Natural and safe dishwashing detergents

The fashion for organic products dictates its own conditions. Manufacturers, adjusting to new trends, are increasingly trying to offer consumers ordinary products under the guise of environmentally friendly. Take at least dishwashing detergents, their formula in most cases is about the same, but it is produced under different brands and has different descriptions and characteristics.

So it turns out that one manufacturer has this chemical composition that is environmentally friendly, while another, a bona fide manufacturer, has no indication of this. And what remains for us consumers is to carefully look at the composition of the purchased product, and understand what a truly safe product should be.

What should be a safe dishwasher

The range of organic detergents for dishwashers is constantly growing, but how to understand that this tool is natural and safe. First of all, pay attention to the composition, it should not contain phosphates, flavors and chlorine. On the packaging of such a product must be one of the certification marks, for example, ECO GARANTIE or ECO Control. Tools with the ECO GARANTIE mark meet the following requirements:

• mineral and natural raw materials used for production are grown only on natural fertilizers;
• detergents do not test on animals;
• the composition of the product is non-toxic and easily decomposes in nature;
• funds do not contain refined products;
• funds are not irradiated for disinfection.

The requirements for funds under the ECO Control mark are slightly different from the previous ones:

• no raw materials of animal origin;
• do not have preservatives in their composition;
• detergents undergo dermatological studies confirming the safety of the product;
• production is carried out only on energy-saving technologies.

Note! An eco-friendly dishwashing detergent popular in the domestic market that has these quality certificates is Sodasan.

Now let's review brands of environmentally friendly dishwashing detergents suitable for dishwashers.

Ecodoo Tools

Salt and tablets are available for dishwashers under the Ecodoo brand name. The country producer of these products is France.

Ecodoo special salt is 100% sodium chloride, in other words, rock salt, which is evaporated in the sun. It does not contain preservatives, perfumes, chlorine or phosphates. It effectively fights leaks on the surface of dishes and lime deposits on the details of the dishwasher. Salt is produced in packages of 2.5 kg, has an ECOCERT certificate, the average cost of 900 rubles.

Ecodoo tablets have a biodegradable formula that does not include phosphates and chlorine. These tablets contain components such as: polycarboxylates, sodium carbonate, oxygen-containing bleach, sodium silicate, less than 5% surfactants, enzymes, lemon oil. This composition provides the effective removal of fat from the dishes, giving it shine and the absence of traces of water after drying. A pack of 30 tablets costs about 1000 rubles.

ECODOO Gel is a concentrated detergent for washing dishes in a machine based on essential oils. For one wash cycle, 10 ml of this product is sufficient.

ECODOO Rinse aid is a concentrated product for adding gloss to dishes. It contains water, citric acid, ethyl alcohol of vegetable origin and vegetable glycerin.

Ecover Tools

Belgian products under the Ecover trademark are considered environmentally friendly and safe. Ecover offers the entire line of dishwasher detergents:

• Tablets have a high detergent effect. Thanks to the rapidly degradable polypeptides, the use of a regenerating salt is not required. In addition, these tablets can be put into the machine without the use of rinse aid. Each tablet has a packaging and a pleasant smell.
• 3 in 1 tablets as well as the previous ones can be used without salt and without rinsing agents. They are hygienic and safe; they wash dishes not only from grease and food debris, but also from chemicals and poisons. The composition does not contain chlorine and pollutants.
• Ecover Rinse Aid is suitable for any dishwasher; it contains water, alcohol, citric acid and glucoside.
  
• Salt from this manufacturer is a professional product and is not recommended for use at home.
• Ecover powder is used for semi-professional and professional dishwashers. Its composition is also safe for humans and has no harmful substances.

Klar Tools

Klar products are manufactured in Germany and are environmentally friendly, as confirmed by the Ecogarantie certificate.

Available for sale:

• Powder. It consists of environmentally friendly substances, does not contain phosphates and chlorine. Cope with stains of tea and coffee, with severe contaminants, you can enhance the effect of the powder by adding Clar bleach to it.
• Pills. The composition contains salt of citric and succinic acid, soda, sodium silicate, bleach, alizarin oil, enzymes. These pills do well with tea stains, with dried-on food and grease residues, while being careful about dishes. They can be used at any temperature.
  
• Rinse aid is an ecological concentrated hypoallergenic product that adds gloss to dishes. Rinse aid consists of water, lactic and citric acid, glucose, alcohol. Suitable for allergy sufferers and asthmatics.
• Salt from Clar has a high degree of purification, is dermatologically tested for allergic reactions. Absolutely harmless to humans.

Almawin Bio Tools

Almawin Bio tablets and powder are another detergent for German-made dishwashers. These products are also certified and have a safe and biodegradable composition. Both powder and tablets do an excellent job of contaminants, as well as tea and coffee, do not have an unpleasant chemical smell. When using the powder, rinse aid and Almawin salt must also be used, thanks to which the dishes will shine and shine. As for the tablets, in their composition there is a substance that gives shine to the dishes.

Bio Mio Tools

Bio Mio products are manufactured in Denmark and are certified organic. So, for example, a natural dishwashing detergent - Bio Mio tablets contain essential oil, which provides excellent disinfection of dishes. The composition also includes cotton extract, which has sorbing properties, due to which the dishes are washed well, unpleasant odors are eliminated. Bio Mio tablets perfectly dissolve in any washing cycle and are suitable for washing any delicate dishes, including. They are universal, and therefore do not require the use of salt and rinse aid.

Note! Among Bio Mio's products there are detergents for washing and hand washing dishes. The detergent for manual use, perhaps the most environmentally friendly, is suitable for washing fruits and vegetables.

Sodasan Tools

Another line of German-made products. Compared to competitors, the most expensive, but, according to users, not the most effective tool for dishwashers. Like all previous products from Germany, it does not contain harmful substances, phosphates and chlorine. Sodasan pills deal with dirt, grease, and coffee, but you need to use a rinse aid to add shine to the pills. Also on sale is tableted salt of this brand.

This is only a small fraction of the funds that can be found in the household chemicals market.You can list a few more names, for example, Almacabio, Sonett, Trio-Bio, Attitude, Etamine du Lys and others. However, the price of such funds makes some housewives look for a cheap alternative, which could be homemade dishwasher cleaner. Here it will certainly be the most natural and safe.