Miniml: Biodegradable Refillable Dish Wash Liquid

Most conventional brands of dishwash-liquid are made with chemicals and fragrance, sold in plastic bottles. The ingredients may give lots of bubbles, but detergents like sodium lauryl sulphate (engine degreasers) are too harsh for hands and the planet.

Instead, choose low-foaming biodegradable dishwash liquids. These don’t create algae bloom when washed down sinks, so don’t harm marine wildlife, when they break down and reach the sea.

Miniml Dishwash Liquids are made with Yorkshire water and scented naturally (choose from Apple Orchard or Rhubarb Lemon). Then just find a shop for refilling or use the prepaid postage label, and the company will rinse, refill and send new full bottles to you. The small bottles give 50 washes, and the large bottles give 500 washes.

Choose unscented biodegradable dishwash liquid for pregnancy/nursing, affected medical conditions and if washing baby or pet bowls (citrus is toxic to pets). 

You can recycle empty chemical dish wash liquids. For half-full bottles, don’t pour them down sinks or drains, ask your council about safe disposal (usually at hazardous waste).

How to Wash Greasy Pots & Pans

Soda Crystals (wear protective gloves, can cause eye irritation) are good. For greasy pans, mix 200g into 500ml of water, and soak in this solution with hot water. Leave to soak for a few hours, before rinsing thoroughly, and washing up as normal.

Natural Rinse Aid in Refillable Containers

Miniml Rinse Aid again has local stores to refill or prepaid labels to return for washing and refilling. Sold in a plastic refillable container, this is made (in Yorkshire) with natural  unscented ingredients. You can also use it for cabinet glass washers and combi ovens.