelled "Good Environmental Choice" (in Swedish: Bra Miljoval) by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
Readily biodegradable (OECD Test Guideline 301C).
How to Use: Squirt a small amount into the sink while filling. Note: Biodegradable Dishwashing Concentrate is low foaming.
INGREDIENTS: Aqua (purified water), capryl glucoside, non-GMO citric acid, Non-GMO Xanthan Gum, certified organic mentha spicata (spearmint) essential oil, citris paradisi
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🌿 Poofy Organics Citrus Punch Dishwashing Liquid Soap is for sparkling clean, naturally fresh dishes.
Citrus Punch Organic Dish Soap is a plant-powered wonder that cuts through grease and grime, leaving your dishes squeaky clean while protecting your hands and the environment.
For washing dishes by hand.
INGREDIENTS: Purified Water, Decyl Polyglucose (non-gmo corn), Organic Vegetable Glycerin (organic sunflower oil, organic flax seed oil, or organic coconut oil), Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Xanthan Gum. Organic Aloe Vera, Organic Lemon (Citrus Medica Limonum) Essential Oil, Organic Lime (Citrus Aurantifolia) Essential Oil, Organic Orange (Citrus Aurantium dulcis) Essential Oil, and Rosemary extract.
🌿Earthley Organic Dish Soap Bar provides a pure, low-waste clean for dishes. Using the most natural and effective ingredients, this soap can be used to effectively hand-wash dirty dishes. 🍃Using the purest ingredients, we created an eco-friendly dish soap bar to effectively clean dirty dishes. With no harsh chemicals, our Dish Soap Bar is a great low-waste way to clean dishes.
Natural essential oils are added to our lemon thyme scent to leave behind a light, fresh smell. However, if you prefer unscented products, we have that option available too! Enjoy the difference a pure clean can make with our Dish Soap Bar!
• Fragrance-free
• Septic safe
• Biodegradable
• Hypoallergenic
• Vegan and cruelty-free
• Non-GMO
• Made in the USA
INGREDIENTS: Saponified oils of (olive oil*, coconut oil*, castor oil*) Lemon-Thyme scent also contains lemon and linalool essential oil.
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🌿MamaSuds Organic Dish Soap
This organic Unscented Castile Bar Soap is made of only one safe ingredient: saponified olive oil
🌿Made without palm oil, fragrances, and other cheap chemicals found in conventional or greenwashing laundry or cleaning detergents ✨I have been using her products for years!
What I appreciate about this brand is its super short list of ingredients; each ingredient is the most natural on the market!
Unscented and cruelty-free, the Solid Dish Soap can be used in other areas of the house (laundry stains, taking labels off jars, cleaning the stove, etc.).
Any place you'd use organic liquid castile soap, you can use the solid version as well.
To use: Pair with an eco-friendly dish brush or scrubber to apply to your dishes. Re-lather as needed.
INGREDIENTS: sodium olivate (saponified olive oil)
🌱Natural Sloth Dish Soap packs a powerful punch against grease and grime, leaving your dishes sparkling clean without harmful chemicals.
These organic dish soaps are crafted with natural ingredients and scented with only pure essential oils. Enjoy a safe and effective dishwashing experience.
It comes in 2 scents:
INGREDIENTS:
Lemon: Potassium Olivate*, Potassium Cocoate*, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Oil*, Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid. Organic* Home: Potassium Olivate*, Potassium Cocoate*, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Essential Oils of Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Oil*, Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg) Oil, Citrus Sinensis (Orange) Oil*, Cinnamomum Cassia (Cinnamon) Oil, Eugenia Caryophyllus (Clove) Oil, Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid. Organic*
🍃Molly's Suds Dish Soap Saver will keep your soap bars dry and your countertops soap-scum-free. It keeps soap bars dry so they last longer. It is a simple and stylish soap rest
🌿Plastic-free, Soap Saver is created from soy and corn-based bioplastic. Eco-friendly, Phthalate-Free, and BPA-Free
✅ Made in the USA! Ultrasonically cut and assembled in Punta Gorda, Florida.
MATERIAL: Soap Saver is created from soy and corn-based bioplastic.
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🌿 I have it and I have been using it for a long time along with their entire collection 💦 It is resistant and strong to scrub my dishes and pans without scratching, including my cooking pans. ⭐️It is comfortable and easy to use and it matches all my Koala Eco products making it a very pretty collection!
A retro-inspired scrubbing brush, made from sustainable (and naturally anti-bacterial) sisal and hemp.
The circular base (stamped with the Koala Eco logo) is designed to fit comfortably in the palm of the hand, and the bristles won’t scratch delicate surfaces. They are perfect for scrubbing away stubborn stains on pots and pans.
🐨 All their products are natural, powerful, plant-based. Made in the USA with Australian essential oils. Kind to your family and the environment.
Everything is: biodegradable, plant-based, never tested on animals, grey water safe, and septic safe.
Free of use: Palm oil, dyes, masking agents, synthetic perfumes, chlorine, bleach, sodium laurel sulfates & phosphates.
Natural
Effective & powerful
Refreshing scent
Eco-friendly
🌸 These are my favorite and the most eco-friendly, sustainable Household gloves on the market. I see these.
If You Care Household Gloves are made from FSC Certified latex, i.e. the natural rubber is sourced from a responsibly managed plantation. Furthermore, the rubber tappers, who cut the bark to get the raw material flowing, have received a fair trade premium, and it is their decision how to spend their extra income.
Unlike other brands, If You Care Household Gloves are reusable, made from 100% latex, and contain no fillers so they are super strong and perfect for a variety of uses like dishwashing, house and bathroom cleaning, and gardening.
🌸 They are reusable, made with soft natural latex rubber and delicate cotton lining.
Recommended if you are dealing with eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, or dry skin.
These could be caused by toxic gloves.
These natural gloves are:
(FSC) natural rubber, latex
100% natural cotton lining
100% renewable resources
FSC-certified ethically sourced latex
FSC-certified Packaging
recycled board processed chlorine-free
Biodegradable non-toxic inks and glue box
Fair Trade
By using them we are reducing the many gloves that end up in landfills to stay! You can compost your Household Gloves by cutting them into small pieces with scissors.
MATERIAL: FSC Certified latex (the natural rubber)
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🌿 Health y Sol Soap Organic Suet Soaps are made for skin types: sensitive skin, dry skin, oily skin, and acne-prone. Even babies and pets!
You can use it as organic hand soap, organic body wash, organic shampoo, men's hair, men's body wash, shaving, men's shaving, as a veggie cleaner, organic dish soap for laundry.
These organic body wash soaps are made with the signature ingredients: organic grass-fed tallow. It works to repair your skin's natural barrier. Soothe irritated skin, calm redness, and promote a healthier complexion with every use.
Organic ingredients: Made with organic grass-fed tallow, Grass-Fed Suet, creamy lather that provides a stable, gentle cleanse, leaving your skin feeling soft, nourished, and refreshed.
Grass Fed Tallow: Grass-fed tallow sourced from small farms across the country. Tallow is highly beneficial and nourishing for the skin due to its fatty acid composition, which is similar to that of human skin.
INGREDIENTS: Saponified oils of: Grass-Fed Bone Marrow, Grass-Fed Suet, Chamomile-Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Beeswax, Raw Honey, Essential Oils (in scented variations) all ingredients are 100% organic
I dont recommend ATTITUDE Liquid Dish Soap for Baby Products
INGREDIENTS: 5-15% anionic surfactants/agents de surface anioniques (Sodium Coco-Sulfate), <5% non-ionic surfactants/agents de surface non-ioniques (Lauryl Glucoside, Myristyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glucoside). Contains also/Contient aussi: Aqua / Water / Eau, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Lauramine Oxide, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Gluconate, Potassium Sorbate, Glycerin, Camellia Sinensis (Tea) Leaf Extract, Sodium Hydroxide.
NEW FORMULATION! While the older version was safer and even rated A on EWG.org, I used this product personally, the newer formulation contains 2 toxic synthetic preservatives:
Methylisothiazolinone: synthetic preservative, The US EPA reports the LC50 value is very toxic to aquatic life.
Benzisothiazolinone: synthetic preservative, toxic, is not anaerobically degradable. and skin sensitizer.
NOTE: EWG didn't update the formulation, so it still has the old - better version one in the database: Rated as A by EWG.org
INGREDIENTS: Water, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Citrate, C10-16 Alkyldimethylamine Oxide, Glycerin, Fragrance, Sodium Acetate, Citric Acid, Acetic Acid/ Vinegar
EWG.org rating
ALKYL DIMETHYL AMINE OXIDES (C10-16)
Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity, general systemic/organ effects
LAURYL GLUCOSIDE: Some Concern: acute aquatic toxicity
SODIUM ACETATE: Some Concern: damage to vision, skin irritation/allergies/damage
Even they claim "Free & Clear" they still have toxic synthetic preservative:
Sodium Metasilicate: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage, May cause respiratory irritation
INGREDIENTS: Sodium Citrate (Plant-Based Water Softener), Sodium Carbonate (Mineral-Based Cleanser), Sodium Percarbonate (Mineral-Based Cleanser), Alkyl Polyglucoside (Plant-Based Cleanser), Sodium Metasilicate (Mineral-Based Cleanser), Protease (Plant-Based Enzyme), Polyvinyl Alcohol (Biodegradable, Water-Soluble Film), Carboxymethyl Inulin (Plant-Based Softener), Amylase (Plant-Based Enzyme)
Synthetic preservative:
Natural Fragrance
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate: Known to cause cancer
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate: Suspected to be an environmental toxin
This product has:
INGREDIENTS: Sodium carbonate (mineral-based cleaning agent), citric acid (plant-derived water softener), sodium sulfate (mineral-based processing aid), sodium percarbonate (mineral-based oxygen stain removal agent), ppg-10-laureth-7 (plant-modified synthetic cleaning agent), sodium polyaspartate (synthetic anti-filming agent), sodium silicate (mineral-based cleaning enhancer), sodium magnesium silicate (mineral-based anti-spotting agent), sodium aluminosilicate (mineral-based water softener), protease and amylase (plant-derived enzyme blend soil remover).
ppg-10-laureth-7 :May cause genetic defects, May cause cancer.
sodium polyaspartate: non biodegradable, acute toxicity to aquatic life
I don't recommend Ecover Dishwasher Rinse Aid
INGREDIENTS: Aqua, Citric acid, Candida bombicola/glucose/rapeseed oil ferment, Alcohol denat., Caprylyl/Capryl glucoside
Candida bombicola/glucose/rapeseed oil ferment, is controversial:
Ecology may be hazardous to the environment. Water bodies should be given special attention. irritation, irritation to the skin, eye, and respiratory system. I recommend the rinse aid listed above.
I don't recommend Sky Organics Plant-Based Unscented Dish Soap
Made with harsh ingredients.
INGREDIENTS: Aqua (Water), Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolourate, Disodium2-Sulfolaurate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Phenoxyethanol, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Citrate, Natural Fragrance,
I don't recommend Puracy Dish Soap
INGREDIENTS: Purified Water, Lauryl/Myristyl Glucoside (Coconut Oil-Based Cleanser), Sodium Lauroamphoacetate (Coconut Oil-Based Cleanser), Decyl Glucoside (Vegetable-Based Cleanser), Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine (Coconut-Based Cleanser), Sodium Lauryol Sarcosinate (Coconut-Oil Based Cleanser), Vegetable Glycerin (Plant-Based Skin Softener), Himalayan Pink Sea Salt, Aloe Vera (Plant-Based Skin Softener), Citric Acid (Plant-Based Water Softener), Sodium Citrate (Plant-Based Water Softener), Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate (Plant-Based Cleanser), Natural Fragrance, Benzisothiazolinone (Biodegradable Preservative)