Dish soaps and detergents are used multiple times a day and can leave residue on the surfaces where you prepare and eat food. Since conventional options often contain synthetic fragrances, triclosan, SLS, and artificial dyes that can linger on dishes, utensils, and hands long after rinsing, choosing soaps and detergents with intention matters.
Switching to non-toxic dish soaps and detergents made with plant-based surfactants and essential oils means cleaner dishes without the chemical residue ending up in your food or on your skin.
Why Upgrade to Non-Toxic Dish Soaps + Detergent?
For a deeper dive into how we choose non-toxic dish soaps and detergents, read more in our post on Substack. Some of our favorite brands include Branch Basics, MamaSuds, and Dr. Bronner’s.
This all-natural dish soap uses plant-based ingredients and essential oils to cut through grease and food residue without harsh chemical detergents. It is free from sulfates, synthetic fragrances, parabens, and artificial dyes. We recommend it as a small-batch dish soap from a brand known for non-toxic household products.
These dishwasher tablets are made with plant- and mineral-based ingredients designed to clean effectively without coating your dishes in residue. They include mineral based ingredients while leaving out chlorine bleach, phosphates, synthetic fragrance, dyes, and petroleum-derived surfactants.
These biodegradable dishwasher pods rely on plant-derived surfactants and mineral-based enzymes to clean dishes without harsh chemicals. They leave out chlorine, phosphates, synthetic fragrance, dyes, and petroleum-based ingredients.
A plant-powered dish soap made with essential oils and biodegradable ingredients and without synthetic fragrances, SLS, or harsh chemicals. It cuts grease effectively, smells naturally refreshing, and adds a non-toxic touch to your kitchen sink routine. Plus, the bottle is recyclable and refillable.
Compact dishwasher tablets that use plant and mineral-based cleaning agents to cut through grease and stuck-on food. They skip plastic film, phosphates, chlorine bleach, synthetic fragrance, and dyes, making them a lower-tox, low-waste option for everyday dishwashing.
A cult classic made with organic coconut, olive, palm kernel, hemp, and jojoba oils. This all-purpose cleaner is affordable, biodegradable, versatile, and USDA-certified organic. Use it to clean everything from your body to your makeup brushes to your kitchen counters.
This zero-waste dish soap features minimalist packaging and a powerful grease-fighting formula that’s free from sulfates, parabens, and synthetic fragrance. It even tackles laundry stains, removes labels from jars, spot-cleans carpets, and more.
For a gentle yet effective clean, try this unscented dish soap formulated without sulfates, dyes, or synthetic fragrance. It’s plant-based and cuts through grease, without drying out your hands.
