Question from Sicili
Hi Debra. I noticed on one of your comments, you said you hardly have any plastic in your home at all. I just wanted to ask ,what type of hand dish washing soap do you use for doing dishes ? I am trying to figure out if I should use the natural ones listed on EWG or if I should try to avoid the plastic and use bar soap to wash the dishes? I try to learn as much as I can from your books and website but for some things I would just really like to know what you use right now. How do you feel about Tropical Traditions, household traditions dish soap? Thank you so much for your time.
Debra’s Answer
Right now I use BioKlenn All Natural Dish Soap.
The one I get has a citrus scent that I like and it cleans really well.
I’ve also recently used Earthview Dish Detergent, which I liked a lot. It’s made for people with MCS.
Tropical Traditions is a good company with very high standards. Their Dish Liquid is developed by and for people with allergies, asthma, and MCS. However, they do not give a complete list of ingredients. Only “surfactants,” “emulsifiers,” etc.
I am a stickler for wanting to know the actual ingredients, which are listed on the brands I use.
I’m not saying there is anything wrong with Tropical Traditions. I just don’t know because they are not disclosing their ingredients.
The dish soap I use comes in a plastic bottle. I wouldn’t use bar soap to wash your dishes unless it is a very plain soap or a bar soap developed specifically for dishes. Bar soap is designed for skin, not for eating.
I use mountain green baby bottle and dishwashing liquid,free and clear. I am
Chemically sensitive and for years could not find anything to use. This works
For me and makes my life a lot easier.
I have been using Eco Me fragrance-free dishwashing liquid. They also make a lemon variety (scented with essential oil), which I was sent by mistake one time when I had ordered fragrance-free from an online vendor. The lemon is okay if you can tolerate essential oils. Personally, I prefer the fragrance-free. I also like their laundry detergent, also fragrance-free.
We use Ecover dishwasher powder – fantastic! And Ecover laundry liquid – best ever. Method gel hand washing soap is excellent.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Miracle II soap. I use a few drops for washing vegetables in a huge bowl of water. However, it can be a little hard on the skin (I’m a redhead) and so I usually use polyethylene gloves when washing dishes with it. But other people are ok with it. I also decant it into a plastic bottle and add water, so that what I pour out is more dilute.
Sometimes I use Seventh Generation dish detergent which seems milder, but is very sudsy and therefore takes more rinsing.
Hello,
My Family and I have been using Miracle 2 soap. It is wonderfully !!! A real blessing. I prayed and prayed for the right soap. I have tried tons I mean tons of different natural chemical free soaps and this is the only chemical free soap my youngest son will use. He had a hard time with all other soaps.Everything made him itch. I hope this info blesses you & gives you peace like it has my family. We even use it as toothpaste on our Emmi dent tooth brushes 🙂